The Quran says: “Do not the disbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were one solid mass (ratq) which we tore asunder (fatq) …” (21:30) Ratq means wholesomeness and compactness, while fatq is the opposite: disintegration. Modern studies in astronomy have confirmed the truth of this concept; various observations have led scientists to postulate that an explosion formed the universe from a state of high density and temperature (the ‘big-bang’ theory) and that the cosmos evolved from the original, highly compressed, scorching gas, taking the form of galaxies of stars, cosmic dust, meteorites and asteroids. The present outward motion of the galaxies is a result of this explosion. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica (1984), this is ‘the theory now favoured by most cosmologists.’ The more science advances, the closer it comes to God. One is compelled to agree with what Dr Maurice Bucaille writes in the following paragraph of his book, The Bible, the Quran and Science: “Given the level of knowledge in Muhammad’s day, it is inconceivable that many of the Quran’s statements connected with science could have been the work of a man. It is, moreover, legitimate not only to regard the Quran as the expression of a Revelation but also to award it an extraordinary place on account of the guarantee of authenticity it provides and the presence in it of the scientific statement which, when studied today, appear as a challenge to explain in human terms.”