Discoveries that Qur'an revealed

Discoveries that Qur'an revealed

BY MJ MOHAMMED IQBAL

HOLY Quran, the miraculous Book that it is, described many scientific and astronomical facts 14,00 years ago, which were not known even centuries later while some of its descriptions are yet to be discovered.

The creation of Earth and Heavens as well as their contents is a science that is beyond the reach of human brain. The rule of creation is so acute in a way that a slight deviation of one atom would change everything.

Let us see some of the facts related with universe, matter, gravitation etc..

Universe

The universe consists of heavenly bodies and the earth, which were the composite heap of burning gas. Then they split up into fragments as sun, moon, stars, planets, earth, etc. What a big heap it was! The Qur'an says: "Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were of one piece, then we parted them'?" (21 :30).

"Then We have made the sun pilot of it. (Solar system) (25:45)

"And the earth shines with the light of its Lord." (39:69)

"Oh! But I call to witness the planets, the stars which rise and set and close of night and the breath of morning that this in truth the word of an honoured messenger, Mighty, established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne." (81:15~20).

All the heavenly bodies and the earth are floating in space in definite orbits. They are held in space by gravitational forces. The sun, the stars, the moon and the planets are visible in the lowest sky. The earth is spacious and far away from the sky. The Quran says:

"And He it is who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float each in an orbit." (21:33)

"And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently pursuing their causes." (14:33)

"And for the moon We have appointed mansion till it returns like an old shrivelled palm-leaf." (36:39)

As the sun moves in its orbit, it exhibits two extreme positions in the east and west of the equator. The Qur'an says:

"Lord of the two easts and Lord of the two wests." (55:17)

"Blessed is He Who hath placed in the sky constellation, and hath placed therein a great lamp and a Moon giving light." (25:61)

"Who hath made the earth your couch and the heavens your canopy"(2:22)

Matter

There is none but Allah to claim the Sovereignty of the Universe and the Qur'an is a great challenge to mankind. He is the Maker, and Shaper of any matter like air, water, clay, etc., that exist here and there. He created everything with definite properties and purpose. The creation of matter is a monopoly business of the Almighty. None else can create anything.

The human beings may simply extract the matter from different sources and carry out synthesis or analysis in order to prepare something. Being unable to create anything without something, they hide their weakness in the law that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

But we see the matter already created. Then the question of Creator and the process of creation comes automatically. The Qur'an says:

"Knowest thou not that Allah hath power over all matters." (2:106)

"Allah created not the heavens and the earth and all that is between them except with truth (definite properties). (30:8)

"Our Lord is He Who created things, its form and nature and further eave it guidance." (20:50)


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