7:54-Notes
7:54 Your Lord is God who created the heavens and earth in six days, and then He established the authority. The night covers the day, which seeks it continually; and the sun and the moon and the stars are all subjected to His law; to Him is the creation and the law. Glory be to God, the Lord of the worlds. Note: This verse, like many other verses informs us that God is employing evolution and stages in His creation (41:9; 7:69; 15:28; 24:45; 29:18; 32:7; 71:14). Furthermore, creation in six days provides a yardstick regarding the times allocated for the creation of the earth and the universe. According the Quran the creation of earth took four out of six days. If universe started 13.7 billion years ago, ignoring the possibility of early inflation, then 4/6th of this, would be approximately 9 billion years, which is about 4 billion years more than currently estimated age. . According to the Bible, God created the universe for a special purpose (Psalms 135:6), and creation shows the powe...