Comparison between what Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran with some scientific discoveries:
Most of the following were sent to me by brother Haleem; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.
The Universe is expanding:
In 1925, Edwin Hubble (after whom the Hubble Space telescope is named) provided the
observational evidence for the expansion of the universe. Stephen Hawking (author of 'A
Brief History of Time') states: ‘The universe is not static, as
had previously been thought, it is expanding’.
Allah Almighty said 1400 years ago:
"And the firmament, We constructed with power and skill and verily We are
expanding it. (The Noble Quran, 51:47)"
The Arabic word for "expanding it" is "musi-oon", which is derived from the Arabic word "muw-sai", which means "the expander". "musi-oon" literally mean "expanding" or "expanding it".
For more scientific proofs and evidence, please visit: Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran that He is "Expanding" the Universe. Scientists already proved this claim to be true.
The existence of the Sun's Orbit:
Ancient people use to believe that the Sun revolves around the earth. Later, Nicholas
Copernicus in 1512, laid his Heliocentric Theory of Planetary motion, which placed the sun
motionless in the center of the solar system with all the planets revolving around it.
Modern science tells us now that the sun too is not still, but is in motion.
The sun traveling at roughly 150 miles per second takes about 200 million years to complete one revolution around the center of our Milky Way Galaxy and 25 days to make one complete rotation around its own axis. See how beautifully and accurately God revealed this phenomenon in the Quran
"It is He who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its orbit with its own motion. (The Noble Quran, 21:33)"
The Protective atmosphere to the Earth:
Earth is constantly bombarded by meteoroids that disintegrate upon the atmosphere and by
lethal rays emitted by the sun. This UV radiation is absorbed by the Ozone layer forming
the outer fringe of our atmosphere. Thus our atmosphere along with its Ozone layer is a
protective covering for us. Life possibly could not have existed without it. How
meticulously, does our Lord sustain and protect us against this atmospheric destruction.
"And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them).
Yet they turn away from its portents. (The Noble Quran,
21:32)" This Noble
Verse was translated by M.M. Pickthall. The Arabic word for "a roof withheld" is "saqfan
mah-footha", which literally means a "protected roof".
Embryology:
The Dutch naturalist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) produced lenses powerful
enough to prove that many tiny creatures are not spontaneously generated but are produced
from eggs. The science of Embryology as we know it today did not discover many of the
detailed aspects of human embryonic development until the 1970s, using powerful
microscopes, ultra sound and fiber optics technology. See how the Quran described the
stages of embryonic development.
"He has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same
(man) becomes an open disputer! (The Noble Quran, 16:4)" Fertilization takes place with only one sperm among
several tens of million produced by man.
"Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest,
firmly fixed; (The Noble Quran, 23:13)"
Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus:
"Then We made the drop into a leech like structure...(The Noble Quran, 23:14)" This resemblance of the human embryo to a leech is an appropriate description of the human embryo from days 7-24, when it clings to the endometrium of the uterus.
"And He gave you hearing and sight and feeling and understanding. (The Noble Quran, 32:9)" The internal ears appear before the eyes, and the brain (the sight of understanding) differentiates last.
Dr. E. Marshall Johnson Professor of Anatomy, concluded after studying verses from Quran: ‘The Quran describes not only the development of external form but emphasizes also the internal stages - the stages inside the embryo of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science... so I see nothing in conflict with the concept that divine intervention was involved...’
Their comments:
Dr. Keith Moore, Professor of Embryology, after analyzing the verses of the Quran for
three years comments: "It has been a pleasure for me to help clarify statements in
the Quran about Human Development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come
to Muhammad from God or Allah because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered
until many centuries later."
Dr. Maurice Bucaille, French Physician, after studying Quran and comparing it with modern
science, addressed the French Academy of Medicine in 1976 proclaimed: "Our knowledge
of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the
time of the Quran could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern
times."
Dr. Tejatet Tejasen, Professor of Anatomy, attending the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference,
stood up and likewise announced: "From my studies and what I have learnt at this
conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran 1400 years ago
must be true. That can be proved the scientific way."
Allah Almighty said: "Soon will We show them our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not enough that thy Lord doth witness all things? (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"
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