Islamic cosmology
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Islamic cosmology is mainly derived from the Qur'an as well as other pre-Islamic sources. The Qur'an itself like the Bible lacks in detail on cosmology however there are many suras that mention much about cosmology prior to the earth's creation. The Qur'an itself mentions seven heavens and a vast universe sustained by Allah. In some ways Qur'anic suras can be reconciled with modern science with the fact that the Qur'an mentions an expanding universe as well as the big bang theory known in the Qur'an as the "big clap." However there are arguments that hold that the Qur'an doesn't actually specify the Big Bang upon mentioning the "Big Clap", more or less that Allah's command is as quick as a single clap.
Islamic cosmology is not as elaborate in comparison to many other beliefs on cosmology. It holds similarities to the Judeo-Christian belief in which the earth was created in six days. Unlike ancient Christian thought however, Islam did not have a Ptolemaic belief of the Earth. Though the Earth in Islam is considered to be a spiritual centre of the universe, suras of the Qur'an it has been argued offer a copernical view of the Earth. Islamic cosmology is therefore like many other religious beliefs is attempted to being compatible with modern science today.
