Islam and Science "Never judge a religion by its people, judge a religion by its scripture" *Note: This page contains some of the scientific discoveries from Shaukat Ameen's book "Islam, A scientifically proven religion". CHAPTER – IV OTHER DISCOVERIES (i) Living-things and water The scientists tell us that billions of years ago primaeval matter in the sea began to generate protoplasm out of which came the amoeba; and out that mire in the sea came all living things. In one word ALL LIFE came from the sea, i.e., Water !! When we ask them that no man of learning, no philosopher or poet could ever have guessed your biological discovery fourteen centuries back, could he?? They tell us "No, never!". Well, then, just see what the Quran has to say: "And we made from water every living thing; will they (the unbelievers, the atheists, and the agnostics) then not believe?" (The Quran, 21:30) The above statement is further elaborated in the Quran as: "And Allah created every animal from water, of them there are some that creep on their bellies, some that walk on two legs, and some that walk on four legs; Allah creates what He wills, for verily Allah has power over all things." (The Quran, 24:45) It is clear that this fact could not have been scientifically known when the Quran was revealed. This testifies to the fact that the Quran is the book of Allah, most gracious, most merciful. ***** (ii) A lesson in cattle In the field of physiology, there is one verse in the Holy Quran which appears extremely significant. One thousand years before the discovery of the blood circulatory system, and roughly thirteen centuries before it was determined that the internal organs were nourished by the process of digestive absorption, a verse in the Quran described the source of the constituents of milk in conformity with scientific facts. "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." (The Quran, 16:66) The initial event, which sets the whole process in motion, is the conjunction of the contents of the intestine and blood at the level of the intestinal wall, which produces milk. This specific knowledge was unknown to mankind at the time when the Quran was revealed to Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H). ***** (iii) Opposite pairs in creation "Glory be to Him Who created all the pairs; from what the earth produces and from themselves and from things unknown to them." (The Quran, 36:36) Although the concept of "pair" or "couple" commonly stands for male and female, the statement : "from things unknown to them" has wider implications. Today, one of the implications of the verse has been revealed. With the advanced technology and research, scientists have found out that even matter is created in pairs. British scientist, Paul Dirac, who proposed that matter is created in pairs, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1933, while the Quran told us about the pairs 1400 years ago. This discovery is called "parite". This fact is stated in a scientific manner as follows: "…every particle has its antiparticle of opposite charge………and the uncertainty relation tells us that pair in creation and pair annihilation happens in the vacuum at all times, in all places." Recent advancements in science have shown that not only all animals, plants, and matters but bacteria also have an opposite pair or strain. In plants, now we know, there are male and female seeds and male and female trees. A male date tree looks different from a female tree. This verse, which clearly states a fact about "pairs of unknown" that was not known to previous generations, and has been recently discovered, could have only come from the All-Knowing Allah. ***** CHAPTER—V MIRACLE OF THE QURAN Protection and memorization of the Quran "We (Allah) without any doubt sent down the Message (the Quran), and We will assuredly guard againt it (from any corruption)." (The Quran, 15:9) "And We (Allah) have made the Quran easy to understand and remember, then is there any that will receive admonition." (The Quran, 54:17,22,32,40) One of the ways by which Allah has assured the protection of the Quran is the fact that He made it easy for the true Believers to memorize His book. As a matter of fact, the Quran is the only religious book that is memorized by its true followers. The one who memorizes the Quran is called a Hafiz. They don't only memorize the entire text of the Quran, but also the punctuation and diatrical marks of each and every word and verse of the Quran. Allah promised to protect the Quran and thus gave the power of memorization to its true followers. The protection of the Quran from corruption and its memorization by its true believers is an open challenge to mankind. *****
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