Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

We learn from Verse 39:67 that God's greatness is far beyond human comprehension--the verse states that all seven universes are "folded within God's hand."

Supported by the Quran’s formidable mathematical code, we are taught that our universe is the smallest and innermost of seven universes (Quran 41:12, 55:33, 67:5, & 72:8-12).

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is about 100,000 light years across. It is thought to be an average-sized one, with about 200-400 billion stars. Recent research puts the estimate of the number of galaxies in the universe at about 2 trillion! By that estimate, the number of stars in the universe is about a septillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 1 followed by 24 zeroes).

If we take only a quintillion [1,000,000,000,000,000,000] of the stars and simply count them [from 0 to quintillion] one count per second, day and night, this will take 32 billion years (more than the age of the universe). That is how long it will take to just "count" them; but God "created" them. Such is the greatness of God.

God's greatness is represented not only by the fact that He holds the seven universes in His hand, but also by the fact that He fully controls every atom, even subatomic components, everywhere in the greater universe (Quran 6:59, 10:61, & 34:3).


    Greatness of God*
[Quran 39:67] They can never fathom the greatness of GOD. The whole earth is within His fist on the Day of Resurrection. In fact, the universes are folded within His right hand.* Be He glorified; He is much too high above needing any partners.

    Knowing God
[Quran 10:61] You do not get into any situation, nor do you recite any Quran, nor do you do anything, without us being witnesses thereof as you do it. Not even an atom's weight is out of your Lord's control, be it in the heavens or the earth. Nor is there anything smaller than an atom, or larger, that is not recorded in a profound record.



References:
Greatness of God, http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/appendices/appendix6.html
Appreciating God's Greatness, masjidtucson.org/God/greatness/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers
http://www.universetoday.com/102630/how-many-stars-are-there-in-the-universe/
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2016/october/there-are-at-least-two-trillion-galaxies-in-the-universe-ten-times-more-than-previously-thought.aspx


Peace.