MIRACLES OF THE HOLY QURAN
Similar to all the books in the world, Al Qur’an has also an Author, and we Muslims believe it to be Allah SWT. Most non-Muslims do not accept this and unfortunately, many Muslims also have doubts about this fact. To defend this fact, many Muslims in the past have written books and articles to debate with non-believers. But as Allah mentioned in His Holy Book that “He gives guidance to whom He wills” Quran 28:56
There are hundreds of miracles of the Qur’an in the form of prophecies mentioned 1400 years ago, and this is the most important and very clear proof to defend the reality that Quran is a word from the only divine Entity Allah SWT, because such knowledge can only come from the one Who created everything. Many of these miracles are related to the end times of the world that we are experiencing now and some are yet to come, and many of them are related to the science that modern technology has discovered and most of them are yet to be discovered.
Below are some of the miracles/signs I have collected to support this fact:
Haman in Quran
Pharaoh declared, “O chiefs! I know of no other god for you but myself. So, bake bricks out of clay for me, O Haman, and build a high tower so I may look at the God of Moses, although I am sure he is a liar.” Quran 28:38
Haman is portrayed as an assistant to the king of Persia in the Bible, several ages after Moses. For those who said and still say that the Quran is nothing but a set of stories derived from ancient books. This topic of Haman was only mentioned in Bible at the time Muhammad SAW claimed to be a prophet. But Quran portrayed a different picture of the life of Haman and his place in the history of mankind. As mentioned above in verse 38 of chapter 28 of the Quran, Allah mentioned that Haman was a subordinate of the Pharaoh of Moses A.S who was the chief architect in that era.
This fact is recently confirmed by the Egyptologists in hieroglyphs they found containing the name "Haman" and his title "Chief of the stone-quarry workers".
Egyptologists translated from hieroglyphs two prayers asking the gods to bless the "overseer of the stone masons of Amun Haman". (Amun is one of their gods who has stone statues in all of Egypt.) This proves that Haman was in Egypt and that he worked in construction.
Age of Universe
Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds." And He placed on it [i.e., the earth] firmly set mountains over its surface, and He blessed it and determined therein its [creatures'] sustenance in four days without distinction - for [the information of] those who ask. Then He directed Himself1 to heaven while it was smoke and said to it and the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly." And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired [i.e., made known] in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars, for beauty] and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. Quran 49:09-12
Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute to Him equals? That is the Lord of the worlds." Quran 41:09
Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds. Quran 07:54
And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness. Quran 50:38
Our solar system is 4.57 billion years old. Earth started accreting concurrently with the sun and our neighbouring planets 4.57 billion years ago. However, the universe is 13.7 ± 0.2 billion years old. This places the age of Earth at one-third the age of the universe (4.57 billion/13.7 billion = 1/3). In the Quran God's Throne is used as a reference. In God's Throne time, Earth is 2 days old while the Heavens, Earth and everything in between is 6 days old (2/6 = 1/3).
The same was portrayed in Quran 1400 years ago many times, and a few of the verses are shared above. When God says that He created the Heavens, Earth and EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN (including you and me) in six days this means that He is referring to the period of existence. Earth has been in existence for 2 days out of 6 (2/6 = 1/3).
Here is what scientists have to say about this fact. In physical cosmology, the age of the universe is the time elapsed since the Big Bang. Today, astronomers have derived two different measurements of the age of the universe: a measurement based on direct observations of an early state of the universe, which indicate an age of 13.787±0.020 billion years as interpreted with the Lambda-CDM concordance model as of 2018; and a measurement based on the observations of the local, modern universe, which suggest a younger age. Age of the universe - Wikipedia
The age of Earth is estimated to be 4.54 ± 0.05 billion years (4.54 × 109 years ± 1%). This age may represent the age of Earth's accretion, or core formation, or of the material from which Earth formed. This rating is based on evidence from radiometric age dating of meteorite material and is consistent with the radiometric ages of the oldest-known terrestrial and lunar samples. Age of Earth - Wikipedia
Quran said, Allah made the earth in 2 days/periods (or the days what He counts, and according to our days it is thousands of years), and when Allah shared the timeline it took to create the Heavens and the Earth and all that is in between them (entire creation), He said it took 6 days/periods. This means Earth took 1/3rd of the time that it took for Allah to create everything, and modern science says that our universe is 13.787 billion years ago and Earth is 4.54 billion years ago. 4.54 x 3 (1/3 time it took for Earth creation) = 13.62 billion years. Amazingly it is very close to the time scientist discovered our universe is old. Subhan Allah.
Time changes in different Objects in Space.
And they urge you to hasten the punishment. But Allah will never fail in His promise. And indeed, a day with your Lord is like a thousand years of those which you count. Quran 22:47
We know from Einstein that my clock and your clock will not run at the same rate. Time (or the rate of our clocks) depends on acceleration and/or gravity. If my clock accelerates and/or is in a strong gravitational field then it will run slower than your clock. The theory of general relativity says that time passes slower near an object more massive than Earth (clocks run slower in stronger gravitational fields). How Gravity Changes Time: The Effect Known as Gravitational Time Dilation | The Science Explorer. So as per modern scientific research, it is proven now that time travels slower in/near the places where gravitational energy is stronger and near the bigger objects. We all know how small is our earth as compared to the other objects (stars, planets, galaxies) in the universe, this means that time spends faster on our Earth and while comparing it to the time that will pass according to the space of the Creator, it will be much different.
This fact was not known to mankind until the modern ages, even people would not have thought about it in history. But Quran mentioned this fact 1400 years ago, as mentioned above in the verse above.
Prostration on Chins
Say, ˹O Prophet, ˺ “Believe in this ˹Quran˺, or do not. Indeed, when it is recited to those who were gifted with knowledge before it ˹was revealed˺, they fall upon their chins in prostration, Quran 17:107
In Arabic, the plural of the chin is لِلْأَذْقَانِ it is not the plural translation for face, which is still mistranslated in many Arabic to English and other translations.
Quran says that some ancient people used to prostrate on their chins. Sceptics claim that whoever wrote the Quran made a mistake; prostrations were always made on the foreheads, never on the chins. Today Egyptologists found evidence that ancient priests prostrated on the chins.
In the Quranic verse mentioned above, Allah said ancient people who knew used to prostrate on their chins when they heard the word of Allah. Today we know that ancient Egyptian priests used to the prostate on their chins.
History of Crucifixion
“O, my fellow prisoners! ˹The first˺ one of you will serve wine to his master, and the other will be crucified and the birds will eat from his head. The matter about which you inquired has been decided.” Quran 12:41
The crucifixion of Jesus is portrayed in the Bible as death on the cross. This same word "crucifixion" also appears in the Quran however contemporary to Joseph. Sceptics claim that whoever wrote the Quran made a mistake; the Romans invented this method 4th century BC so crucifixion could not have been known at the time of Joseph. Today Egyptologists found papyrus depicting the crucifixion before Joseph.
Probably originating with the Assyrians and Babylonians, crucifixion was first used systematically by the Persians. In its earliest form in Persia, the victim was tied to a tree or post, or even impaled on an upright post, with feet clear of the ground. Only later was a cross used. In the 4th century BC Alexander, the Great adopted crucifixion and brought it to the Mediterranean. The history and pathology of crucifixion - PubMed (nih.gov)
Furthermore, Quran mentioned the places and era when the crucifixion was done on stakes in the age of Egyptians, and this is also been confirmed by modern science.
Quran 89:10 “And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes.”
Quran 20:71 “Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I permit you? He must be your master who taught you magic. I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides and crucify you on the trunks of palm trees. You will see whose punishment is more severe and more lasting.”
Shape of Universe
O company of jinn and mankind, if you can pass beyond the diameters of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah]. Quran 55:33
أَقْطَارِ is translated as “diameters” in the Arabic language, and Allah mentioned this word precisely while explaining the shape of the universe. Since Earth and the heavens have diameters according to the Quran Earth and the observable universe are spheres. Man on Earth and the jinn in the heavens see the observable universe as a sphere.
Every observer in the universe sees the observable universe around him as an expanding sphere, 93 light-years in diameter. This is true for any observer even those outside our observable universe. What we see and what they see is the same, an expanding sphere 93 light-years in diameter.
