Bilal Amjad Arslan Jari Khan Faysal Jamil Rizwan Sarwar

Creation of the Universe More than one world The expansion of the universe Sky, without any support Orbits Different nature of the sun and the moon The proportion of Rain The Mountains Stages of embryonic growth The seas not mingling with one another The Miracle in the Iron Presence of sub-atomic particles The part that controls our movements Protection and memorization of the Quran Conclusion References

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SurahFussilat(41) Verse 53
I will show to mankind my signs in the universe and in the persons of human beings in the later ages until mankind comes to realise that the Quran is the truth from God

Creation of the Universe

He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth. (6:101) The Big Bang Theory

Quran declares:
Allah is Al Khaliq (The Creator) Allah is -Al Bari (The Evolver)

 Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (The Quran, 1:1) Quran revealed about the presence of worlds other than the earth and testified to the fact that, Allah is the Lord of the worlds. As a matter of fact, the words, the Lord of the worlds, appear in the Quran a total of 73 times.

More than one world

 With scientific advancement and use of sophisticated telescopes now we know that there are other planets and multitude of galaxies besides earth. And all this was disclosed to us by the God Almighty through his prophet Mohammad ( P.B.U.H ) 14 centuries ago.

Explanation

God is He who raised up the heavens without any support.. (Surah ar-rad, 2)
They thought that the earth was flat and that the mountains were supporting the sky above. They thought that there were high mountains at both the ends of the world, working as pillars and those pillars held the sky hanging above. However, all these superstitious beliefs were eliminated with the advent of the Quran.

Sky, without any support

How did the author of the Quran know about this fact 1400 years ago? Indeed, Quran is the book of Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth.

Explanation

 (Allah is the) One who created the night , and the day, and the sun and the moon, swim along, each in its (own) orbit. (21:33)

Orbits

 While referring to the Sun and the Moon in the Quran, it is emphasized that each moves in a certain orbit. There are about 200 billion galaxies in the universe, consisting of nearly 200 billion stars in each. All celestial bodies including planets, satellites of these planets, stars and even galaxies swim along their own orbits.

Explanation

The Sun and The Moon

Allah is the One who made the sun a shining object and the moon as a light, and measured out (their) stages, that you may know the number of years and the count (of time), Allah did not create this but in truth; He (thus) explains His signs in detail, for those who understand.
(The Quran, 10:5)

 The Quran uses two different words for the sun and the moon. When it refers to the moon, the word is NOOR (light) and when it refers to the sun, the word is SIRAJ or ZIA (lamp). We also learn from the second verse given above that the sun is the only source of light for our solar system.

Explanation

The Rain
The Quran, in the following verse, tells us that the rain is sent down to earth in due measure: It is He who sends down water in due measure from the sky by which He brings a dead land back to life. That is how you too will be raised (from the dead). (43:11)

The Earth
Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day And He merges Day into Night? [Al-Quran 31:29]

Everything Living is made up of Water

Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one Unit of Creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
[Al-Quran 21:30]

 Cytoplasm, the basic substance of the cell is made up of 80% water. Modern research has also revealed that most organisms consist of 50% to 90% water and that every living entity requires water for its existence.

Explanation

Pairs in Humans, Plants and other Creations

The Quran also speaks of pairs in Humans, Plants and other creation, which they did not know at the time Surah Yasin (36) v.36

Glorious is Allah who had created pairs in plant life and among human beings and in that which mankind does not know.

The Quran on Mountains

Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse And the mountains as PEGS?
(78:6-7)

 Geologists tell us that mountains have underlying roots. These roots are deeply embedded in the ground, thus, mountains have a shape like a peg. Geologists have proven that mountains have deep roots under the surface of the ground and that these roots can reach several times their elevations above the surface of the ground. So, the most suitable word to describe mountains on the basis of this information is the word peg. Didnt the Quran use the word peg in the verse above?

Explanation

The Quran on Mountains (Cont)

The mountains play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth.

