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HOW DID ALLAH CREATE THE UNIVERSE?
Scientists have made a very important discovery
in recent years. This important discovery was that
before the universe was formed, there was nothing
else. There was no land, no air, no water, and there
were no stars; there was even no space. Inside this
nothingness, there was this tiny spot . This spot was
so tiny that it was difficult even for an eye to see.
A lot of matter had been squeezed together inside
thi s spot . Then, in an instant thi s spot exploded.
When it exploded, al l the matter that was squeezed
i n s i de i t f l ew abou t . A f t e r t ha t , t he p i e c e s o f
matter joined together to f i rst form atoms , then
f rom those atoms , s tar s , our sun , ear th and the
other planets . The scient ists named this explosion
t he “B i g Bang” . E v e r y t h i ng i n t he un i v e r s e wa s
formed as a result of this Big Bang.
He r e you have to th i nk about some th i ng ve r y
important . Let’s imagine that you put the
pieces of a puzzle randomly
i ns i de a ba l l oon .
A f t e r
t ha t ,
you
f i l l
you r
bal loon wi th
a i r and then sudden l y
pop i t . T ha t i s t o s ay
the bal loon “big banged”.
What happens to the puzz l e ’ s p i eces
that you had stuffed inside the bal loon?
Could these pieces form a beautiful vi l la or
an a i r po r t—s ome t h i ng e v en you c ou l d ha r d l y
manage—in the middle of your room? Or would they
scat ter a l l over the room? Of course , they wou l d