Assuming the universe is isotropic, the distance to the edge of the observable universe is roughly the same in every direction. That is, the observable universe has a spherical volume (a ball) centred on the observer. Every location in the universe has its observable universe, which may or may not overlap with the one centred on Earth.
The radius of the observable universe is therefore estimated to be about 46.5 billion light-years and its diameter about 28.5 gigaparsecs (93 billion light-years) Observable universe - Wikipedia
Dark Matter and 7 Heavens
And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired [i.e., made known] in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps [i.e., stars, for beauty] and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. Quran 41:12
In all versions of string theory, there are 10 dimensions, time T and the three spatial dimensions x, y, and z plus 6 extra spatial dimensions. The first 4 dimensions (T, x, y, z) are our observable universe (1st heaven). The remaining 6 extra dimensions of string theory hold mass. Mass in each of these extra dimensions forms a separate heaven. 6 extra dimensions form 6 extra heavens for a total of 7 superimposed heavens (multiverse). This is mentioned in Quran and the size and details are mentioned in the Hadith of Prophet Muhammad SAW https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_heavens
Astronomers have just confirmed the existence of Dark Matter. This mysterious Dark Matter is invisible however it provides the bulk of gravity that holds galaxies (not the regular matter that forms stars and planets). This invisible Dark Matter has weird collision properties (collisionless). Simply put: we cannot see Dark Matter nor collide with it but we can detect its gravity. Dark matter - Wikipedia
Dark Matter Mapped in Multi-Dimensions | Video - YouTube
To explain why this invisible Dark Matter neither collides with each other nor does it collide with us but still detects its gravity, physicists and cosmologists are working on theories with extra dimensions. Traditionally scientists thought that we live in a four-dimensional universe: Time and the usual three spatial dimensions of length, width and height (T,x,y,z). However today there is evidence for six extra spatial dimensions. So, we cannot see nor collide with this Dark Matter because it is mass in the remaining six extra dimensions.
According to the Quran in the mentioned above verse, only the lowest heaven is visible light. This means that this Dark Matter exists in the six Heavens superimposed above the lowest one, and this is correct because Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter thought to account for approximately 85% of the matter in the universe. Dark matter - Wikipedia means the majority of the area in the universe is Dark Matter, and the same is mentioned in Quran, that only the lowest heaven is adorned with lamps (stars etc.)
Atom mentioned in Quran
And not absent from your Lord is any [part] of an atom's weight within the earth or within the heaven or [anything] smaller than that or greater but that it is in a clear register. Quran 10:61
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it. Quran 99:08
Say, [O Muḥammad], "Invoke those you claim [as deities] besides Allāh." They do not possess an atom's weight [of ability] in the heavens or on the earth, and they do not have therein any partnership [with Him], nor is there for Him from among them any assistant. Quran 34:22
Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register. Quran 34:03
Indeed, Allāh does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward. Quran 04:40
The Arabic word for Atom is “ذَرَّةٍۢ“and this word is mentioned in many places in Quran. I mean if it was mentioned just once or twice, we could have thought it to be a coincidence. It appeared more than twice in different places. People said it is the word used for “grain” or “particle” or any small thing, but if we translate this word, it gives Atom word which was discovered in the 1800s by John Dalton and it was only a theory at that time.
But Quran mentioned this word precisely many times, see below for the translation of this word:
Pharaohs and Kings
For centuries it was thought that all Egyptian rulers were referred to as Pharaohs. In the Bible Abraham and Joseph interacted with Pharaohs. However modern discoveries show that this cannot be true. Pharaoh is a title given to rulers in the Egyptian New Kingdom, not before. Before the New Kingdom the word "Pharaoh" meant "Great House" and it referred to the buildings of the court or palace but not to the ruler. Pharaoh - Wikipedia
So, there were no Pharaohs at the time of Abraham or Joseph; they were just kings. But the Quran didn't do this mistake. The Quran correctly addressed the ruler at the time of Joseph as King and correctly addressed the ruler at the time of Moses as Pharaoh.
In Surah Yousuf, where the Pharaoh was called a King, Allah mentioned that story as of a King of Yousuf AS. Allah said: The King said, “Bring him to me. I will employ him exclusively in my service.” And when Joseph spoke to him, the King said, “Today you are highly esteemed and fully trusted by us.” Quran 12:54
In Surah Ghafir where Allah mentioned the story of Moses AS Allah called the king of that era as Pharaoh, which is the correct title given to the rules in the New Kingdom of Egyptians (Moses came to the new kingdom of Egyptians). Allah said: And Pharaoh said, “Let me kill Moses, and let him call upon his Lord! I truly fear that he may change your traditions or cause mischief in the land.” Quran 40:26
Rainbow Mountains
Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky with which We bring forth fruits of different colours? And in the mountains are streaks of varying shades of white, red, and raven black; Quran 35:27
Different minerals have different colours. But it is very rare to see the same mountain streaked with different minerals having different colours. Especially in the desert of Arabia 1400 years ago. Below is the image of the Rainbow Mountains found in Peru, which has recently been found by travellers and geologists, but this was mentioned in Quran 1400 years ago.
Female Spiders Spin the Web
The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider (female) who takes [i.e., constructs] a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider, if they only knew. Quran 29:41
Adult male spiders do not build webs, instead, they reserve their silk for mating. It is the female spiders that build the webs. This was known recently, however, this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered.
In the mentioned above verse of the holy Quran Allah used the word "It-takhathat اتَّخَذَتْ" which mean female spiders, instead of "It-takhatha اتَّخَذَ" which is for males explaining the miracle that Allah know that female spiders are the one who builds the webs.
Do only female spiders build webs? - Speeli
Do Male Spiders Spin Webs? • Animals Answers
Combustible Rock
But if you are unable to do so—and you will never be able to do so—then fear the Fire fueled with people and stones, which is prepared for the disbelievers. Quran 2:24
1400 years ago, Arabs burned wood for fire and they didn't know about stones that burn. Coal is a combustible rock however it was unknown to mankind till the 1740s. English settlers discovered coal in Eastern North America in 1673, but commercial coal mining did not begin until the 1740s. It remained a small industry until the early 1800s, as American settlers preferred to use the plentiful supplies of wood. But Quran mentioned this fact 1400 years ago, and Subhan Allah how could Muhammad SAW know that there is a stone that can be used as fuel and fire who never used it?
Making of Pyramids
And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Hāmān, [a fire] upon the clay and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars." Quran 28:38
For centuries, Egyptologists and geologists thought that the Egyptian pyramids were made of limestone blocks (up to 70 tons) that were quarried by chiselling limestone. Workers then carried those blocks up the pyramids on ramps. This building procedure was thought to be so superhuman that it made the pyramids become one of the Seven Wonders of the World. However today electron microscopes revealed that the blocks at the top have chemistries found nowhere in nature. Those blocks at the top must have been baked and then cast like modern cement (not chiselled from existing limestone). Electron microscopes reveal that these are not natural limestone, especially because the upper parts were baked clay, like modern cement; not chiselled limestone. The Surprising Truth About How the Great Pyramids Were Built | Live Science
Mountains have Roots
and ˹made˺ the mountains as ˹its˺ pegs, Quran 78:7
The highest point on Earth is in the Himalayas at Mount Everest 8.8 km high. It turned out that this mountain has roots about 250 km deep. But this has been recently discovered by geologists and was unknown to mankind. PROF. BENO GUTENBERG, of Pasadena, California, has been doing a considerable amount of work recently on problems connected with the earth's crust immediately beneath high mountains. He has investigated in great detail the structure of Southern California as it may be interpreted in light of data from 'near' earthquakes. In a recent paper, he summarizes our present knowledge (much of which is due to himself) concerning the roots of mountains throughout the world (“Seismological Evidence for Roots of Mountains”, by Beno Gutenberg. Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., 54, 473-498; April 1, 1943). ROOTS OF MOUNTAINS | Nature
Vortex Movement of Planets
It is He Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They swim along, each in an orbit. Quran 21:33
By the sky full of paths and orbits. Quran 51:47
He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver. Quran 39:05
It was believed that our Earth is static and Sun and Moon orbit around it, after some research people came to know that the earth is not static, but the sun is, and the earth and moon and all other planets orbit around it. This was believed till recent times, and now science has discovered that not only the earth and other planets are orbiting and moving in constant motion, but also the sun is moving and is in continuous motion, moving freely in space and all the other planets are orbiting it. See the video clips below and you can find the recent research about the vortex movement of planets and all the celestial objects in space. This has recently been discovered, but Quran has mentioned this fact more than 1400 years ago in the mentioned above verses, where Allah said that the moon and the sun, each run for a specified term.
