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The Islamic Bulletin
P
RESENCE
OF
M
ORE
T
HAN
O
NE
W
ORLD
“Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.”
(Quran 1:1)
This is the first verse of the opening chapter of the Holy
Quran. 1400 years ago, the human mind was incapable
of any sound thinking about the earth, the solar system
or the galaxies. Yet the Quran is testifying to the pres
-
ence of ‘worlds’ beyond the earth. The words ‘Lord of
the worlds’ appear 73 times in the Quran. Today, man
-
kind knows for a fact there are other planets besides
earth. This is known through invention of telescopes and
other scientific developments. But the Almighty revealed
this knowledge to Muhammad (pbuh) long before man
invented the telescope and other similar inventions.
O
RIGIN
OF
T
HE
U
NIVERSE
AS
O
NE
E
NTITY
“Have they not who disbelieve seen that the heavens
and earth were joined together (as one piece), and
then We parted them.”
(Quran 21:30)
This Quranic verse has explained a mystery that was un
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known to the greatest physicists and astronauts for cen
-
turies. The verse reveals that the heavens and earth at
the beginning were joined together, and then they were
separated. Recent advancements in astronomy especial
-
ly the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe
support this Quranic statement. The Big Bang theory
says that about 20,000,000,000 years ago (...that’s quite
a bit...) the universe began with an explosive expansion
of a single extremely condensed state of matter. The
Nobel Prize for science in 1977 was awarded for this
discovery, whereas the Holy Quran solved this mystery
centuries ago.
D
ETAIL
BY
F
INGERPRINTS
“Does man think We (Allah) cannot assemble his
bones? No, We are able to put together in perfect
order (even) the very tips of his fingers.”
(Quran 75:3-4)
It is now an established fact that each human being has
his own unique fingerprint. The difference between
fingerprints of individuals is so specific and subtle that
only experts with sophisticated instruments can identify
them. ‘Fingerprints provide one of the oldest and most
accepted forms of personal verification; no two finger
-
prints ever have been found to be the same. The use of
fingerprints is accurate, reliable, convenient, and unob
-
trusive’. (Bio centric Solutions, Inc.) It is another miracle
of the Holy Quran that it stated this fact long before the
human mind could even conceive it.
T
HE
S
OURCE
OF
M
ILK
“Verily in cattle, there is lesson for you. We give you
to drink of what is inside their bellies coming from
a conjunction between the contents of the intestine
and blood, a milk, pure and pleasant for those who
drink it.” (Quran 16:66)
The Quran here describes the biological process in the
mammals, which brings together the contents of the in
-
testine and the blood at the level of the intestine wall
(digestion and absorption) which produces milk. This is
in perfect harmony with recent discoveries made in the
physiology of the digestive system of mammals. Such
minute and specific knowledge was totally unknown to
mankind at the time when the Quran was revealed to
Muhammad (pbuh).
T
HE
C
URE
OF
H
ONEY
“And your Lord inspired the bee... There comes from
their bellies, a drink of varying colors wherein is
healing for men, in this is indeed a sign for the peo-
ple who think.” (Quran 16:68-69)
In recent years, scientific evidence is beginning to
emerge which confirms the beneficial effects of hon
-
ey in certain medical and surgical conditions. Dr. John
Heinerman, in his book ‘Nature’s Super 7’, discusses a
study done at the Nes Ziona Biological Institute, in Tel
Aviv, where they proved conclusively that treatment of
open wounds with honey helped prevent infection and
speed healing. Dr. Avshalom Mizrahi, the microbiolo
-
gist who led the research team, noted, honey contains,
aside from sugars, ingredients with properties similar to
those of antibiotics. Dr. Heinerman, an internationally
renowned medical anthropologist, goes on to say that
honey is one of the strongest antibacterial agents found
in nature.
As more research studies are conducted, we will like
-
ly see more amazing uses of honey. So far researchers
are examining the benefits of honey for yeast infections,
wounds, sore throats, peptic ulcers, and diarrhea. How
amazing it is that the Quran clearly stated the cure in
honey 1400 years ago when science has only discovered
it now!
E
vents
F
oretold
in
the
Q
uran
P
ROCESS
OF
F
ERTILIZATION
BY
W
IND
“It is We Who send the fertilizing winds, then We
send down water from the sky, and then We give
it to you to drink, you are not the one who would
store of this wealth.”
(Quran 15:22)
Wind is one of the most effective means of spread
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ing pollens, thereby causing fertilization in plants. This
again is one of the recent discoveries in botany. Allah
(swt), however, revealed this information in His book
long before the modern-day botanists could discover it.
E
XISTENCE
OF
G
ENDER
IN
A
LL
P
LANTS
“He created the heavens without any pillars that
you can see…W
e sent down rain from the sky, and
produced on the earth every kind of noble species
in pairs.”
(Quran 31:10)
“Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that
the earth produces.”
(Quran 36:36)
These verses (amongst others) clearly declare the pres
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ence of gender in the plants. Botanists discovered this
fact only 100 years ago. Muhammad (pbuh) is not an
expert botanist. It is obvious that this information was
revealed by Almighty God to Muhammad (pbuh).
S
EA
W
AVES
“(The unbelievers’ state) is like a vast deep ocean,
overwhelmed with waves, one over the other, and
above it is a cloud of darkness upon darkness, one
above another; if a man stretches out his hand, he
can hardly see it.” (Quran 24:40)
One should note that the verse describes the state of
Deep Ocean as consisting of great waves topped by
other great waves one above the other. Mankind saw
this phenomenon after the invention of the submarine.
The first nuclear submarine became a reality in 1954
and the mystery of the deep seawaves were observed
for the first time. Who besides Allah has given this
deep-sea information to Muhammad (pbuh)?
M
IXING
OF
THE
R
IVER
AND
S
EA
W
ATERS
“It is He (Allah) Who has let loose the two bodies
of flowing waters, one palatable and sweet, and the
other saltish and bitter; yet He has made a barrier
between them, and this is an insurmountable barri-
er.”
(Quran 25:53)
The verse is describing the phenomenon of the mixing
of river water with seawater. The two kinds of water
look alike, but the river water is sweet and palatable,
whereas, the seawater is saltish and bitter. Additionally,
no human being can draw the fine line of partition be
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tween these waters. This verse is another reminder that
the Holy Quran is divine in its nature.
C
REATION
OF
M
AN
“We created man from an extract of clay. Then We
placed him as a drop in a place of rest. Then we
made the drop into a leech-like structure. Then of
that leech-like structure we made a chewed lump.
Then we made out of the chewed lump, bones, and
clothed the bones in flesh.”
(Quran 23:12-14)
The above is the detailed and accurate description of
the stages of the creation of man in the womb of the
mother. This is proven and supported by the latest mod
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ern scientific evidence and corroborated by the highest
authorities in the field of embryology. This is one of
the greatest proofs that the Quran is the word of God.
Dr. Keith Moore, one of the world’s most prominent
scientists in the fields of anatomy and embryology and
professor of anatomy at Toronto University in Canada
states:
“It has been a great 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, because almost all of this
knowledge was not discovered until many centuries lat
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er. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been
a messenger of God.” He was then asked: “...Does this
mean that you believe that the Quran is the word of
God?” He replied “...I find no difficulty in accepting
this.”
The most pleasing to Allah of all actions is that which is
done continuously though it may be small. (al-Bukhari)