1 Muslims also send salutations upon all the previous divinely

inspired Prophets on taking their names.

Scientists agree that before the galaxies in the

universe were formed, celestial matter was

initially in the form of gaseous matter. In short,

huge gaseous matter or clouds were present

before the formation of the galaxies. To describe

initial celestial matter, the word ‘smoke’ is more

appropriate than gas. The following Qur’anic verse

refers to this state of the universe by the word

dukhaan which means smoke.

Again, this fact is a corollary to the ‘Big Bang’ and

was not known to anyone before the prophetehood of

have been the source of this knowledge?

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