Venus Worshipers
So when the night covered him [with darkness], he saw a planet. He said, "This is my lord." But when it set, he said, "I like not those that set [i.e., disappear]." Quran 6:76
The Christian Bible says that at the birthplace of Abraham people worshipped the sun, moon and stars. Archaeologists found evidence that those people worshipped the sun, moon and "Star of Venus". However today astronomers affirm that this "Star of Venus" is the planet Venus, not a star. The Quran correctly describes it as a planet. The Star of Ishtar or Star of Inanna is a symbol of the ancient Sumerian goddess Inanna and her East Semitic counterpart Ishtar. Alongside the lion, it was one of Ishtar's primary symbols. Because Ishtar was associated with the planet Venus, the star is also known as the Star of Venus. Star of Ishtar - Wikipedia
"Kaukab كَوْكَبً ۖ" means planet. Those people worshipped the sun, moon and planet; not a star, and Quran used Arabic words that are translated to a planet.
This was misinterpreted and mistranslated by many Islamic scholars as well, but now we know that Quran did not make mistake by mentioning a star, it mentioned a planet and we know it was Venus.
Protective Capabilities of the Skies:
We made the sky a preserved and protected roof yet still they turn away from Our Signs. Quran 21:32
The protective capabilities of the sky were only discovered in the 19th century. Earth has a visible atmosphere that protects it from meteorites and small debris bombardment. But Earth also has an invisible magnetic field that protects it from cosmic radiation called the Magnetosphere. Planets having active magnetospheres, like the Earth, are capable of mitigating or blocking the effects of solar radiation or cosmic radiation, which also protects all living organisms from potentially detrimental and dangerous consequences.
"Protected shield سَقْفًا مَحْفُوظًا ۖ" the atmosphere itself is protected. "Protective shield سقفا حافظا" means the atmosphere protects us; however, the Quran said "protected shield سَقْفًا مَحْفُوظًا" that is the atmosphere itself is protected.
The visible atmosphere shields Earth from meteorites and small debris bombardments. But to understand why this verse said a "protected shield" you have to look at Mars. Mars had an atmosphere however it lost it because it didn't have a magnetic field. However, Earth's atmosphere is protected by this invisible magnetic field. This is why this verse said "protected shield" because this atmosphere (our visible shield) is also being protected.
Continental Drifts
You will see the mountains you reckoned to be solid going past like clouds. Quran 27:88
The theory of continental drift was proposed by Alfred Wegener, a meteorologist, in 1915. He suggested that the world was originally composed of a single land mass or continent and that the continents then separated and moved very slowly apart, forming the 7 continents today, and still in motion. The theory of plate tectonics which was developed from continental drift supports this idea and provides evidence of how the plates of the Earth move.
Speed of Light
A day with your Lord is equivalent to a thousand years in the way you count. Quran 22:47
He directs the whole affair from heaven to earth. Then it will again ascend to Him on a Day whose length is a thousand years by the way you measure. Quran 32:05
It is the angels who carry out these orders. Those people back then measured the distances neither in kilometres nor in miles but rather by how much time they needed to walk. For example, a village two days away meant a distance equivalent to walking for two days; ten days away meant a distance equivalent to walking for ten days. However, in this verse, the Quran specifies 1000 years of what they counted (not what they walked). Those people back then followed the lunar calendar and counted 12 lunar months each year. These months are related to the moon and not related to the sun. Hence in 1 day, the angels will travel a distance of 1000 years from what they counted (the moon). Since this verse is referring to distance, then God is saying that angels travel in one day the same distance that the moon travels in 12000 lunar orbits. It turned out that in an inertial geocentric frame, 12000 Lunar Orbits/Earth Day is equivalent to the Speed of Light.
Orbital Mechanics (speed-of-light.com)
Pulsar/Piercing Star
By the sky and the night comer, and what can make you know what is the night comer? It is the piercing star. Quran 86 01-03
Pulsars are rotating neutron stars. As more matter falls into a neutron star its mass increases, and as its mass increases its gravity increases. But gravity is the curvature of spacetime. A neutron star distorts spacetime. The more matter falls into a neutron star the more distortion it makes. A point will be reached where distortion would have grown so much that it makes a hole in spacetime. You can search google for the sound these stars make.
Pulsars are rotating neutron stars. Most neutron stars discovered today are in the form of radio pulsars. They are called radio pulsars because they emit radio waves. We can simply connect a radio telescope to a loudspeaker and hear a pulsar. Pulsars sound like someone persistently knocking. The Quran describes a star as "The one who knocks" "Tarek الطَّارِقُ" means the one who knocks.
Big Bang Theory
Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and then We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe? Quran 21:30
The Big Bang Theory, developed in 1927 is considered the most credible scientific explanation of how the Universe was created. It suggests that through a process of expansion and explosion, hydrogen gas was created which led to the formation of stars, and their death (supernova) led to the creation of life. The Big Bang Theory: Definition, Explanation and Misconception (byjus.com) The sensitive sensors on board the COBE space satellite which was launched by NASA in 1992, captured evidentiary remnants of the Big Bang. This discovery served as evidence for the Big Bang, which is the scientific explanation of the fact that the universe was created from nothing.
So this is the fact that the universe was created from nothing and yes, the heavens and the earth were joined together as a unit and Allah made the separate with a big bang whose effect our universe is still feeling and it is continuously expanding in an accelerating ration.
Iron is sent down from the Skies/Heavens
“And We sent down iron, wherein is great military might and benefits for the people” Quran 57:25
Iron did not form on the Earth, but was carried from exploding stars in space via meteors, and was "sent down to earth", in the same way as stated in the Quran. Iron and most of the elements on Earth came from outer space. Iron was known and used long before the Quran however it was not the best choice for weapons because it rusted and it easily bent. The miracle is that the Quran said "we sent down iron, in its great might" at a time when they only knew that it rusted, bent and NOT from outer space. Today we know that iron is formed in stars and that iron has the strongest bound nucleus among all elements.
With a radius of almost 3,500 km (2,200 miles), Earth's core is about the size of the entire planet Mars. About one-third of Earth's mass is contained in the core, most of which is liquid iron alloyed with nickel and some lighter, cosmically abundant components (e.g., sulfur, oxygen, and, controversially, even hydrogen). Its liquid nature is revealed by the failure of shear-type seismic waves to penetrate the core. A small, central part of the core, however, below a depth of about 5,100 km (3,200 miles), is solid iron.
Earth - The interior | Britannica
Water is sent down from the Skies/Heavens
We send down rain from the sky (heavens) in perfect measure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are surely able to take it away. Quran 23:18
Do you not see that Allah gently drives the clouds, then joins them together, piling them up into masses, from which you see raindrops come forth? And He sends down from the sky mountains of clouds loaded with hail, pouring it on whomever He wills and averting it from whomever He wills. The flash of the clouds’ lightning nearly takes away the eyesight. Quran 24:43
Water was not a part of the earth; it was sent down from the heavens in the form of mountains (as mentioned in Quran 24:43) this means when the earth was on fire, as per the findings of geologists, the earth was bombarded with meteors that came from outer space that had ice (as we know there are many stars and planets out there that are made from ice) when that ice collided with fire and hot lava on earth, it evaporated instantly cooling down the earth surface and making vapours that evaporated in the sky making clouds in the same time. This caused clouds to become thicker and rain down onto the earth, and this cycle continued for billions of years and rain never stopped. That water poured down into the earth’s mantle and crust, preserving the water inside and cooling the earth's surface at the same time.
