Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke and said to it and to the Earth, "Come willingly or unwillingly." They both said, "We come willingly." (Quran 41:11) 

On July 24, 2003 ScienceDaily.com under the title “Smoking Supernovae: Astronomers Claim Solution To A Mystery Of The Universe” announced that a group of astronomers from Cardiff University, in Wales, and the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland, believe that they have answered one of the long-standing questions about the origin of universe. They discovered that some supernovae (exploding stars) belch out huge quantities of “smoke” known as cosmic dust. The new discovery suggests that supernovae were responsible for producing the first solid particles ever to form in the Universe. The new observation solved one of the long-standing mysteries of the Universe. [1] [2] “Cosmic dust consists of tiny particles of solid material floating around in the space between the stars. It is not the same as house dust but more akin to cigarette smoke.” [1]

This great discovery is described in the Quran 1400 years ago. Allah (God) says in the Quran describing the creation of the earth and the heaven:

Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke and said to it and to the Earth, "Come willingly or unwillingly." They both said, "We come willingly." (Quran 41:11) 

"The Arabic word for "samaa'," translated here as "heaven," refers to the entire universe. The word "dukhaanun" for "smoke" describes the matter before the universe took its shape-the hot, cosmic smoke present during the creation of the universe, as now acknowledged by scientist. This word in the Quran, in pinpoint fashion, describes this smoke very accurately for it is a warm body of gas containing mobile particles connected to solid substances. Here, the Qur'an has employed the most appropriate word from the Arabic language for describing the appearance of this phase of the universe. Let us note that only in the 20th century have scientists discovered that the universe emerged from a hot gas in the form of smoke. The fact that such information about the creation of the universe is given in the Qur'an is nothing short of a miracle of the Quran." [3] 

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[1] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/07/030723084654.htm 

[2] http://www.physlink.com/News/071703CassiopeaSmoke.cfm