BLACK HOLES - AS MENTIONED IN NOBLE QURAN

The 20th century saw a great
many new discoveries
regarding celestial phenomena
in the universe. One of these
entities, which has only
recently been encountered, is the Black Hole. These are
formed when a star which has
consumed all its fuel collapses
in on itself, eventually turning
into a black hole with infinite
density and zero volume and an immensely powerful magnetic
field. We are unable to see black
holes even with the most
powerful telescope, because
their gravitational pull is so
strong that light is unable to escape from them. However,
such a collapsed star can be
perceived by means of the
effect it has on the surrounding
area. In Surat al-Waqi'a, Allah
draws attention this matter in this way, by swearing upon the
position of stars: And I swear by the stars'
positions-and that is a
mighty oath if you only
knew. (Qur'an, 56:75-76) The term "black hole" was first
employed in 1969 by the
American physicist John
Wheeler. Previously, we
imagined that we were able to
see all the stars. However, it later emerged that there were
stars in space whose light we
were unable to perceive.
Because, the light of these
collapsed stars disappears. Light
cannot escape from a black hole because it is such a high
concentration of mass in a small
space. The enormous
gravitation captures even the
fastest particles, i.e. the
photons. For example, the final stage of a typical star, three
times the mass of the Sun, ends
after its burning out and its
implosion as a black hole of
only 20 kilometres in diameter!
Black holes are "black," i.e. veiled from direct observation.
They nevertheless reveal
themselves indirectly, by the
tremendous suction which their
gravitational force exerts on
other heavenly bodies. As well as depictions of the Day of
Judgement, the verse below
may also be pointing to this
scientific discovery about black
holes: When the stars are
extinguished, (Qur'an, 77:8) Moreover, stars of great mass
also cause warps to be
perceived in space. Black holes,
however, do not just cause
warps in space but also tear
holes in it. That is why these collapsed stars are known as
black holes. This fact may be
referred to in the verse about
stars, and this is another
important item of information
demonstrating that the Qur'an is the Word of Allah: [I swear] by Heaven and the
Tariq! And what will convey
to you what the Tariq is? The
Star Piercing [the darkness]!
(Qur'an, 86:1-3)