Two research teams have found evidence of water ice and organic molecules on the asteroid 65 Cybele, just six months after discovering the same stuff on a different space rock — asteroid 24 Themis — for the first time. While comets, which have characteristic tails and generally orbit farther out in the solar system, are known to have water, asteroids in that region were thought to be too close to the sun to contain water on the surface without it evaporating away. The largest asteroid in the solar system, Ceres, is thought to harbour a vast amount of frozen water, but scientists suspect all of it is buried beneath a rocky, dusty surface. But in this new study, researchers found concrete proof of water ice on the surface of 24 Themis by measuring the specific characteristics of sunlight bouncing off the surface of the asteroid. They saw the tell-tale signatures of H2O coating most of the surface of the 123-mile (198-km) wide rock.
Water Ice Discovered on Asteroid for First Time | Space
Water Ice Common on Asteroids, Discovery Suggests | Space
Proof of “The flash of the clouds’ lightning nearly takes away eyesight” in verse Quran 24:43 mentioned above.
Stars lose their Light
Indeed, what you are promised is to occur. When the stars lose their light, Quran 77:7-8
Stellar Remnants After a star has burned out its fuel supply, its remnants can take one of three forms, depending on the mass during its lifetime.
White and black dwarfs
Neutron stars
Black holes
But whatever its form it can no longer be seen with the naked eye. This was only known recently. But 1400 years ago, the Quran said that stars will lose their light. "Tumisat in Arabic طُمِسَتْ" means lost its light and this word is mentioned in the verse above. Today we know that all stars will become invisible to the naked eye.
The water level is Rising
Have they not seen that We set upon the land, reducing it from its borders? And Allāh decides; there is no adjuster of His decision. And He is swift in account. Quran 13:41
This verse starts from an Arabic word” أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟” the same word is used in Quran 21:30 “Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity” this word is used by Allah as a past, present and future tense. Allah knew that humanity will know the facts one day and things will get clear in front of them close to judgment day. As in 21:30 Allah described the event that took place in human history billions of years ago (Big Bang), and in the verse mentioned above 13:41, Allah described the event that will take place in future, after the Quran is sent down.
We know global warming and how is it affecting the lives of all living organisms. The most effective aspect of global warming is the rising level of water and we know it is rising very fast:
The global average sea level has risen 8–9 inches (21–24 centimetres) since 1880. In 2021, the global sea level set a new record high—97 mm (3.8 inches) above 1993 levels. The rate of global sea level rise is accelerating: it has more than doubled from 0.06 inches (1.4 millimetres) per year throughout most of the twentieth century to 0.14 inches (3.6 millimetres) per year from 2006–2015. Read more about this fact: Climate Change: Global Sea Level | NOAA Climate.gov
No one could have ever imagined that this climate change will happen on earth, especially 1400 years ago in the desert of Arabia.
Relation of Sleep and Death
˹It is˺ Allah ˹Who˺ calls back the souls ˹of people˺ upon their death as well as ˹the souls˺ of the living during their sleep. Then He keeps those for whom He has ordained death, and releases the others until ˹their˺ appointed time. Surely these are signs for people who reflect. Quran 39:42
Scientists now agree on the fact that sleep is a short form of death and the reason behind death in sleep is also because of this relation. During sleep we are in a similar condition as a dead person, our heartbeat and blood pressure drops, and we lose control of our body parts which can be felt during the condition of sleep paralysis (a common feeling of being awake but not being able to move or speak while waking up or falling asleep. It may last only for few minutes).
This has been proved in recent years; however, Quran mentioned the reason for death during sleep and why sleep and death condition is so similar. In the mentioned above verse of the Quran, Allah mentioned that He calls back the soul (that controls our body) upon our deaths and while living during our sleep – explaining why sleep and death is so similar experience. Moreover, He mentioned that He keeps the soul of those He had decreed death for and releases the other – explaining the reason for death in sleep.
Bedsore and the people of the Cave
And you would have thought they were awake, though they were asleep. We turned them over, to the right and left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. Had you looked at them, you would have certainly fled away from them, filled with horror. Quran 18:18
In the mentioned above verse, Allah mentioned that He made them (people of the cave/sleepers of the cave) sleep for years and made them turn right and left. Now, why would Allah mention this? What was the reason for trying them right and left while sleeping?
Now we know that if a person is lying straight, or in the same position for over a week, his body starts to decay through bedsores (Bedsores — also called pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers — are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin.)
If those believers had not changed their sleeping positions, their skin would have decayed/died by sleeping in the same position. This condition had not been mentioned in Quran, but we know if they would have slept in the same position, they would have died within weeks.
Production of Milk in Cows
And there is certainly a lesson for you in cattle: We give you to drink of what is in their bellies, from between digested food and blood: pure milk, pleasant to drink. Quran 16:66
It was believed by people for many years that milk is produced from the white fat near the nipples. However today this turned out to be false. Milk is produced in mammary glands which in turn get the nutrients directly from the bloodstream. The bloodstream gets its nutrients from the digestive system.
In the mentioned Quranic verse, Allah said that He provided milk that comes from between digested food and blood. When food is digested, its nutrients and minerals are added to blood through the intestines, that blood transfers those nutrients to the cow’s udder which contains mammary glands that help those nutrients to mix with water and the white colour comes from the mammary glands of the udder. Milk is mostly water, plus those good nutrients. And in the mentioned verse Allah said that the milk comes from between the digested food and blood, which means that it is not even digested food and is not the blood, but it is the by-product of blood and digested food (which is nutrients). This explanation is the same as modern scientists and doctors present. How do cows make milk? | Ask Dr Universe | Washington State University (wsu.edu)
Ears make Unconscious
Then We hit them on their ears in the cave for several years. Quran 18:11
"Darabna ala Athanihim فَضَرَبْنَا عَلَىٰ آذَانِهِمْ" means we hit them on their ears “فَضَرَبْنَا” is the word used for the action of hitting something or someone with something. If you see these people (people of the cave/sleepers), you will think they are awake however they are unable to wake up. If you are asleep anything can wake you up, a loud noise, heat, a bite of any insect etc. However, if you are knocked out then nothing can wake you up.
So, they were actually knocked out and laid asleep for 309 years, and Quran mentioned this fact clearly 1400 years ago that a blow on both ears can knock a person out, and a severe blow can lead a person to a coma, and Quran specifically used word “ears” not “ear” is the singular form.
A precise and strong blow simultaneously on both ears will lead to rupture of the eardrums, as well as bleeding in the nasal cavity, ear, and throat and loss of consciousness. How to knock out a person with one blow? We'll find out! (deborahnormansopranos.com)
Providing balance, when moving or stationary, is also a central function of the ear. The ear facilitates two types of balance: static balance, which allows a person to feel the effects of gravity, and dynamic balance, which allows a person to sense acceleration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear#Balance
Everything is created in Pairs
Glory be to Him Who created all the pairs. Quran 78:08
Exalted is He who created all pairs - from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know. Quran 36:36
Electrons and Protons of Atoms are also made in pairs. “Every particle has its antiparticle of opposite charge - and the uncertainty relation tells us that pair creation and pair annihilation happen in the vacuum at all times, in all places”: British scientist Paul Dirac, who proposed that matter is created in pairs, was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933.
Allah mentioned this fact in Quran 1400 years ago.
Cool Fire
We said, "O fire, be coolness and safety upon Abraham." Quran 21:69
A nonthermal plasma, cold plasma or non-equilibrium plasma is a plasma which is not in thermodynamic equilibrium because the electron temperature is much hotter than the temperature of heavy species (ions and neutrals). As only electrons are thermalized, their Maxwell-Boltzmann velocity distribution is very different from the ion velocity distribution. [ When one of the velocities of a species does not follow a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution, the plasma is said to be non-Maxwellian.
A kind of common nonthermal plasma is the mercury-vapour gas within a fluorescent lamp, where the "electron gas" reaches a temperature of 20,000 K (19,700 °C; 35,500 °F) while the rest of the gas, ions and neutral atoms, stays barely above room temperature, so the bulb can even be touched with hands while operating. Nonthermal plasma - Wikipedia
The equal amount goes up, the equal amount goes down
It is He who sends down water in due measure from the sky. Quran 78:08
[This measured quantity in rain has again been discovered by modern research. It is estimated that in one second, approximately 16 million tons of water evaporates from the Earth. This figure amounts to 513 trillion tons of water in one year. This number is equal to the amount of rain that falls on the Earth in a year. This means that water continuously circulates in a balanced cycle, in a "measure". Life on Earth depends on this water cycle. Even if people used all the available technology in the world, they would not be able to reproduce this cycle artificially.
