The Qur�an and Science

As Salamu Alaikum 

Insha Allah I will repost some of my favorite Ayat on science here

"Yes we are able to put together in perfect order the tips of his fingers."

Surah Al-Qiyamah 75:4

Isn't this a recent discovery that we all have different and unique fingerprints.

In the Holy Surah Al-Anbiya' 21: 30 Allah states:

"Do the disbelievers not see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, then I split them apart".

According to scientist this Ayah refers to the "Big Bang" theory.

Surah Luqman 31:29 Allah says "Have you not seen how Allah merges the night into the day and merges the day into the night."

The use of the word "merges" emphasizes a slow gradual change, and
this is not possible if the earth is flat.

Man thought that the Earth was flat, until Sir Frances Drake in 1607 finally proved it to be spherical.

In answer to Unity 1, 

After the 26 December 2004 tsunami, I saw a scientist explaining on television that, in fact, earthquakes are absolutely necessary.  They release the energy produced by plate tectonics, other wise the earth's very thin crust would crumble to pieces and be overwhelmed by the magma it sits on.  And he did say the mountains of the earth act as a stabilizer for this thin crust we live on.  The energy must be released, therefore, there must be earthquakes, but the mountains stabilize the earth's crust

I don't remember the exact scientific terminology or the entire explaination, I just remember being struck with awe at the fact that Allah planned everything for every eventuality! 

As far as disputing scientific facts, that is not an unusal human reaction.  Scientists are in dispute about many things!

As far as understanding the Qur'an 1400 years ago (or for that matter, 1400 years from now), I don't believe we will ever entirely and completely understand Allah's beautiful book.  It is full of so many layers upon layers of meaning.  As long as something does not contradict what is written in the Qur'an (can you state a scientific fact that the Qur'an disagrees with?), then what is the problem?

Perhaps it is more a matter of faith than of science?  I am not a scholar of either, this is all just my humble opinion, based on what I have read, heard, seen.  I will always take the word of Allah over the word of any mere mortal!

Peace, ummziba.

Unity 1,

I don't for a minute pretend to know what exactly Dr. Zakir Naik means in his statement.  Myself, I would think that the second part, the part you have a problem with, might mean that blind faith is not a good thing.  

In other words, we shouldn't believe or follow our religion just by blind faith, we should use our reason and knowledge and thinking brain to challenge and thereby afirm our beliefs.  Science is one of the ways to do that.  Does Allah not challenge us to think and use our reason many times in the Qur'an?

As for the early followers of the prophet (pbuh), I think that his perfect example is what convinced them about Islam, more so than any proofs from the Qur'an.  Even without looking at anything "scientific", there is still lots in the Qur'an to convince people that Islam is the way to worship Allah.  This is all, of course, only my opinion!

Peace, ummziba.

Found this today on the net.  Thought it quite appropriate to this topic!

"And verily, the exterior of the Qur'an is elegant and its esoteric (meaning) is deep.  Its wonders cannot be enumerated, and its marvels will not cease; and the darkness cannot be removed except by it."  (Imam 'Ali ibn Abi-Talib)

Layers and layers of meaning, the full of which is known only to Allah and the Prophet!  What a gift of endless discovery for us all!

Peace, ummziba.