The History of the Universe - Qur'anic Style

Everything was compacted together and then Allah made it split apart. Gases, matter and anti-matter spread throughout the universe and stars, planets, black holes, anti-matter geysers and other things were formed. This is called "Big Bang" (21:30;41:11)

Allah is expanding the size of the universe. Even galaxies and stars are moving away from each other. (51:47)

The Earth is very old and came into existence long before humans ever appeared. The different colored layers in the rock table provide us with a geologic timeline of our planet's history. (35:27-28;76:1-2;79:28)

Allah created a protective canopy over the Earth that we call the ozone layer. It is constantly shielding out harmful ultra-violet radiation. (2:22; 21:32; 31:32; 40:64; 79:28)

Allah spread the Earth out and caused the crust, or outer covering, to form like a carpet over the planet surface for us. Then He created mountains in the Earth like "tent pegs" to keep it from being unstable. (The formation of mountains acts as a kind of "brake" or buffer zone between the tectonic "plates" which make up Earth's crust.) (71:19-20; 88:19-20; 78:6-7)