Even a minor deviation in this equilibrium would very soon give rise to a major ecological imbalance that would bring about the end of life on Earth. Yet, this never happens, and rain keeps falling every year in the same quantity just as revealed in the Qur'an.]
The 2 Seas & a Barriers
He has let loose the two seas, converging together, with a barrier between them they do not break through. Quran55:19
The difference in density, temperature, salinity and CO2 concentrations in seas cause water to separate into layers. This phenomenon is called water stratification. Water stratification is when water masses with different properties - salinity (halocline), oxygenation (chemocline), density (pycnocline), and temperature (thermocline) - form layers that act as barriers to water mixing which could lead to anoxia or euxinia. These layers are normally arranged according to density, with the least dense water masses sitting above the denser layers. Stratification (water) - Wikipedia
The difference in salinity is one of the factors that separate water into layers. This was known recently, however, this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered. The Quran correctly described seawater separation caused by the difference in salinity. A halocline separates water layers with different salinities. The Quran described two seas with different salinities and said there is a barrier between them. Today we know this barrier is called a halocline.
In the Arctic, oceanographers discovered a layer 150m thick that acts as a barrier between the freshwater above it and the salty water below it. This barrier is called a halocline. In oceanography, a halocline is a subtype of chemocline, caused by a strong vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. Because salinity (in concert with temperature) affects the density of seawater, it can play a role in its vertical stratification. Halocline - Wikipedia
Layers of Darkness of the Seas
Or (the unbelievers' state) is like the darkness of a fathomless sea which is covered by waves above which are clouds, layers of darkness, one upon the other. If he puts out his hand, he can scarcely see it. Quran 24:40
The darkness in deep seas and oceans is found around a depth of 200 meters and below. At this depth, there is almost no light. Below a depth of 1000 meters, there is no light at all. Scientists have only recently been able to discover these detailed pieces of information about seas. However, the statement "darkness in a deep sea" was used in Sura Nur 1,400 years ago.
Iron and Stone Fossils
‘What!’ they say, ‘When we are turned to bones and dust, shall we be restored to life?’ Say, ‘[yes] even if you turned to stones or iron, Quran 17:50
Today we know that pyritized fossils are creatures that fossilized into rock and iron. Iron Fossils were found recently by scientists, stalks of iron-rich minerals, each a fraction the size of an eyelash, may be evidence of the earliest life forms to inhabit the newborn planet Earth. The tiny hematite tubes are as much as 4.28 billion years old, according to the scientists announcing the find, and they are stunningly similar to structures produced by microbes living around undersea hydrothermal vents. This May Be the Oldest Known Sign of Life on Earth (nationalgeographic.com) and we have hundreds of examples out there of fossils that are remained in rocks for thousands of years and have now been discovered. Quran mentioned this phenomenon 1400 years ago when there was no knowledge of fossils and such natural reservations of creations.
The Forelock
No indeed! If he does not stop, We will grab him by the forelock, a lying, sinful forelock. Quran 96:15-16
The expression "the lying, sinful forelock" in the above verse is most interesting. Research carried out in recent years revealed that the prefrontal area, which is responsible for the management of particular functions of the brain, lies in the frontal part of the skull. Scientists only discovered the functions of this area, which the Qur'an pointed out 1,400 years ago, in the last 60 years. If we look inside the skull at the front of the head, we will find the frontal area of the cerebrum. A book entitled Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology, (PDF) Essentials of Anatomy And Physiology | chan Tracy - Academia.edu which includes the results of the latest research on the functions of this area, says: The motivation and the foresight to plan and initiate movements occur in the anterior portion of the frontal lobes, the prefrontal area. This is a region of the association cortex. As it is involved in motivation, the prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional centre for aggression. The frontal lobe plays a role in regulating emotions in interpersonal relationships and social situations. These include positive (happiness, gratitude, satisfaction) as well as negative (anger, jealousy, pain, sadness) emotions. What Emotions Does the Frontal Lobe Control? (medicinenet.com)
The Semen
Was he not once a drop of ejected semen? Quran 75:36-37
He made his progeny from an extract of discarded fluid. Quran 32:07-08
As we have seen, the Qur'an informs us that man is made not from the entire semen, but only a small part of it. That the particular emphasis in this statement announces a fact only discovered by modern science is evidence that the statement is divine in origin.
Only one sperm needs to survive to fertilize an egg, a single sperm cell measuring only 0.5 mm needs to swim over 152 mm from the base of the cervix to the egg for fertilization. Not every sperm is up to the task. Even though only one sperm is needed for fertilization, most sperm cells will not survive the journey from the testicle to the uterus. Of the 200 million sperm deposited near the cervix in an average ejaculation, only 100,000 make it to the womb. How much semen does it take to get pregnant? | Legacy (givelegacy.com)
Genetic Accuracy
He has created both sexes, male and female from a drop of semen which has been ejected. Quran 53:45-46
In the Qur'an, it is said that masculinity or femininity is created out of "a drop of semen which has been ejected". However, until fairly recently, it was believed that a baby's sex was determined by the mother's cells. Science only discovered this information given in the Qur'an in the 20th century. This and many other similar details about the creation of man were stated in the Qur'an centuries ago.
The developing disciplines of genetics and molecular biology have scientifically validated the accuracy of this information given by the Qur'an. It is now understood that sex is determined by the sperm cells of the male and that the female has no role in this process.
The Embryo
then We developed the drop into a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then developed the clot into a lump ˹of flesh˺, then developed the lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, then We brought it into being as a new creation. So Blessed is Allah, the Best of Creators. Quran: 23:14
O humanity! If you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then ˹know that˺ We did create you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then ˹developed you into˺ a clinging clot ˹of blood˺, then a lump of flesh—fully formed or unformed—to demonstrate ˹Our power˺ to you. ˹Then˺ We settle whatever ˹embryo˺ We will in the womb for an appointed term, then bring you forth as infants, so that you may reach your prime. Some of you ˹may˺ die ˹young˺, while others are left to reach the feeblest stage of life so that they may know nothing after having known much. And you see the earth lifeless, but as soon as We send down rain upon it, it begins to stir ˹to life˺ and swell, producing every type of pleasant plant. Quran 22:05
Recite: In the name of your Lord Who created man from alaq. Quran 96:2
Embryology is the branch of science that studies the development of the embryo in the mother's womb. Until very recently, embryologists assumed that the bones and muscles in an embryo developed at the same time. For this reason, for a long time, some people claimed that these verses conflicted with science. Yet, advanced microscopic research conducted by new technological developments has revealed that the revelation of the Qur'an is word-for-word correct. These observations at the microscopic level showed that the development inside the mother's womb takes place in just the way it is described in the verses. First, the cartilage tissue of the embryo ossifies. Then muscular cells that are selected from amongst the tissue around the bones come together and wrap around the bones.
The embryo attaches itself to the mother to feed, just like a leech attaches itself to a host to feed. The embryo looks like a leech, but these pictures are magnified by a microscope. This was known recently, however, this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered.
"Alaqa عَلَقَةً" means leech. It turned out that the embryo looks like a leach. Then later it develops into a "Mudgha مُضْغَةً" meaning something chewed. It turned out that at week 6 the vertebra of the embryo looks like something chewed. Today we know that the vertebra of the embryo looks like something chewed.
During the seventh week, the skeleton begins to spread throughout the body and the bones take their familiar shapes. At the end of the seventh week and during the eighth week the muscles take their positions around the bone forms.]
When the sperm of the male unites with the ovum of the female, the essence of the baby to be born is formed. This single cell, known as a "zygote" in biology, will instantly start to reproduce by dividing, and eventually become a "piece of flesh" called an embryo. This of course can only be seen by human beings with the aid of a microscope. The embryo, however, does not spend its developmental period in a void. It clings to the uterus just like roots that are firmly fixed to the earth by their tendrils. Through this bond, the embryo can obtain the substances essential to its development from the mother's body. Here, at this point, a very significant miracle of the Qur'an is revealed. While referring to the embryo developing in the mother's womb, God uses the word "alaq" in the Qur'an. The word is used to describe leeches that cling to a body to suck blood. This formation has been discovered by modern embryology.