The Quran on Clouds

And he sends down HAIL from mountains (clouds) in the sky, and he strikes with it whomever he wills, and turns it from whomever he wills. The vivid flash of its lightning nearly blinds the sight.
(24:43)

Explanation
Meteorologist have found that these clouds, that shower hail, reach a height of 25,000 to 30,000 ft (4.7 to 5.7 miles)

Islam and Embryology

We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an Alaqah (leech, suspended thing, blood clot), then We made the into a Mudghah (chewed, lump)
(23:12-14)

A human embryo

A leech

Islam and Embryology

The alternate meaning of Alaqah: Suspended thing Another alternate meaning of Alaqah: A leech An image of a suspended embryo in the womb:

Islam and Embryology

The similarity of an embryo with that of a blood clot:
Blood circulation does not start in an embryo until the 3rd week of development Thus the embryo looks like a blood clot at that stage

Similarity of an embryo with that of a Mudghah

Islam and Science on Drinking Water

While science has discovered the significance of drinking water while sitting down today; Our Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W) portrayed this act more than 1400 years ago. Science says that drinking water while sitting down helps prevent weakening of bones, especially of that of knees and shanks.

Islam and Science on Zam-Zam (The Holy Water)

Allah created the Holy Water thousands of years ago, on an event when Ismail (A.S), as a baby, was thirsty, and her mother foraged water in Makkah, that resulted as a base event for the Hajj we perform today. Science tells that Zam-Zam (The Holy Water for Muslims) is by far the most nourished solution for the human body.

Indeed We have sent Messengers with clear proofs, and sent down with them the Book and Balance, that mankind may observe justice; And We sent down iron, in which is (material for) mighty power, as well as many benefits for mankind, that Allah may test who it is that will help, unseen, Him and His Messengers, for Allah is full of strength, exalted in might. (The Quran, 57:25)

The Miracle in the Iron

 The Quran tells us that the iron was sent down to earth. Scientists have, only recently, come to discover the relevant facts about the formation of iron. Geologists believe that the entire energy of our solar system is not sufficient to produce even one atom of iron.

Explanation

 Moreover, they state that four times as much energy as that of our solar system would be required to make one atom of iron on the surface of the earth. The geologists thus conclude that iron is an extraterrestrial material that was sent down to earth from some other planet.

Explanation

Presence of sub-atomic particles

The unbelievers say: Never to us will come the Hour (the day of Judgment); Say: Nay! By my Lord! It will surely come upon you by Him, who knows the unseen, not an atoms weight, or less than or greater (than atom), escapes Him in the heavens and/or in the earth, but it is in a clear record. (34:3)

The Arabic word used in this verse is Zarrah. Abdullah Yousef Ali, Mohsin Khan, and Marmaduke Pickthal have translated Zarrah as an atom. At the time this verse was revealed, a Zarrah was the smallest known particle to mankind. The Quran testifies to the presence of particles smaller than Zarrah or an atom. The discovery of splitting of an atom into smaller units does not relate to a very distant past.

Explanation

Fingerprints
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Nay, We are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. (The Quran, 75:3-4)

 Everyone who is alive or has ever lived in this world, including identical twins, has a set of unique fingerprints. This is why fingerprints are used as a source of identification around the world. In other words, peoples identities are coded at their fingertips. This coding system may also be compared to the barcode system that is used today.

Explanation

The part that controls our movements

No indeed! If he does not stop, We will grab him by the forelock, a lying, sinful forelock. (96:15-16)

 The expression the lying, sinful forelock in the above verse is most interesting. Research carried out in recent years revealed that the prefrontal area, which is responsible for the management of particular functions of the brain, lies in the frontal part of the skull.

Explanation

The motivation and the foresight to plan and initiate movements occur in the anterior portion of the frontal lobes, the prefrontal area. This is a region of association cortex In relation to its involvement in motivation, the prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional center for aggression.

Explanation

Protection and memorization of the Quran

And We (Allah) have made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will receive admonition. (The Quran, 54:17,22,32,40)

 One of the ways by which Allah has assured the protection of the Quran is the fact that He made it easy for the true Believers to memorize His book. As a matter of fact, the Quran is the only religious book that is memorized by its true followers. The one who memorizes the Quran is called a Hafiz.

Explanation

 They dont only memorize the entire text of the Quran, but also the punctuation and diatrical marks of each and every word and verse of the Quran. Allah promised to protect the Quran and thus gave the power of memorization to its true followers. The protection of the Quran from corruption and its memorization by its true believers is an open challenge to mankind.

Cont..

Concluding
GOD approached human beings through a scientific pathway to address their minds God told us what and we found out why and how which proves His existence and supported our faith. Faith makes ethics for science and science helps to reach faith.

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