Dear All,
I respect Mr. John's view about science but he is completely illiterate about Islam, I deduce. I agree that Islam was completed into today's form in the 7th Century with the arrival of the last messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him). Process of knowing might have started ever since the mankind started walking on this planet but the facts in Qur'aan was not "then-known" as claimed by Mr. John. I have outline a few points below, supporting my claim. Also, it is to be noted that Qur'aan came through Muhammad (pbuh) who has been illiterate until he was 40 years old. So there was no way he could have used the "then-known" facts to come up with something extra ordinary like Qur'aan.
I suggest you learn about Islam before making conclusive comments. Mr. John, After you read the below, I encourage you to use your intelligence to think and find the right path, as it is well said in the Qur'aan : "Verily, in it are signs for people who think deeply." [45:13]... You can never prove a single verse in Qur'aan wrong or contradictory.
1-The Big Bang !
Currently, the Big Bang model of the origin of the universe is the cosmological paradigm most widely accepted by astronomers. It holds that about 15 billion years ago the universe began with the explosive expansion of a single, extremely dense matter, the primordial mass. Only after the development of radio telescopes in 1937 that, the necessary observational precision was achieved in order for astronomers to arrive at the above conclusion. What does the Quran say about our universe's origin?
"Do not the unbelievers see that the Heavens and the earth were joined together, then We split them apart." (21:30)
2-Expanding Universe
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". So what did God reveal in the Quran, 1400 years ago?
"And the firmament, We constructed with power and skill and verily We are expanding it" (51:47)
3-The Existence of 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." (21:33)
4-The Protective Atmosphere
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 atmosphere a protective roof, yet do they turn away from the Signs which these things point to." (21:32)
5-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.
"God fashioned man from a small quantity (of sperm)" (16:4) Fertilization takes place with only one sperm among several tens of million produced by man.
"Then We placed him as a drop in a place of rest" (23:13) Implantation of the blastocyst in the uterus.
"Then We made the drop into a leech like structure..." (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 (God) gave you hearing and sight and feeling and understanding." (32:9) The internal ears appear before the eyes, and the brain (the sight of understanding) differentiates last.
Dr. E. Marshall Johnson [2] 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..."
6-Gender Determination
The concept of "Gender Determination" as being described by geneticists, is one of the outstanding informations revealed to us in the Quran. This information is now a known fact, that sperms are the deciding factors in determining the type of gender (male or female) in the new embryo. This determination through the male sperm is due to the fact that sperms have an X and Y chromosomes, while the female ovum has only X Chromosomes (X, X). Through the Quran, The Almighty informs us that it is the male sperms that determine the type of gender for the new offspring:
"Does man think that he will be left uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in humble form)? Then did (God) make and fashion (him) in due proportion. And of him He made two sexes, male and female..." (75:36-40)
7-Existence of Pairs in All Creation
Before the dawn of the modern era, humans conceived that only animal life was divided into two genders, male and female. Then the discovery was made that this phenomenon was present in plants and vegetation too. We have found this reality existing in every creation, animate as well as inanimate, though in different forms. In electricity, these two genders can be classified as positive and negative. North and south pole describe it in magnetism, electron and proton in atoms, matter and antimatter etc. Even bacteria could be positive or negative, while the truth is, this creation is made of pairs. At the time the Holy Quran was being revealed in the 7th century C.E., we knew of pairing in animals and plants only, but the Quran describes the phenomenon in the most lucid manner:
"Hallowed is He, Who created pairs in all things, those that grow from the earth and of themselves, and what they know not." (36:36)
The Quranic statement:
"...And what they know not" is as true today, as it was when Holy Quran was revealed. Though we have discovered that every created thing exists in pair, we have yet to discover many things that exist.
We have expounded scientific marvels from the Holy Quran to convince sincere seekers of truth that it is the infallible Word of God. No mortal being can ever speak with such authority, finality, knowledge, perfection, and precision coupled with exotic beauties of expression, as does God in the Quran.
By realizing these Truths about the Quran and the religion of Islam revealed by our Creator and Sustainer, many modern scientists are turning towards it.
These are just to name a few...but if you want take a more indepth look please look up these scientists and see for yourself what they have found after studying the holy Quraan...
Dr. Keith Moore -Professor of Embryology
Dr. Maurice Bucaille - French Physician
Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson - Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Tejatet Tejasen - Professor of Anatomy
Regards,
Mashur
Mr. john has absolutely wrong findings about islam and science.when the scince saying that the sun is a source of energy relegion explains who created and the power behind it.when the science saying the human body creation is how complicate, the religion explain the creativity behind it.when the science says the age of a human body, the religion explain about the power who restricted it...in brief the science finding any thing which existing here while they have no control on it....for example the science can predict the wheather, like rain, wind, landslide,tsunami, they have no control on it.because science find things not create. scinece is not the owner of things but the finder of things. can you prove anything that science created a thing from nothing?...so there is no contradition between science and islam... bcause when the science explain how complicated is the unniverse we are able to know how power full is god.in brief the science is the proof of god.....From: John Thomas <joal0791@yahoo.com>
To: Thomas Mathew <thomasmathew47@hotmail.com>; "keralites@yahoogroups.com" <keralites@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 11:30 AMDear Mr. Mathew,As long as someone talk about his/her religion and spirituality, I have nothing to comment about it. It is one's birth right.But when someone talks about science, I have a bit interest in it. Do not think that anything can be published or posted under the immunity of religion. Unlike religions, there is no sensitivity as long as the science is concerned, because it is a path of thought always ready absorb new ideas with zero intolerance.Restrict the social criticism to the limits of one's religion is theocracy which is the worst form of social order that stands just opposite to democracy.JohnFrom: Thomas Mathew <thomasmathew47@hotmail.com>
To: keralites@yahoogroups.com; joal0791@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 5:21 AM
Subject: RE: [www.keralites.net] ഖുര്ആനിലെ ശാസ്ത്ര സത്യങ്ങളില് ചിലത് - ഭാഗം 6Dear Mr. JohnTo avoid unhealthy discussions, it is advisable to avoid commenting on issues relating to religion, to which you do not belong.RegardsThomas Mathew
To: Keralites@yahoogroups.comFrom: joal0791@yahoo.comDate: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:07:13 -0800Subject: Re: [www.keralites.net] ഖുര്ആനിലെ ശാസ്ത്ര സത്യങ്ങളില് ചിലത് - ഭാഗം 6Dear Friend,On what basis are you stating that sun has been left with only 500 years of life? Please try to read a bit more on this subject or at least talk to a Physics professor next to you.The religions and the science are two different and parallel paths that never meet at any point. The religions stay unchanged about their doctrines while science is under constant change and it involves into better and better precisions. The religions stand behind a book or a definite number of books that talk the same subject, but the science is keep on getting new books and new way of thoughts every time.
Whatever a Muslim may argue, Islam is established in the 7th century as per the history of human beings. That point of time, mankind was very much exposed to the scientific facts, because the process of 'knowing' or science has started more than 10,000 years ago. So some of the then-known scientific facts would have crept into the Quran.One can believe either in the religion or in the science. But if you try to believe in both, every time you will face the constant clashes and contradictions between these two.JohnFrom: Rafi Ismail <rafiismail@yahoo.com>
To: Keralites <Keralites@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 1:11 PM
Subject: [www.keralites.net] ഖുര്ആനിലെ ശാസ്ത്ര സത്യങ്ങളില് ചിലത് - ഭാഗം 6
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Regards,
Mashur
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