Development of Senses
˹For˺ indeed, We ˹alone˺ created humans from a drop of mixed fluids, ˹in order˺ to test them, so We made them hear and see. Quran 76:02
He is the One Who created for you hearing, sight, and intellect. ˹Yet˺ you hardly give any thanks. Quran 23:78
Hearing is one of the first senses to develop in a fetus. A baby can hear its mother's voice long before it is born. Vision comes at a later stage. This was only known recently, however, this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered.
The Quran always refers to the "hearing" before the "seeing" which turned out to be their actual order of creation.
Fingerprint
Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Nay, We can put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers. Quran 75:03-04
The emphasis on fingerprints has a very special meaning. This is because everyone's fingerprint is unique to himself. Every person who is alive or who has ever lived in this world has a set of unique fingerprints.
That is why fingerprints are accepted as a very important proof of identity, exclusive to their owner, and are used for this purpose around the world.
But what is important is that this feature of fingerprints was only discovered in the late 19th century. Before then, people regarded fingerprints as ordinary curves without any specific importance or meaning. However, in the Qur'an, God points to the fingertips, which did not attract anyone's attention at that time, and calls our attention to their importance-an importance was only finally understood in our day.
Language of Ants & Worker Ants are all Female
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.” Quran 27:18
For the word "said": Kala (قال) is for males. Kalat (قَالَتْ) is for females, Allah used the word Kalat in this verse, which means the ant warning the other worker ants was a female and was a worker ant. Also, if this ant had wings it would have flown off however it didn't have this option; instead, its only option was to hide underground. Since it didn't have wings then this was a female ant. Here the Quran correctly addressed this ant in the female mode.
Allah mentioned this detail 1400 years ago in Quran which is recently been discovered by zoologists.
Also, in the verse, Allah mentioned that the Ant talked to her fellow workers, which means that they had a language of communication, which has also unknown to mankind until recent years.
Preservation of Quran
It is certainly We Who have revealed the Reminder, and it is certainly We Who will preserve it. Quran 15:09
Unlike all other religious scriptures, the Quran is the word to word the same to this date as it was revealed to Prophet Muhammad SAW more than 1400 years ago. This was also promised by Allah in the mentioned above verse, and this promise we all know is still unbroken to date. If this was a word of normal beings, it would have been flawed, fabricated and conflicted many times, as we see what happened to the Bible which was also the word of Allah. But Allah took the oath about this Quran, that He will preserve it, and we see it is still preserved in the original form it was revealed to Muhammad SAW. Not even a word or an alphabet was changed or removed after it was completely revealed to our Prophet Muhammad SAW. Such preservation is not possible for even a decade, but Quran is preserved for over 1400 years cover to cover. This preservation was also miraculously done by Allah, which was never practised by mankind in past. Muslims all around the world, from the day it was completed, memorized it by heart, and it was passed on from generation to generation without a single change. This was never done in past, but Allah made it miraculous in all ways. It will be preserved till the day Allah promised that He will take the Quran from us, and amazing how it was preserved and transferred to generations, it will be removed from our hearts and we know it will happen as the one who promised this statement is the preserver Himself. May Allah make us one of those who are contributors to preserving, understanding and spreading the Quran. Ameen!
Muhammad SAW is not a Father of any Men
Muhammad SAW is not the father of any of your men but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things. Quran 33:40
This verse of the Holy Quran has 2 miracles in it, one is the attribute Allah used for His Prophet Muhammad SAW “seal of Prophets”, and the other miracle in this verse is that Allah clarified to the believers, that “Muhammad SAW is not the father of any of your men” this means that He SAW is/was not the Father of any believer of that time – not Father of any men but women as He had 4 daughters and no Son. This is an amazing prediction of the future by Allah SWT, as this verse was revealed to Him in the 5th year after Hijrah, and Prophet Muhammad SAW died in the 11th year of Hijrah, it makes a 6-year difference between this revelation and remaining life span of Muhammad SAW. Allah said Muhammad SAW is not the father of any of you men, which clears that any men even born before this revelation can not be related to Muhammad SAW as His son, and after this revelation, amazingly He did not have any son, even He lived 6 years after this revelation.
This shows that this verse was revealed by an Entity who knows the future. If it was revealed by Muhammad SAW himself, or by another entity other than Allah SWT (the possessor of all knowledge, the future, the past the present), there might be a chance of Muhammad SAW having a baby boy. But Allah knew the future, so he mentioned this fact in Quran.
Worker Bees are Female
And your Lord inspired the bees: “Make ˹your˺ homes in the mountains, the trees, and in what people construct, and feed from ˹the flower of˺ any fruit ˹you please˺ and follow the ways your Lord has made easy for you.” From their bellies comes forth liquid of varying colours, in which there is healing for people. Surely this is a sign for those who reflect. Quran 16:68-69
Bees build their hives from their wax however scientists just discovered bees that build hives in wood and even in solid rock, and we can see that this fact was mentioned at the beginning of verse 68 mentioned above.
The second miracle mentioned in these verses is that Allah mentioned bees in these verses as females.
· For the word "eat": "Kuli" is for females; "Kul" is for males. The Quran used "Kuli" (females).
· For the word "follow a path": "Usluki" is for females; "Usluk" is for males. The Quran used "Usluki" (females).
· For the word "its bellies": "butuniha" is for females; "butunihim" is for males. The Quran used "butuniha" (females).
Butuniha بُطُونِهَا in Arabic means multiple stomachs of a single female. Today we know that a honey bee has an extra stomach dedicated to honey. For the word "its bellies": "Butuniha بُطُونِهَا" is for a single female, "butunihin" is for multiple females. The Quran used "butuniha بُطُونِهَا" single female.
Language of Animals and Insects Language
And David was succeeded by Solomon, who said, “O people! We have been taught the language of birds and been given everything ˹we need˺. This is indeed a great privilege.” Quran 27:16
And when they came across a valley of ants, an ant warned, “O ants! Go quickly into your homes so Solomon and his armies do not crush you, unknowingly.” Quran 27:18
The seven heavens, the earth, and all those in them glorify Him. There is not a single thing that does not glorify His praises—but you ˹simply˺ cannot comprehend their glorification. He is indeed Most Forbearing, All-Forgiving. Quran 17:44
Humans have decoded the language of some birds How to decode the secret language of birds | Popular Science (popsci.com) This was known recently however this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered. The Quran also says that all animals glorify Allah but we cannot comprehend their languages. This shows that Quran is a word of Allah who knew such facts that we are discovering now.
How Rainy Clouds are formed
Do you not see that Allah gently drives the clouds, then joins them together, piling them up into masses, from which you see raindrops come forth? And He sends down from the sky mountains ˹of clouds˺ loaded with hail, pouring it on whomever He wills and averting it from whomever He wills. The flash of the clouds’ lightning nearly takes away the eyesight. Quran 24:43
This formation was unknown to people of old ages but Quran mentioned the whole procedure of cloud formation 1400 years ago when scientific knowledge was scarce. Allah mentioned the first stage “gently drives the clouds” in the form of vapours and wind full of those vapours. “Then joins them together” in the form of one unit of cloud, “piling them up into masses” different size of clouds then piles up on top of each other condensing the clouds in the form of dark and thick/heavy clouds. “From which you see raindrops come forth” form those clouds water stars to drip down in the form of rain (because clouds are light in weight, but when they join together, they become heavy and they cannot hold the weight of the water inside them). No one knew this procedure of rain and cloud formation, but Allah mentioned it in detail.
Clouds are made of water droplets. Within a cloud, water droplets condense onto one another, causing the droplets to grow. When these water droplets get too heavy to stay suspended in the cloud, they fall to Earth as rain. What Makes It Rain? | NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather and the same procedure was mentioned in Quran 1400 years ago.
Heavy Clouds
It is He who shows you the lightning, [causing] fear and aspiration, and generates the heavy clouds. Quran 13:12
“ثِّقَالَ" means heavy. Here the clouds have weight. Today we know that clouds are not weightless as previously thought but rather are very heavy, especially the clouds that have rain. This fact is also been confirmed by scientists in the modern age.
