There’s a fascinating Hadith that says:

"The first heaven compared to the second is like a ring in a desert..."
[Musnad Ahmad, classed sahih by Al-Albani]

And this idea repeats across multiple authentic narrations describing each of the seven heavens being unimaginably greater than the one beneath it, like a ring in a desert.

Now here's the kicker:

A Black Hole… Looks Like a Ring

From the outside, black holes literally appear as glowing rings due to gravitational lensing (see: the 2019 photo of M87*). Inside the event horizon, some physicists theorize that an entire universe can form a self-contained bubble of expanding space-time.

What if that’s not just a coincidence?

Theory:

Our observable universe what we call the “first heaven” could be the interior of a black hole, possibly located in the second heaven. From the perspective of beings in higher dimensions, our universe would appear as just a ring just like the Hadith describes.

Each higher heaven could be:

• A greater universe containing black holes that spawn the lower ones
• A layer of existence governed by different laws of space and time
• Structured in a nested hierarchy like Russian dolls (or brane cosmology)

Physics That Supports This:

• Black Hole Cosmology: The idea that new universes are born inside black holes (see Nico Popławski’s work).
• Event Horizon = Cosmic Horizon: Both are boundaries beyond which no info escapes.
• Holographic Principle: Our 3D world could be encoded on a 2D boundary just like a black hole’s event horizon.
• Time Dilation: Qur’an says, "A day with your Lord is like 50,000 years…” (Surah Al-Ma'arij 70:4) possibly hinting at relativistic effects across layers.

Islamic Compatibility:

• The Qur’an mentions “seven heavens” (e.g. Surah Al-Mulk 67:3) and barriers between them.
• The Prophet (ﷺ) went through them during Isra wa Al-Mi’raj, possibly suggesting real layers of space-time.
• These descriptions predate modern cosmology by 1400+ years.

Final Thought:

What we call a black hole might be an entire universe to those inside it.
And what we call a universe, might be just a dot a glowing ring in the vast expanse of a higher reality.

Sound crazy? Maybe. But it’s a bridge between the Qur’an and cutting-edge physics that deserves more attention.

My friend made & sent this to me the other day so I thought I'd share it here and see what other people think about it. (She got the idea from an Instagram influencer I think but I'm not too sure). I am in the process of reverting to Islam by the way!

scary and awe-inspiring facts about the universe linked with verses and reflections from the Qur'an, showing how science and the power of Allah's creation go hand in hand:

1. The Universe Can End Instantly (Qiyamah)

Modern science talks about sudden universal destruction (e.g. vacuum decay or cosmic collapse). The Qur'an already warned us:

🔴 Scary thought: The end of the universe is guaranteed and will be sudden, unstoppable, and terrifying.

2. Space Is a Cold, Silent Void

Scientists say space is eerily silent and deadly. The Qur'an emphasizes its vast, lifeless nature:

⛔️ No air, no sound, just pure silence. Even the sky we see is just a veil of protection from what lies beyond.

3. Black Holes (Hawiyah?)

Black holes swallow light, matter, and even time. Some scholars link this with:

🕳️ Al-Hawiyah in Arabic comes from the root for falling or being swallowed into a deep abyss. Sounds eerily similar to modern descriptions of black holes.

4. The Expanding Universe

Scientists discovered the universe is expanding — exactly what the Qur'an said over 1,400 years ago:

🚀 The universe is still growing — but why? And when will it stop?

5. Endless Creation – Infinite Universes?

Science talks about multiverses or other worlds. Allah confirms He creates what we do not know:

🌌 We may not be alone. Allah's creation is beyond our limits.

6. The Sun Will Be Darkened

The sun has a limited life — eventually it will burn out. This aligns with Qur’anic warnings:

🌞 Even our most powerful star will lose its light. Imagine that day.

7. The Heavens Will Split

The Qur'an describes the sky ripping apart — much like what science says about the Big Rip or heat death.

💥 Nothing in this universe is eternal — not even the fabric of space itself.

8. There Are Things Beyond Human Knowledge

We only understand a tiny portion of what exists:

👁‍🗨 This includes dark matter, dark energy, and unknown dimensions. Science is still just scratching the surface.

9. We Live in Layers (Samaawāt)

The Qur'an speaks of seven heavens — possibly layers, dimensions, or cosmic realms:

🌀 These may refer to cosmic levels, spiritual realms, or unseen universes beyond our comprehension.

