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^[1] and a vast universe sustained by Allah.

Islamic cosmology is not as elaborate in comparison to many other beliefs on cosmology. Unlike ancient Christian thought however, Islam believes that the Earth was created in 6 stages, not 6 days as the Bible says.

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Seyyed Hossein Nasr,"An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines: Conceptions of Nature and Methods Used for Its Study by the Ikhwan Al-Safa, Al-Biruni, and Ibn Sina ", SUNY ress, 1993.