One estimate of cumulus cloud density is given at https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-how-much-a-cloud-weighs, as a density of about 0.5 grams per cubic meter. A 1 km3 cloud contains 1 billion cubic meters. Doing the math: 1,000,000,000 x 0.5 = 500,000,000 grams of water droplets in our cloud. That is about 500,000 kilograms or 1.1 million pounds (about 551 tons). The Atmosphere and the Water Cycle | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)
Every living thing is created from water
And Allah has created from water every living creature. Some of them crawl on their bellies, some walk on two legs, and some walk on four. Allah creates whatever He wills. Surely Allah is Most Capable of everything. Quran 24:45
Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart? And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? Quran 21:30
Robert Hooke – The first person to see cells, he was looking at cork and noted that he saw “a great many boxes. (1665). Anton van Leeuwenhoek – Observed living cells in pond water, which he called “animalcules” (1673). Theodore Schwann – a zoologist who observed that the tissues of animals had cells (1839). Mattias Schleiden – the botanist, observed that the tissues of plants contained cells (1845). Rudolf Virchow – also reported that every living thing is made of up vital units, known as cells. He also predicted that cells come from other cells. (1850). Even Animals are made up of cells. Notes over the Cell (biologycorner.com)
This fact was mentioned in Quran 1400 years ago, and Allah used specifically word “living things”, whereas we know there are so many creations made by Allah that are not made from water, such as mountains, angels, jinn etc.
Higher Altitude, Breathing Problem
Whomever Allah wills to guide, He opens their heart to Islam. But whomever He wills to leave astray, He makes their chest tight and constricted as if they were climbing up into the sky. This is how Allah dooms those who disbelieve. Quran 6:125
At high altitudes, the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere decreases. When the oxygen level drops the blood vessels in the lungs constrict. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV), also known as the Euler-Liljestrand mechanism, is a physiological phenomenon in which small pulmonary arteries constrict in the presence of alveolar hypoxia (low oxygen levels). The blood vessels in the lungs constrict when the oxygen level drops. This was only known recently however this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered. "He makes their chests tight and constricted as if they are ascending to the sky" today we know that while ascending to higher altitudes (mountains) where oxygen is at a very low level, people face breathing problems, and it is known to everyone.
Humans cannot breathe at high altitudes. Above the death zone, you have to bring your oxygen. This was only known recently, however, this was portrayed in the Quran 1400 years before it was discovered. The Quran says that as we ascend to the sky it becomes more difficult for us to breathe.
White Hair with Shock
If you ˹pagans˺ persist in disbelief, then how will you guard yourselves against ˹the horrors of˺ a Day which will turn children’s hair grey? Quran 73:17
Till the modern era, people thought that hair turn white/grey because of the age factor only, but now scientists have discovered that there are many other reasons for hair to turn white, and one of those reasons is a sudden shock.
According to Dr John O'Connor, head of the School of Physical Science and Mathematics at the University of Newcastle in Australia, "once your hair has grown out of its follicle, any emotional or physical trauma will not affect it. This hair is dead, like your nails. Yet severe adverse events could cause new hair that grows out a few weeks later to be white."1400 years ago, people thought that white hair comes from old age only. Today we know that this is false. Other factors cause a change of colour at any age. Can your hair turn white as a result of shock? • The Register
Quran mentioned this reason 1400 years ago which was unknown to mankind, as the Day of Resurrection will be a huge shock and horror for everyone, which will turn children’s hair grey.
Fasting is better for us:
˹Fast a˺ prescribed number of days. But whoever of you is ill or on a journey, then ˹let them fast˺ an equal number of days ˹after Ramadan˺. For those who can only fast with extreme difficulty, compensation can be made by feeding a needy person ˹for every day, not fasted˺. But whoever volunteers to give more, is better for them. And to fast is better for you, if only you knew. Quran 2:184
Fasting is beneficial for the human body in many ways. In the modern era, healthcare experts are recommending people do regular fasting and other types of fasting such as interim fasting, to maintain the body's health and physique. In 2016 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Japan's Dr Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of the underlying mechanisms of a physiological process called autophagy. Autophagy is a natural process by which the body degrades and recycles damaged cells, proteins and toxins. Autophagy comes from two Greek words, auto meaning "self" and phagy meaning "to eat." This is the body's way of cleaning the house. It happens during starvation, calorie restriction, and fasting.
Below are some of the many benefits that fasting helps a person get:
· Decreased diabetes risk
· Decreased cardiovascular risk
· Improved longevity
· Protection against cancer
· Reduced risk of neurological concerns
· Decreased inflammation
· Balanced lipid levels
· Reduced blood pressure
· Reduced oxidative stress
· Balanced weight
What Ayurveda says About Intermittent Fasting, Autophagy | John Douillard's LifeSpa
Mother’s Milk is limited to 2 years:
mothers will breastfeed their offspring for two whole years, for those who wish to complete the nursing ˹of their child˺. Quran 2:233
His mother bore him by bearing strain upon strain, and his weaning was in two years. Quran 31:14
Doctors now recommended mothers to limit breastfeeding up to 2 years. Breastfeeding (who. int) Breast milk is the natural first food for babies, it provides all the energy and nutrients that the infant needs for the first months of life, and it continues to provide up to half or more of a child's nutritional needs during the second half of the first year, and up to one-third during the second year of life.
In the Quranic verse mentioned above, Allah limited breastfeeding to up to 2 years and said “for those who wish to complete the nursing”, which means that if a woman wants to complete nursing the maximum time, she should breastfeed her child in 2 years, however, this time can be limited if a woman wants, but not more than 2 years.
The resemblance of Locusts with Human Beings
With eyes downcast, they will come forth from the graves as if they were swarming locusts, rushing towards the caller. The disbelievers will cry, “This is a difficult Day!” Quran 54:07-08
In this verse, Allah compared locusts with the people, when they will be resurrected. If we go into the depth of this statement and study the lifecycle/behaviour of locusts, we will find this comparison is incredibly correct. Below are the details that explain further why locusts are mentioned in the Qur’an in comparison to the people on the day of resurrection:
1. A female locust lays eggs in the ground in the form of pods, 1-3 pods for each female locust, and each pod contain 60-80 eggs. When these eggs hatch, nonflying nymphs emerge from the ground at the same time, this action is similar to the Day of Resurrection when several people will emerge from one single grave.
2. Another behaviour of locusts is similar to the people on the Day of Resurrection, a swarm of locusts travels in a similar way that Allah mentioned people will walk towards their caller on the day of Resurrection.
Subhan Allah!
How precisely and incredibly Allah compared these two things in the glorious Qur’an, without any doubt Allah has mentioned many signs in Qur’an for those who believe.
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Meiosis
He created you ˹all˺ from a single soul, and then from it, He made its mate. And He produced for you four pairs of cattle. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers in 8 stages, one development after another, in three layers of darkness. That is Allah—your Lord! All authority belongs to Him. There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. How can you then be turned away? Quran 39:6
Meiosis (is a special type of cell division of germ cells in sexually reproducing organisms used to produce the gametes, such as sperm or egg cells. It involves two rounds of division that ultimately result in four cells with only one copy of each paternal and maternal chromosome (haploid). Additionally, before the division, genetic material from the paternal and maternal copies of each chromosome is crossed over, creating new combinations of code on each chromosome. Later on, during fertilization, the haploid cells produced by meiosis from a male and female will fuse to create a cell with two copies of each chromosome again, the zygote.
Amazingly Allah mentioned human beings and then castles in this verse directing the sexually reproducing organism, especially for this process which includes 8 steps of cell division. Then Allah mentioned the three layers of darkness and science has proven that a fetus is grown in the mother’s abdomen by passing through three veils of darkness, the first darkness: is the darkness of the anterior abdominal wall, the second darkness: is the darkness of the uterine wall, the third darkness: is the darkness of the placenta and its membranes.
