Fine Tuning and the Holy Qur’an

Abstract

Over the last few years the concept of “Fine Tuning” of the Universe has been generally accepted. This proves that certain laws and physical constants are so finely tuned that even a very small alteration in the values will make the Universe impossible to sustain.This has, perhaps for the first time, put atheist on the defensive. The fine tuning points to an intelligent designer of the universe who made sure that the laws and the rules are created to make the universe last long enough and have the right kind of environment for intelligent life. To counter this overwhelming evidence some scientists have come up with the concept of the multiverse, arguing that our big bang was not the only one and an infinite amount of other universes are created and that we are just lucky to be living in a universe that meets the conditions for our survival. The paper looks at the phenomenon of fine tuning form the Qur’anic perspective and argues that the multi-verse concept does not solve any problems. The paper also discusses what role Qur’an will play in how this debate shapes up.