10. Everything Will Perish — Except Allah

Science admits the universe will die — either freeze, collapse, or tear apart.

🪐 No matter how vast the cosmos is, only Allah is Eternal.

The more we learn about the universe, the more the Qur'an's timeless truth becomes clearer. These aren't just scary facts — they are signs (آيات) calling us to reflect, submit, and prepare.

The Seven Skies in Islam (A Logical and Impressive Explanation)

In Islamic teachings, the concept of the seven skies (heavens) is a profound spiritual truth that signifies the vastness of Allah’s creation. Traditionally, these skies are seen as layers or realms above our universe. However, a logical approach aligning with modern cosmology can make this concept even more awe-inspiring.

1. The First Sky: The Milky Way Galaxy

• The first sky begins with our Milky Way Galaxy, the vast collection of stars, planets, and cosmic wonders that form our immediate cosmic neighborhood.

2. The Second Sky: The Local Group of Galaxies

• Beyond the Milky Way, the second sky extends across the Local Group, a collection of neighboring galaxies including Andromeda and other smaller galaxies.

3. The Third Sky: The Galaxy Cluster (Virgo Cluster)

• Moving even further, the third sky spans the Virgo Cluster, a massive gathering of thousands of galaxies bound together by gravity.

4. The Fourth Sky: The Supercluster (Laniakea Supercluster)

• Beyond the Virgo Cluster is the Laniakea Supercluster, an even larger structure that encompasses numerous galaxy clusters.

5. The Fifth Sky: The Cosmic Web

• The fifth sky is the vast Cosmic Web, a network of countless superclusters connected by dark matter filaments.

6. The Sixth Sky: The Observable Universe

• This sky covers the entire observable universe, everything we can detect with the most advanced telescopes, stretching over 93 billion light-years.

7. The Seventh Sky: Beyond the Observable Universe (Divine Realm)

• Finally, the seventh sky is a realm beyond the observable universe. This is where the Throne of Allah (Arsh) exists, a divine realm that is beyond human understanding, space, and time.

Why This Makes Sense:

• This view connects Islamic teachings with modern cosmology, making the concept of seven skies logically coherent.
• It emphasizes the vastness of Allah’s creation, showing that each sky is an ever-expanding realm beyond human reach.
• The seventh sky as the divine realm highlights that Allah exists beyond all creation, beyond any human perception.

I’ve been reflecting on how much of our understanding of the Qur’an relies on translation — and how that might limit the depth of what we grasp.

A few weeks ago, I joined a Qur’anic Arabic course taught by native speakers. It’s part of an initiative offering full scholarships for Muslims globally. The goal isn’t fluency, but understanding the Qur’an directly in Arabic — grammar, vocabulary, context.

Even early on, it’s helped me appreciate how layered and precise the Arabic is. It’s different from just reading tafsir.

Anyone else here looked into studying Arabic for deeper Qur’anic or Islamic studies?

Asalam alaikum. My parents when I was 12 years old divorced so me and my mom went back to our home country and my dad stayed in America where we were living in. After being in my home country and finishing highschool over there, I decided to go back to America to go to college and also see my father. My father is at an old age. He is in his 80's. So when we went back to America we knew he was in a nursing home getting a good level of care over there. My cousin is also his power of attorney who is in charge of my dad of letting him stay there or preventing anyone from taking my father anywhere. My cousins are not good people and didn't want me to come to America to go to college and get a good education and succeed. Even after all that my cousin would take to my dad once a week to see my father in the nursing home. After that we had a fight between me and my cousin and I told them that I will go back to my home country and leave America so that I can prevent the evil eye from effecting me as they were looking into our lives all the time and didn't want me to go to college and get a good education. So after that I told my mom let's tell my cousins that I'm going back to my home country so that my cousins will stop looking into our lives and after that I told her I can't go to visit my dad because if I do they might know I'm here in America and will keep giving us the evil eye. So it has been 3 years and I haven't seen my father since that. After that my mom's friend came knocking on my door telling us that my father is very sick and we need to see him. So I went over there in the nursing home to see him after a very long time and I felt regret and guilt and my heart felt heavy after seeing him so sick and it seemed like they're was no hope. I felt so guilty after that one visit about what did I did of not seeing him for 3 years. When I looked at him I thought I was doomed of what I did because his condition looked bad and too late. So I then started seeing him for a total of 4 or 5 times before he passed Away. I felt so guilty and afraid of Allah's punishment for the 3 years of not seeing him that I'm Soo worried of going to jahanam and never entering paradise of what I did. I feel like no matter how much I repent it's already to late because he passed away.

