Al Islam Documentary - Episode 1 : Creation of the Universe

In this Episode of the Al Islam Documentary we discuss the creation/beginning of the Universe as our speakers unfold the truth about the verses of the Quran that speaks of the creation of the Universe i.e. Bigbang and Creation of the Universe in 6 days.

- Speakers -

Shaykh Belal Assad - @belal.assaad

Sh. Bilal Assad was born in Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. He started his Islamic studies at a very early age and acquired his Shariah knowledge in Lebanon; and continued tertiary education in Bio-Medical Science in Australia. Sh. Bilal has been offering his service to the community for many years and has been working with the Islamic Society of Victoria for over ten years.

Mohammad Hijab - @MohammedHijab @SapienceInstitute

Mohammed Hijab is an author, researcher and public speaker. Hijab is the co-founder of Sapience Institute and completed a BA in Politics Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). He has three master's degrees. He read History at QMUL, Islamic Studies at SOAS University and Applied Theology at Oxford University. He is currently a PhD candidate completing research on the contingency argument for God’s existence.

Hijab has undergone formal training in Islamic studies, with a focus on the Qur’an, Prophetic traditions, and legal reasoning.

https://sapienceinstitute.org

Imam Omar Suleiman - @yaqeeninstituteofficial

Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, and an Adjunct Professor of Islamic Studies in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at SMU (Southern Methodist University).

Dr Zakir Naik - @Drzakirchannel

Dr Zakir Naik is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) and the Peace TV Network.

Recitation : Ahmed Al-Qattani - @Ahmed_Al_Qattani
Instagram : @AhmedAlQattani

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Quran

اَوَلَمۡ يَرَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡۤا اَنَّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالۡاَرۡضَ كَانَـتَا رَتۡقًا فَفَتَقۡنٰهُمَا​ ؕ وَجَعَلۡنَا مِنَ الۡمَآءِ كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ حَىٍّ​ ؕ اَفَلَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ‏ ٣٠

Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? - Quran 21:30
Translation — Saheeh International

اِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللّٰهُ الَّذِىۡ خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الۡاَرۡضَ فِىۡ سِتَّةِ اَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسۡتَوٰى عَلَى الۡعَرۡشِ يُغۡشِى الَّيۡلَ النَّهَارَ يَطۡلُبُهٗ حَثِيۡثًا ۙ وَّالشَّمۡسَ وَالۡقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُوۡمَ مُسَخَّرٰتٍۢ بِاَمۡرِهٖ ؕ اَلَا لَـهُ الۡخَـلۡقُ وَالۡاَمۡرُ​ ؕ تَبٰرَكَ اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الۡعٰلَمِيۡنَ‏ ٥٤

Indeed, your Lord is Allāh, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne.1 He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allāh, Lord of the worlds. Quran - 7:54

Translation — Saheeh International

Hadith

Ibn `Abbas said: "Yes, the heavens were joined together and it did not rain, and the earth was joined together and nothing grew. When living beings were created to populate the earth, rain came forth from the heavens and vegetation came forth from the earth." The man went back to Ibn `Umar and told him what had been said. Ibn `Umar said, "Now I know that Ibn `Abbas has been given knowledge of the Qur'an. He has spoken the truth, and this is how it was." Ibn `Umar said: "I did not like the daring attitude of Ibn `Abbas in his Tafsir of the Qur'an, but now I know that he has been given knowledge of the Qur'an."

Tafasir Ibn Kathir Commentary on Ayah 21 of Surah 30