Edwin Hubble, the American astronomer and the Qur'an

THE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSE

Very few people who know that the Expansion of the Universe is mentioned in the book of the Islam more than 1400 years before Edwin Hubble the American astronomer discovered that using the most up to date inventions in the 20th century. In the Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen centuries ago at a time when the science of astronomy was still primitive, the expansion of the universe was described  The book which mentioned this fact was found more than 1400 years ago in the heart of the Arabian desert. The question is how come?. Here is a translation of the sentence which describe this fact in the Qur'an in the following terms:

And it is We Who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it. (Qur'an, 51:47)

The word "heaven," as stated in the verse above, is used in various places in the Qur'an. It is referring to space and the wider universe. Here again, the word is used with this meaning, stating that the universe "expands." The Arabic word "moosiaaoona" in the term "inna lamoosiaaoona," translated into English as "it is We Who are steadily expanding it", comes from the verb "evsea," meaning "to expand." The prefix "la" emphasises the following name or title and adds a sense of "to a great extent." This expression therefore means "We expand the sky or the universe to a great extent." This is the very conclusion that science has reached today. 

Edwin Hubble with his giant telescope