9. Allah's Scientific Miracles In The Quran: The Fine Tuning In The Universe

Materialist philosophy claims that the systems in nature and the universe were like machines that functioned on their own. However, scientific discoveries have demonstrated that the systems were created and that the universe was created from nothing. The conditions necessary for life are found only on the Earth. The conditions are created by the forces of the Big Bang, the levels of the four basic forces, the chemical processes in the stars, the type of light emitted by the Sun, etc. Allah created the universe in measure and harmony, and revealed in Surat al-Mulk 3 that those who seek disharmony will fail to find it. The term "fine-tuning" represents this truth revealed in the verses, and many scientists have shown that the universe has an extraordinary design. Professor George F. Ellis refers to the fine-tuning of the universe as "amazing" and claims that it makes human life possible. The balances established with the Big Bang are one of the proofs that the universe did not come into being by chance. Modern physics describes the interaction and equilibrium of four forces as follows: gravity, electromagnetic force, strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force. If the gravitational force was a trillion times stronger, the universe would be far smaller and its life history far shorter. If the strong force was just slightly weaker, the universe would have no stars, no supernovae, no planets, no atoms, no life. The distance between supernovae and stars is critical for the existence of life on Earth. If the distance were much less, planetary orbits would be destabilized, and if the distance was much more, planetary systems like our own would never form. If the depth of the oceans were any greater, there would be constant upheaval for living things. The Earth's inclination of 23 degrees causes the seasons, which are marked by hot summers and cold winters. If the Moon and Earth were even a little closer, the Moon's effect on the Earth's tides would reach dangerous dimensions, and the temperature of the oceans would rise, endangering life on Earth. The existence of carbon, the basis of all life, depends on the temperature remaining within specific limits. The Earth's climate must be stable at -20 degrees and no higher than 120 degrees Celsius (248oF) for carbon to exist. The harmony and proportion therein were described with magnificent accuracy fourteen centuries ago in the Qur’an. He Who created the seven heavens in layers. You will not find any flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful. Look again-do you see any gaps? Then look again and again. Your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted! (Qur’an, 67:3-4) Don’t you see how He created seven heavens in layers? (Qur’an, 71:15) He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs. He does not have a son and He has no partner in the Kingdom. He created everything and determined it most exactly. (Qur’an, 25:2)