THE QUR’AAN AND MODERN SCIENCE : COMPATIBLE OR INCOMPATIBLE?
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MAN IS CREATED FROM ALAQ -A LEECH-LIKE SUBSTANCE A few years ago a group of Arabs collected all information concerning embryology from the Qur’aan, and followed the instruction of the Qur’aan: “If ye realise this not, ask Of those who possess the Message.” [Al-Qur’aan 16:43 & 21:7] All the information from the Qur’aan so gathered, …
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CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE: ‘THE BIG BANG’ The creation of the universe is explained by astrophysicists in a widely accepted phenomenon, popularly known as the ‘Big Bang’. It is supported by observational and experimental data gathered by astronomers and astrophysicists for decades. According to the ‘Big Bang’, the whole universe was initially one big mass …
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THE CONCLUSION To attribute the presence of scientific facts in the Qur’aan to coincidence would be against common sense and a true scientific approach. The Qur’aan invites all humans to reflect on the Creation of this universe in the verse:“Behold! In the creation Of the heavens and the earth, And the alternation Of Night and …
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The Introduction Ever since the dawn of human life on this planet, Man has always sought to understand Nature, his own place in the scheme of Creation and the purpose of Life itself. In this quest for Truth, spanning many centuries and diverse civilizations, organized religion has shaped human life and determined to a large …
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EVERY LIVING THING IS MADE OF WATER Consider the following Qur’aanic verse:“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-Qur’aan 21:30]Only after advances have been made in …
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ANIMALS AND BIRDS LIVE IN COMMUNITIES “There is not an animal (That lives) on the earth, Nor a being that flies On its wings, but (forms Part of) communities like you.” [Al-Qur’aan 6:38]Research has shown that animals and birds live in communities, i.e. they organize, and live and work together. THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS Regarding …
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BARRIER BETWEEN SWEET AND SALT WATERS Consider the following Qur’aanic verses:“He has let free the two bodies Of flowing water, Meeting together: Between them is a Barrier Which they do not transgress.” [Al-Qur’aan 55:19-20] In the Arabic text the word barzakh means a barrier or a partition. This barrier is not a physical partition. The …
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MOUNTAINS ARE LIKE PEGS (STAKES) In Geology, the phenomenon of ‘folding’ is a recently discovered fact. Folding is responsible for the formation of mountain ranges. The earth’s crust, on which we live, is like a solid shell, while the deeper layers are hot and fluid, and thus inhospitable to any form of life. It is …
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THE WATER CYCLE In 1580, Bernard Palissy was the first man to describe the present day concept of ‘water cycle’. He described how water evaporates from the oceans and cools to form clouds. The clouds move inland where they rise, condense and fall as rain. This water gathers as lakes and streams and flows back …
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PLANTS CREATED IN PAIRS, MALE AND FEMALE Previously humans did not know that plants too have male and female gender distinctions. Botany states that every plant has a male and female gender. Even the plants that are unisexual have distinct elements of both male and female. “And has sent Down water from the sky.’ With …
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