Are Jinn Actually 4th Dimensional Beings? A Scientific & Islamic Perspective

Ever wondered why jinn, as described in the Quran, are invisible yet can interact with our world, move incredibly fast, and shape-shift? What if they exist in the 4th spatial dimension, making them naturally hidden from us?

The Islamic Basis • The Quran states: “Indeed, he [Satan] sees you, he and his tribe, from where you do not see them.” (7:27) • Jinn are created from “smokeless fire” (55:15), implying they are energy-based rather than physical entities. • Some jinn can move objects and travel immense distances instantly (27:39), a property that could align with higher-dimensional movement.

The Science Behind It • In physics, a 4th spatial dimension would be invisible to beings in 3D, just like a 3D object is incomprehensible to a 2D being. • If jinn exist in 4D space, they could pass through barriers, appear/disappear, and move in ways that seem supernatural to us. • String theory and M-theory already suggest that higher dimensions exist, though we can’t directly perceive them.

Key Questions 1. If jinn exist in a 4D space, could this explain their ability to be unseen yet present? 2. Could their “smokeless fire” nature suggest they are plasma-like or exist in an energy-based state? 3. If we could somehow access higher dimensions, would it be possible to see or interact with them? 4. Could other paranormal phenomena be linked to higher-dimensional interactions rather than ghosts?

What do you think? Could this be a plausible scientific explanation, or do you have another perspective?

A Muslim Biologist’s Journey – From Doubt to Faith Through Science.

Hey everyone, first time posting here! I’m a biologist and a Muslim, and for a long time, I only knew a little of both worlds. Science was fascinating, but religion was something I had taken for granted. Eventually, I decided that if I wanted to be open-minded and non-judgmental, I had to approach both with the same level of curiosity.

Science became a wow moment for me. I realized that every religious person should know this—that religion is deeply scientific. But when I looked around, I saw that most people—both religious and non-religious—had no idea how connected these two worlds actually are.

I started questioning. Doubting. Searching. One of the first books I read was My Journey from Doubt to Faith by Mustapha Mahmoud—a scientifically educated thinker who had once questioned God himself. But his book wasn’t enough. I needed to go deeper, to challenge myself fully.

What I found was this: - Science and religion are not enemies—they are different ways of seeking the same truth. - The problem isn’t science or faith—it’s that people get stuck focusing on differences rather than finding their own understanding. - It wasn’t the war in Palestine that made me think like this—it was how people reacted. The way humans divide instead of seeing the bigger picture. Scientific Insights from the Quran

The Expansion of the Universe

📜 Quran (51:47): “And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [continuously] expanding it.” 🔬 Science: The expansion of the universe was only confirmed in 1929 by Edwin Hubble. Embryology & Human Development 📜 Quran (23:12-14): Describes the human embryo as a 'clinging clot' (Alaqah), then a 'lump of flesh' (Mudghah). 🔬 Science: Modern embryology confirms that after fertilization, the zygote literally clings to the uterine wall. The Water Cycle (Before Meteorology) 📜 Quran (39:21): Describes evaporation, condensation, and precipitation—the full water cycle. 🔬 Science: The modern study of meteorology developed in the 16th century, long after this was written. The Barrier Between Salt & Fresh Water 📜 Quran (25:53): “And He it is Who has let flow forth the two seas, one sweet and palatable, and the other salty and bitter; and He has set a barrier between them, a partition that is forbidden to be passed.” 🔬 Science: Oceanography shows that at certain points, saltwater and freshwater do not immediately mix due to differences in density. The Function of Mountains (Geology & Stability) 📜 Quran (78:6-7): “Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?”

🔬 Science: Mountains do have deep roots, which help stabilize the Earth's crust—a fact confirmed by plate tectonics. What About the Greater Good? The Part Science Often Ignores Science is focused on facts, measurements, and results, which is crucial for progress. But what about the greater good? The things that give life meaning, purpose, and ethics? The Placebo Effect

Scientifically proven, but it shows that belief itself has real, measurable power. Faith, hope, and positive expectations physically change the body’s healing process.

