Allah has decreed Creatures fates fifty thousand years before the creation of Firmaments and Aradean (not Earth).  There were nothing except Allah, and his Throne was over the Waters.  Right after the Big bang, Allah has created Firmaments and Aradean in six periods.  Commentators suggest each period is either a thousand years or an Earthly-day long.  Aradean's   creation is completed in two periods.  By the end of the fourth period, God created plenty of matter on the top most part of Aradean.  By the end of the sixth period, the seven distinct and thermally decoupled Firmaments are given order and perfection.  Later on, galaxies, stars, Sun, and Earth are created: Its splendour doth He bring out (with sun light).  And the Earth, after that, Hath He extended.  He draweth out therefrom its water And its pasture.  This creation order is consistent with Ages predicted for Universe, sun, and Earth.

Inflation is referred to by the verses:

(ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَهِيَ دُخَانٌ فَقَالَ لَهَا وَلِلْأَرْضِ ائْتِيَا طَوْعًا أَوْ كَرْهًا قَالَتَا أَتَيْنَا طَائِعِينَ * فَقَضَاهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمَيْنِ) [فصّلت آية 11-12 ].

Allâh says: "Moreover, He comprehended in His design the Sama (upper part of universe), and it had been smoke: He said to it and to Ardh (lower - interior - part of the Universe; not earth): 'Come ye, willingly or unwillingly.' They said: 'We do come, in willing obedience'. So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days (periods) …" (Surah 41, Verses 11-12).

"And We indeed Have vast power; to expand it".  This interprets as: ALLAH constructs Sama via expansion ([i]).  ALLAH create and elevate Sama with vast force and power, and We (ALLAH) are able to expand it as We desire ([ii]).  We are able to expand, as We expand its construction ([iii]).

- (وَالسَّمَاءَ بَنَيْنَاهَا بِأَيْيدٍ وَإِنَّا لَمُوسِعُونَ * وَالأرْضَ فَرَشْنَاهَا فَنِعْمَ الْمَاهِدُونَ) ] 48-47 الذّاريات[.

" We have built The Sama - Firmament - with might, We indeed Have vast power; to create the vastness of Space and continue to expand it * And We have spread out Ardh - Ground; interior or lower part of the Universe; the dark matter holding the galaxies -: How excellently We do spread out!" (Surah No. 51, verse 47- 48).

(أَأَنْتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمْ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا * رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا) [النّازعات 27-28].

[27] What! Are ye the more difficult to create or the Samaa (Firmaments) (above)? (Allah) hath constructed it: [28] On high hath He raised its canopy, and He hath given it order and perfection.

Astronomers studied a quasar named APM 08279+5255, where the black hole is 20 billion times greater than the sun and discovered water vapor around the black hole extending hundreds of light-years in size.  NASA scientist Matt Bradford said, The environment around this quasar is very unique in that it's producing this huge mass of water. It's another demonstration that water is pervasive (منتشر) throughout the universe, even at the very earliest times (http://www.ibtimes.com/astronomers-find-largest-most-distant-reservoir-water-301099).