The
Scientific Evidence That God Exists and the Holy Qur'an Is His Message to
Humanity
By Hassan Ali El-Najjar
*
October 29, 2007
At the beginning of the
21st Century, a lot of people in the world no
longer believe in God. Even some of those who profess such belief are not
sure. Others have a distorted belief, which makes them behaving in misguided
and dangerous ways. In brief, there is a lot of ignorance on this planet, at
this time, about the Creator of life and about His message to humanity,
which has been told in the religious Holy
Books.
But before addressing the problem of
misguided believers, it is more essential to address the question of
atheism, or the belief that God does not exist in the first place. This
belief has developed as a result of lack of
scientific evidence in teaching about God.
Many world religions involve illogical myths and weird rituals that
belittle the human mind, leading to the disbelief that these
myths and rituals are
from a Supreme Being, who is supposed to be more intelligent than humans
worshipping Him.
A more important reason
for atheism is that leaders of many religions, including the major ones, put themselves
in a collision course with science. This has alienated the most educated and
most intelligent people and made them susceptible to atheism, indifference, or at least
not taking religion seriously.
So, how can this
problem of God’s existence be resolved?
To convince the most
intelligent beings on this planet that there is a God and that He does
exist, scientific evidence supporting this fact has to be brought to the discussion.
The Holy Qur’an is
full of such evidence. Actually, the Islamic Holy
Book can be broadly divided into two parts. The first involves
scientific evidence that it’s ultimate author is the Creator of life
Himself, in order to convince humans that He exists and that the Holy
Qur’an is His message to humanity. The
second part involves His teachings, which if followed by humans will lead
them to happiness in this life and in the everlasting hereafter.
The story of life on
planet Earth, including human life, is told in the Holy Qur’an in a way
that would light up the eyes of
scientists if they read it. It’s the same story, which is told to students of biology. It leaves no doubt about
the fact that life started in a very simple way a long time ago and kept
evolving ever since
(See:
Creation and Evolution in the Holy Qur'an).
The
scientific story of creation of life is just one example of how the Holy
Qur’an convinces its readers that no human on this planet could have
authored this
Book. Many of the
scientific facts revealed became known only in the last century or so. The Messenger of God, Prophet Muhammed (Peace
and blessings of God be upon him) was an illiterate man. It was
impossible for him or for any other human being 1428 years ago to know about
such facts.
Some of the Qur'anic
verses explain facts about Earth, humans, and other creatures. For
example, there is an invitation for humans to fly, indicating the
possibility of flying, more than 1428 years ago.**
In Surat Al-Rahman
(Chapter 55), Verse 33 states:***
O You jinn and men, if you can penetrate zones of the heavens and the
earth, then penetrate! You will never penetrate them except with the power
(of science).
يَـٰمَعۡشَرَ
ٱلۡجِنِّ وَٱلإنسِ إِنِ
ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡ أَن تَنفُذُواْ
مِنۡ أَقۡطَارِ
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ
وَٱلأَرۡضِ فَٱنفُذُواْۚ
لا تَنفُذُونَ إِلاّ بِسُلۡطَـٰن.
The Holy Qur'an tells us that there is
intelligent life in outer space, where Allah (Praise to Him) is also
worshipped and glorified.
In
Chapter 30, Verse 26, Allah (Praise to Him) says:
To Him belongs every being that is in the heavens and
the earth, all are
devoutly obedient to Him.
وَلَهُ ۥ
مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ
وَٱلأرۡضِۖ ڪُلٌّ۬
لَّهُ ۥ قَـٰنِتُونَ
In
Chapter 3, Verse 83, Allah (Praise to Him) also tells
us about life in outer space saying:
Do
they seek for other than the Religion of Allah? While all
whoever
in the heavens and the earth have
willingly, or unwillingly, bowed to His Will
(submitted to His Will as Muslims do), and to Him shall they all be
returned.
أَفَغَيۡرَ دِينِ ٱللَّهِ يَبۡغُونَ وَلَهُ ۥۤ أَسۡلَمَ مَن فِى
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلأرۡضِ طَوۡعً۬ا
وَڪَرۡهً۬ا وَإِلَيۡهِ
يُرۡجَعُونَ
In
Chapter 19, Verse 93-95, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
There is none in the heavens and the earth but comes to
the Most Gracious (Allah) as a
worshipping servant. (93)
He
does take an account of them, and has
counted them exactly.
(94)
إِن ڪُلُّ مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلأرۡضِ
إِلآّ ءَاتِى ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ عَبۡدً۬ا لَّقَدۡ أَحۡصَٮٰهُمۡ وَعَدَّهُمۡ عَدًّ۬ا
In
Chapter 24, Verse 41, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
Do not you see that it is Allah
is praised
by whoever in the heavens and
the
earth, and the birds flying in lines? Each
one knows its own (mode of) prayer and praise. And Allah knows well all
that they do.
