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How do different religions describe the beginning of the universe?

THE SHORT ANSWER

Selected texts describe divine creation or question its origin. Religious meaning can coexist with scientific cosmology, depending on interpretation.

WHERE THE EVIDENCE STANDS

How sure are we?

  • Genesis 1 presents God ordering creation across six days.
  • The Big Bang model describes a hot universe expanding and cooling.
  • Whether the universe has a divine purpose.
What the labels mean

There is no single religious creation account. Here are three selected texts: Genesis, the Quran and a Rigveda hymn. These examples do not speak for every religion or every believer within them.

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Sources & further reading

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  1. Genesis 1 ↗New American Bible, Vatican-hosted text and notes
  2. Quran 2:117 ↗Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran, via Quran.com
  3. Rigveda 10.129: Creation ↗Internet Sacred Text ArchiveEnglish translation.
  4. The Universe’s History ↗NASA
  5. Evolution Resources ↗National Academy of Sciences

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