English book · Discovering the Quran

The History of God-Realization

English book, p. 60

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

The History of God-Realization The vast universe and all the human beings in the world have, without doubt, been created according to the divine plan, in terms of which all things have to have a meaningful conclusion. This, without doubt, must be the subject of serious study, related as it is to the individual as well as to the whole of human history. The picture that is formed by a thorough study of the relevant literature is presented below. According to scientific study, God, the Lord of the World, initiated the beginning of the universe about thirteen billion years ago. During this period the entire universe gradually came into existence in a planned way. This period may be broadly divided into six major phases. 1. The Big Bang: As is known, the first event which took place in the universe was that the Creator caused a huge explosion to take place in space about 13 billion years ago. This explosion was called the Big Bang by the English astronomer, Fred Hoyle, in 1949. This Big Bang has now become a scientifically established fact. This explosion which started the present universe has been hinted in the Quran: “Do not those who deny the truth see that the heavens and the earth were joined together and that We then split them asunder?” (21:30) This means that, in the light of scientific knowledge, there was initially a super atom within which existed all the particles of the universe. After this explosion, the particles of the Big Bang spread rapidly in every direction and then, as a result of very wise planning,

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