أَلَمۡ
تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ ۥ
مَن فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ
وَٱلأًرۡضِ وَٱلطَّيۡرُ
صَـٰٓفَّـٰتٍ۬ۖ كُلٌّ۬
قَدۡ عَلِمَ صلاتَهُ ۥ
وَتَسۡبِيحَهُ ۥۗ
وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمُۢ بِمَا
يَفۡعَلُونَ
Earth is described as
egg-shaped (pointed at the poles, not a perfect circular globe), a fact
which was
discovered recently in the human history.
In Chapter 79, Verse 30, the
Holy Qur'an mentions that:
And
the Earth, after that, He made
it egg-shaped.
وَٱلأًَرۡضَ
بَعۡدَ ذَٲلِكَ دَحَٮٰهَآ
Other translators missed the meaning of the
verb (dahaha, َ
دَحَٮٰهَآ)
translating
it into "extended." The noun "dahya" is used by North
African Arabs in reference to an "egg." The author heard it by himself in the
early 1970s in Libya.
One verse explains that it is the female bee that makes
honey, a very recent bit of knowledge for humans, which is another evidence
that the author of the Holy Qur'an could never be a human being about 1428
years ago. Rather, He is the All Knowledgeable One.
"And
thy Lord taught the (female) Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and
in (men's) habitations" (The Holy Qur'an, Chapter 16,
Verse 68).
وَأَوۡحَىٰ
رَبُّكَ إِلَى ٱلنَّحۡلِ أَنِ
ٱتَّخِذِى مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ
بُيُوتً۬ا وَمِنَ ٱلشَّجَرِ
وَمِمَّا يَعۡرِشُونَ
Yusuf Ali did not pay
attention to the feminine form of the Arabic verb ( ٱتَّخِذِى),
which refers to female bees in particular, not bees in general.
Another verse mentions
the female ant speaking to other ants, which is also a recent bit of knowledge. We
know now that male ants die after mating and only female ants survive to be
the workers. This bit of knowledge could never be known to humans before the
invention and use of microscopes.
" ... one of the female ants said: "O
you ants
enter your dwellings" (The Holy
Qur'an, Chapter 27, Verse 18).
قَالَتۡ
نَمۡلَةٌ۬ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُواْ
مَسَـٰكِنَڪُمۡ
Other translators, also in
this verse, did not pay attention to the feminine form of the Arabic noun ( ۡ
نَمۡلَة), which refers
to "a singular female ant."
The
Holy Qur'an also provides us with an accurate description of deep waters in
the ocean, where darkness prevails. Nobody could dive deep enough in the
ocean 1428 years ago and come back to tell about what he saw
there. Only the One
who has created Earth and its oceans could know. For us, Philippe Causteau
and his crew showed us some videos
about only some parts of the ocean depth, in the 1980s.
In
Chapter 24, Verse 40 of the Holy Qur'an, Allah (Praise to Him) says:
Or (the Unbelievers'
state) is like layers of darkness in a vast deep ocean overwhelmed with
waves topped by waves, topped by clouds:
Layers of darkness, one
above another, if a man stretches out his hand, he can hardly see it! For
anyone to whom Allah does not
make light, he has no light.
أَوۡ
كَظُلُمَـٰتٍ۬ فِى بَحۡرٍ۬
لُّجِّىٍّ۬ يَغۡشَٮٰهُ
مَوۡجٌ۬ مِّن فَوۡقِهِۦ
مَوۡجٌ۬ مِّن فَوۡقِهِۦ سَحَابٌ۬ۚ
ظُلُمَـٰتُۢ بَعۡضُہَا فَوۡقَ
بَعۡضٍ إِذَآ أَخۡرَجَ يَدَهُ ۥ
لَمۡ يَكَدۡ يَرَٮٰهَاۗ
وَمَن لَّمۡ يَجۡعَلِ ٱللَّهُ لَهُ ۥ
نُورً۬ا فَمَا لَهُ ۥ مِن نُّورٍ
In
Chapter 24, Verse 43 of the Holy Qur'an, Allah (Praise to Him) vividly describes the water
cycle, from winds to clouds, then to rain. He says:
Do not you see that Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together,
then makes them into a heap? Then,
you will see rain coming out of it. And He sends down from the sky mountain masses (of clouds),
which include hail. He strikes with
it whom He wills and He turns it away
from whom He wills. The vivid flash of its lightning
is close to blinding the
sights (of people).
أَلَمۡ
تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُزۡجِى
سَحَابً۬ا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيۡنَهُ ۥ
ثُمَّ يَجۡعَلُهُ ۥ رُكَامً۬ا
فَتَرَى ٱلۡوَدۡقَ يَخۡرُجُ
مِنۡ خِلَـٰلِهِۦ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن جِبَالٍ۬ فِيہَا
مِنۢ بَرَدٍ۬ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَن
يَشَآءُ وَيَصۡرِفُهُ ۥ عَن
مَّن يَشَآءُۖ يَكَادُ سَنَا
بَرۡقِهِۦ يَذۡهَبُ
بِٱلأًَبۡصَـٰرِ
In
Chapter 30, Verse 48, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
It
is Allah Who sends the Winds, and they raise the Clouds.
