02/09/2026
Early Universe in a state of โSmokeโ
The science of modern cosmology, observational and theoretical, clearly indicates that, at one point in time, the whole universe was nothing but a cloud of โsmokeโ i.e. an opaque, highly dense and hot gaseous composition. This is one of the undisputed principles of standard modern cosmology. Scientists can now observe new stars forming out of the remnants of that โsmokeโ.
Figure 1: A new star forming out of a cloud of gas and dust (nebula), which is one of the remnants of the โsmokeโ that was the origin of the whole universe.
Figure 2: The Lagoon Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust, about 60 light years in diameter. It is excited by the ultraviolet radiation of hot stars that have recently formed within its bulk.
The illuminating stars we see at night were, just as was the whole universe, in that โsmokeโ material. God has said in the Qurโan:
ุซูู
ูู ุงุณูุชูููููฐ ุฅูููู ุงูุณููู
ูุงุกู ูููููู ุฏูุฎูุงูู
โThen He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smokeโฆโ
Qurโan 41:11
Caption for Voice of Islam
๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐?
Modern cosmology describes the early universe as an extremely hot, dense state, and scientists study the evolution of matter from these early conditions into the stars and galaxies we observe today.
Remarkably, the Qurโan describes the heaven at an early stage as โsmoke.โ
Allah ๏ทป says:
ุซูู
ูู ุงุณูุชูููููฐ ุฅูููู ุงูุณููู
ูุงุกู ูููููู ุฏูุฎูุงูู
โThen He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smokeโฆโ
๐ Surah Fussilat 41:11
The verse invites us to look beyond what we see and ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐.
The Qurโan repeatedly calls us to observe the heavens and the earth, to think deeply, and to recognize the signs of our Creator.
๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ. ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ง. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ?