Quran and Science - Hera Siddique

QURAN
AND
SCIENCE
-Hera Siddique
IX A
“THE DEEDS OF THOSE
WHO REFUSE TO BELIEVE
IN THEIR LORD ARE LIKE
ASHES BLOWN AWAY ON
STORMY DAY .”
— QURAN 14:18
01
OCEANIC
DIVISION
OCEANIC
DIVISION
The meeting of two oceans is termed as conflux. When two seas meet, their waters retain
individual properties like temperature, colour, and density. At a point of conflux, one can see
two different water bodies running side by side. Even though this discovery is recent, the holy
Quran informed the readers about this phenomenon in its 55:19-20 passage. The scientific
fact in Quran is stated as
“he released the two seas, meeting [side by side], between them is a barrier [so] neither of
them transgresses.”
02
EMBRYOLOGY
EMBRY0LOGY
● Embryology is a branch of biology concerned with the study of
fertilisation and embryo development. The central religious text,
at one point, talks about embryology and states a significant
scientific fact in Quran. It says, “We created man from an extract
of clay. Then we made him as a drop in a place of settlement,
firmly fixed. Then we made the drop into an Alaqah (blood clot),
then we made the Alaqah into a Mudghah…” (Quran 23:12-14).
● Here the word ‘Alaqah’ can be defined as a leech, blood clot, or
something suspended in the air. According to science, a foetus
gets nutrients and oxygen from the mother. In this sense, it is not
unlike a leech that sucks blood. Also, in the early stages, the
foetus stays stationary and the blood does not flow, which
renders it similar to a blood clot. Lastly, in the womb, the baby
hangs from the uterus wall by the placenta and lies suspended.
03
IRON WITH
METEORITIES
IRON WITH
METEORITIES
According to M.E. Walrath, iron is not an element that
was naturally present on Earth. Studies suggest that
a billion years ago, a meteorite struck Earth. This
meteorite had iron on it, and when it exploded after
coming in contact with our planet, Earth got iron.
This scientific fact in Quran is stated in passage
57:25 as
“we sent down iron with its great inherent strength and
its many benefits for humankind”.
04
SKY’S
PROTECTION
SKY’S
PROTECTION
In Surah Al-Anbya, Allah (SWT) says: “And We made the

sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are
turning away” (Quran 21:32). It is a scientific fact that
the sky, with all of its gasses, protects the earth and life
that is present on it from the harmful rays of the sun. If
there was no protective layer, life on earth would cease
to exist as the temperature on earth would be freezing at
-270.556°C, the same as the temperature in space.
05
INTERNAL
WAVES IN THE
OCEAN
INTERNAL WAVES IN THE OCEAN
Oceanographers while studying water bodies discovered that the
belief of waves only occurring on the surface of the ocean is wrong. In
reality, the waves are present internally underneath the surface of
the water and are created when the lower part of the oceanic body
faces an obstacle. This barrier creates a disturbance in the water
body and leads to oscillation.
The central religious text of Islam that details several secrets and facts
about the depth of oceans also talks about this phenomenon. One
of the nine scientific facts in the Quran talks about the internal
waves of the ocean and says that
“it is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are
clouds.”
06
THE FRONTAL
LOBE
THE FRONTAL LOBE
In the Quran, there is a story of a man named Abu Jahl, an
oppressive leader. To warn him, Allah said,
“No indeed! if he does not stop, we will seize him by the
forehead, his lying, sinful forehead.”
Now, according to the followers of Islam, there is a deeper
meaning behind this statement.
Modern research into anatomy suggests that the prefrontal
area of the human brain deals with planning, aggression,
and motivation. So, it is basically the part of our brain
which is responsible for lying. Muslims believe that the
mention of the forehead is specific and intentional and it
is another scientific fact stated in the Quran.
07
EXPANSION
AS UNIVERSE
EXPANSION OF
UNIVERSE
In Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Allah (SWT) says
“And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are
[its] expander” (Quran, 51:47).
According to the prominent physicist Stephen Hawking in his book
‘A Brief History of Time’, “The discovery that the universe is
expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions of the
20th century” [11], although centuries before the Quran had
already revealed to us that in regards to the universe, “We are its
expander”
“Do they not see the birds controlled in
the atmosphere of the sky? None holds
them up except Allah. Indeed in that are
signs for a people who believe”
- Surah An-Nahl (16:79)
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YOU

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