Seal of Prophets
Muhammad SAW is not the father of any of your men but is the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets. And Allah has ˹perfect˺ knowledge of all things. Quran 33:40
A Messenger is a Prophet who receives a book of revelation from Allah which confirms the previous book of revelations and prophets but has some amendments in it. Musa, Isa, David and Muhammad ASWS are Messengers and Prophets of Allah and all of them received books of revelation from Allah Torah, Gospel, Zober, and Qur’an, whereas Ismail Yousef, Yuns, Abraham and all others are Prophets of Allah and a Prophet is the one who carries on the teachings of the previous Messenger without adding changes and spreads the word of Allah according to those teachings.
All Messengers are Prophets of Allah SWT, but all Prophets are not Allah’s Messengers.
In this ayah, Allah used the seal word before prophets, not messengers. Muhammad's SAW is the seal of prophets, which makes it impossible for any prophet to come and if the chain of prophets is sealed then automatically it’s a seal for messengers as well. If it would have mentioned here ‘seal of Messengers’ there might have been a space for a Prophet to come, but Muhammad SAW is the seal of Prophets.
Skin and Pain Receptors
Surely those who reject Our signs, We will cast them into the Fire. Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. Quran 04:56
In this verse of the Holy Quran Allah mentioned specifically the replacement of skin while the disbelievers will be punished in the hell fire. It shows that the Author of the Quran knew what part of the human body tells the brain about pain, and it is Skin that has pain receptors.
Pain receptors, also called nociceptors, are a group of sensory neurons with specialized nerve endings widely distributed in the skin, deep tissues (including the muscles and joints), and most of the visceral organs. They respond to tissue injury or potentially damaging stimuli by sending nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain to begin the process of pain sensation. Nociceptors are equipped with specific molecular sensors, which detect extreme heat or cold and certain harmful chemicals. Mechanical nociceptors can also respond to tissue-damaging stimuli, such as pinching the skin or over-stretching the muscles. Pain Receptor - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Light of the Sun and the Moon
He is the One Who made the sun a radiant source and the moon a reflected light, with precisely ordained phases, so that you may know the number of years and calculation ˹of time˺. Allah did not create all this except for a purpose. He makes the signs clear for people of knowledge. Quran 10:05
The Christian Bible says that the moon shines like the sun (Genesis 1:16-18). Today we know that this is false; the moon doesn't shine. Visible light from the moon is reflected sunlight.
The light from the Moon is the reflected light from the Sun! Every second, the Sun is converting 600 million tons of hydrogen into helium. This reaction lets out a tremendous amount of energy. Most of this energy heads off into space, but some of it falls on the planets and the moons in the Solar System. This is why we can see them at all. Without the Sun, only Jupiter and Saturn would be readily detectable in the infrared spectrum, as they give off more heat than they absorb from the Sun.
When there’s a new moon, however, there’s no light from the Sun falling on the Moon, and yet we can still see the surface of the Moon. Where’s the light coming from? The Earth. Astronomers call this reflected light “Earthshine”, and it helps them calculate how much sunlight is falling on the Earth. So now you know that the light of the Moon comes from the Sun unless it’s coming from the Earth.
Light From the Moon - Universe Today
Human Body, a perfect Creation
Indeed, We created humans in the best form. Quran 95:04
Check out my article by the name of “Amazing Creation of the Human Body”
The Human Body is an incredibly intricate and complex system created by Allah SWT, below are a few of the amazing facts about this creation:
· Did you know that there are more than 300 million capillaries in your lungs? If you stretch them from end to end, they will reach a distance that is equal to the width of the US.
· The only part of your body that has no blood supply is the cornea of your eye. It receives oxygen directly from the air.
· A single human brain generates more electrical impulses in a day than all the telephones in the world combined. While awake, your brain produces enough electricity to power a lightbulb.
· A feeling of thirst occurs when water loss is equal to 1% of your body weight. A loss of more than 5% can cause fainting, and more than 10% causes death from dehydration. That’s why you should drink at least 2 litres of water a day.
· During a person’s lifetime, the small intestine is about 2.5 meters. After they die, the muscles in the walls of their intestine relax, and their length increases to 6 meters.
· The human eye can distinguish 10 million different colours.
· The retinas inside the eye cover about 650 square mm and contain 137 million light-sensitive cells: 130 million are for black-and-white vision and 7 million are for helping you see in colour.
· Every second, your body produces 25 million new cells. That means in 15 seconds, you will have produced more cells than there are people in the United States.
· There are anywhere between 60,000-100,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If they were taken out and laid end-to-end, they would be long enough to travel around the world more than three times.
· Infants are born with approximately 300 bones, but as they grow some of these bones fuse. By the time they reach adulthood, they only have 206 bones.
· Despite accounting for 2% of our body mass, the brain uses 20% of our oxygen and blood supply.
· The human body is built for long-distance running. Our long legs, upright posture, and ability to shed heat via sweat are all factors that make us good runners. Early humans used to hunt their prey by chasing it for long periods until the animals died from exhaustion, a technique known as persistence hunting.
· About 60% of your body is made up of water.
· Our bones are stronger than steel. A block of bone the size of a matchbox can support up to 18,000 pounds of weight.
· As you breathe, most of the air is going in and out of one nostril. Every few hours, the workload shifts to the other nostril.
· Extraocular muscles in the eye are the body’s fastest muscles. They allow both of your eyes to flick in the same direction in a single 50-millisecond movement.
· Adult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square meters.
· Human lungs contain almost 1,500 miles of airways and over 300 million alveoli.
· An average person breathes in around 11,000 litres of air every day.
· Your sense of smell is around 10,000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste. Around 80 per cent of what we think is taste is the smell. Flavour, is a combination of taste and smell perception.
· The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.
· Your heart beats around 100,000 times a day, 365,00,000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.
· In one year, a human heart would pump enough blood to fill an Olympic size pool.
· A large amount of dust in your home is dead skin. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
· Humans have a stage of sleep that features rapid eye movement (REM). REM sleep makes up around 25 per cent of total sleep time and is often when you have your most vivid dreams.
· As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.
· The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
· An average-sized man eats about 33 tons of food in his/her lifetime which is about the weight of six elephants.
· Nephrons, the kidney’s filtering units, clean the blood in the human body in about 45 minutes and send about six cups of urine (2000 ml) to the bladder every day.
· The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools.
· There are about ten thousand taste buds on the human tongue and in general girls have more taste buds than boys!
· In camera terms, the human eye is about 576 megapixels.
· Our brain is programmed to erect the inverted image formed on our retina by the convex eye lens. A newborn baby sees the world upside down till its brain starts erecting it.
· 50 per cent of your hand strength comes from your little finger.
· You carry, on average, about four pounds of bacteria around in your body.
· Diaphragm, which is a thin membrane under the lungs, sometimes twitches, causing a sudden intake of air, which is interrupted by the throat closing. This is what we call hiccups.
· A running nose is a way our body flushes out germs from our nose when we catch a cold or flu.
· On average, the human body contains enough iron to make a nail 2.5 cm (1 inch) long.
Subhan Allah wal’hamdulillah!
If we spend our whole life praising and thanking Allah SWT only for the blessings that are inside us, we will not be able to thank Him completely.
Here is the link to the modern research: Human Body | The Institute for Creation Research (icr.org)
Expanding Universe
We built the universe with ˹great˺ might, and We are certainly expanding ˹it˺. Quran 51:47
The size of the universe has long been in question, but it was not until 1929 when Edwin Hubble, an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology, proposed that the universe was expanding. The expanding universe is a result of the Big Bang. The Big Bang created a huge explosion that sent matter and energy out into the universe. This expansion continues today and is thought to be caused by a mysterious force called dark energy.
There’s an old legend according to which Einstein discarded his static Universe after Hubble observed that our neighbouring galaxies are moving away from us. Hubble witnessed how the wavelengths of light emitted by these galaxies were stretched and elongated as they moved further from us, a phenomenon is known as red-shifting. There’s an old legend according to which Einstein discarded his static Universe after Hubble observed that our neighbouring galaxies are moving away from us. Hubble witnessed how the wavelengths of light emitted by these galaxies were stretched and elongated as they moved further from us, a phenomenon is known as red-shifting. Is Universe Expanding? (scienceabc.com)
CONCLUSION:
How could a simple man who was illiterate and had no knowledge of the future, He had no assistance from anyone to prophecies these, and many more events and facts that amazed the modern world? These events must have been prophesized by some Divine Entity who knows everything, and that entity is one and only Allah SWT.
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