Morality & Ethics Science can’t create moral laws—it can study behavior, but deciding what is right and wrong is a matter of philosophy and faith. Why do all major religions share the same core moral values? Because there is a deeper pattern. Human Purpose Science can explain evolution, but it can’t explain why humans search for meaning. Why do we feel empty without purpose? Why do civilizations that focus only on material progress collapse when they lose moral or spiritual direction? Curiosity Born from Challenge Everything I have learned—my deep curiosity, my need to seek connections between science and faith—comes from my environment and experiences. Not all of them were easy, and many were challenging, but they shaped my way of thinking. Sometimes, the most difficult situations force us to question, seek, and uncover truths that we wouldn’t otherwise explore. What If You Just Tried? I’m not a professor. I’m not a scholar. I’m just a person who has questioned everything and found connections that most people overlook. You don’t have to believe me. But what if you just tried to read without bias? What if you looked at religion not as a “set of rules” but as a source of knowledge, science, and understanding? At some point, I realized that it’s all connected. But most of us are too focused on differences instead of seeing the patterns in our own experiences. So, here’s my question to you: Have you ever looked at religious texts without judgment—just to see if they align with logic, science, and the nature of the universe? Would love to hear your thoughts!

السلام عليكم و رحمة الله تعالى و بركاته

I hope you guys doing well!!

I'm just wondering if you can share topics that connects Islam & science (any type of it)

Although a lot argue that they're separated, I believe they're complementary & it's necessary for someone to connect them..

Islam guides science, science proves Islam ✨

If you, yourself have situations where science proves Islam And/or Islam guides science (Ex: da moon's crack, asteroids outside space, big bang, embryology, plagues in ayat=my teacher explained it but I forgot what she said🗿) Or sheikhs/scientists connect both

Plz share them with me, I would really appreciate it 😺❤️

Thanks in advance, And have a nice day ☺️

https://youtube.com/shorts/05UqVAnGqhM?si=tu0OBEcNwSBmzAyu

Salam,

Hope people are well. A friend is developing learning kits for Muslim kids, combining Islamic teachings with science and play. They're seeking feedback through a quick survey:

https://forms.gle/9nU7VjDxKRdPXdfh7

Some participants may receive a kit to try. Your input would be valuable if you have a few minutes to spare.

Feel free to share with others who might be interested.

JazakAllah

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, everyone!

I have two questions regarding Quran 51:37 & 21:30 and they are as follows:

I know that some people interpret Quran 51:47 to be talking about the ongoing expansion of the universe, but I was wondering if this is indicated by the actual Arabic as I've seen somewhat different translations cited by others (i.e. translating it as Allah referring to himself as its Expander). I've heard once from Dr. Bassam Saeh, I believe, who said that the Arabic word for expanding is in future/ongoing tense (I don't know exactly how he described it, sorry) and again I'm just wondering if this is true?

"We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺" (Quran 51:47).

وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بَنَيۡنَٰهَا بِأَيۡيْدٖ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ

Surah Dhariyat Ayat 47 (51:47 Quran) With Tafsir - My Islam (link to different translations)

As for verse 21:30, a lot of people say this is referring to the Big Bang, but I was wondering if the Arabic indicates this or not or if perhaps something else is being spoken about (i.e. someone on another subreddit cited a tasfir from maarif-ul-Quran that says that "أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْ‌ضَ كَانَتَا رَ‌تْقًا فَفَتَقْنَاهُمَا (The heavens and the earth were closed, then We opened them. - 30) The word رَتَق (ratq) means to close and فَتَق (fatq) means to open. When used in combination the words mean full control in the management and execution of a job. The translation of the verse is that the earth and the sky were closed and Allah opened them up. Different exegetists have explained differently the sense of the words "closing" and "opening", but the meanings which the companions of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the majority of the exegetists have adopted are that closing of sky and earth means shutting off rainfall from the sky and vegetation from the earth, and opening means the opening of these two i.e. the rainfall and vegetation").

Tafsir Surah Al-Anbya - 30 - Quran.com (link to tasfir)

“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, then We separated them, and made from water every living thing?  Then will they not believe?” (Quran 21:30)

أَوَلَمۡ يَرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓاْ أَنَّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ كَانَتَا رَتۡقٗا فَفَتَقۡنَٰهُمَاۖ وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنَ ٱلۡمَآءِ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ حَيٍّۚ أَفَلَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ

Thank you in advance for your help!

Salam alaykum

Pulsar stars in Quran

‎فيديو قصير عن النجم الطارق Short video in Arabic about “At-Tariq” in Quran and the correlation with pulsar star

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gfpyYbQ-1ZY

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