Then, He spreads
them in the sky as He wills, and break them into fragments, until
you see
rain-drops coming out from the midst
of it. When He makes them reach
whoever He wills of his servants,
then they rejoice!
ٱللَّهُ
ٱلَّذِى يُرۡسِلُ ٱلرِّيَـٰحَ
فَتُثِيرُ سَحَابً۬ا فَيَبۡسُطُهُ ۥ
فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيۡفَ
يَشَآءُ وَيَجۡعَلُهُ ۥ
كِسَفً۬ا فَتَرَى ٱلۡوَدۡقَ
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۡ خِلَـٰلِهِۦۖ
فَإِذَآ أَصَابَ بِهِۦ مَن
يَشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِهِۦۤ
إِذَا هُمۡ يَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ
The
Holy Qur'an tells us in several verses that Allah (Praise to Him) has
created plants in pairs (male and female) in order for plant reproductive
activities to happen leading to giving us the fruits we enjoy on this
planet.
In
Chapter 20, Verse 53, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
"...
and (God) has sent down water from the sky. With it We
have produced
diverse pairs of plants.
وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً۬
فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦۤ
أَزۡوَٲجً۬ا مِّن نَّبَاتٍ۬
شَتَّىٰ
In
Chapter 13, Verse 3, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
"and all fruits,
He made in them pairs,
two each (a male and a female).
وَمِن كُلِّ
ٱلثَّمَرَٲتِ جَعَلَ فِيہَا
زَوۡجَيۡنِ ٱثۡنَيۡنِۖ
In
Chapter 31, Verse 10, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
We send down
water from the sky, (so) We
cause goodly pairs (of plants and animals) to grow out.
وَأَنزَلۡنَا
مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً۬
فَأَنۢبَتۡنَا فِيہَا مِن ڪُلِّ
زَوۡجٍ۬ كَرِيمٍ
In
Chapter 36, Verse 36, Allah (Praise to Him) also says:
Glory
to Him, Who created all pairs,
of what the earth produces,
of themselves (humans),
and of others unknown to
them.
سُبۡحَـٰنَ
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلأًَزۡوَٲجَ
ڪُلَّهَا مِمَّا تُنۢبِتُ
ٱلأَرۡضُ وَمِنۡ أَنفُسِهِمۡ
وَمِمَّا لا يَعۡلَمُونَ
***
More of this
scientific evidence is found in the following article and four books.
***
* Dr.
Hassan Ali El-Najjar has a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Master’s degree in
Cultural Anthropology from the University of Georgia, USA.
He is
also a native speaker of Arabic.
** Yahiya Emerick
mentioned some of the above verses on pages 24-27 of his educational book,
"What Islam Is All About." (1997). New York: IBTS.
*** The author’s translation of the meanings of
the verses mentioned in this article is solely his responsibility though he
consulted with three other translations of the Holy Qur’an, namely those of
Yusuf Ali, Mohsin, and Picthal, found in
www.quranexplorer.com . The
author also made use of the famous
Bin
Katheer’s interpretation of the Holy Qur’an.
Readers are
advised that it is the meaning of the verses which is translated and
interpreted here. It is a human
effort that may be fallible and erroneous. Further, there are differences
between a translator and another and between an interpreter and another due
to differences in their linguistic,
scientific,
and cultural
backgrounds. There is no claim of ultimate accuracy in the translation,
as verses of the Holy Qur'an can be best understood through the Arabic text
of revelation.
***
Several
books have
been written about the topic:
1. One of them is titled,
"The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science,"
by
Maurice
Bucaille.
2. Another author who
wrote about the subject is
Muhammed
Zaghlul Raghib El-Naggar (also
Najjar), "The
geological concept of mountains in the Qur'an : sources of scientific
knowledge."
5. Chapters of a fourth
book are reprinted below. The book is authored by
I.
A. Ibrahim but assisted by 12
other editors.
The book is titled, "A
Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam," published at:
www.islam-guide.com as
below.
***
Internet links to the
book sections:
***
Above book sections but
without photos:
***
Author:
I. A. Ibrahim
General
Editors:
Dr. William (Daoud) Peachy
Michael (Abdul-Hakim) Thomas
Tony (Abu-Khaliyl) Sylvester
Idris Palmer
Jamaal Zarabozo
Ali AlTimimi
Science
Editors:
Professor Harold Stewart Kuofi
Professor F. A. State
Professor Mahjoub O. Taha
Professor Ahmad Allam
Professor Salman Sultan
Associate Professor H. O. Sindi
***
Publication
Information on the Book:
Below is
publication information on the book, A Brief Illustrated Guide To
Understanding Islam:
ISBN: 9960-34-011-2
Library of Congress
Catalog Card Number: 97-67654
Published by
Darussalam, Publishers and Distributors, Houston, Texas, USA.
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This web site is a brief guide to
understanding Islam. It consists of three chapters.
The first chapter, Some Evidence for the
Truth of Islam, answers some important questions which some people ask:
n Is the
Qur'an truly the literal word of God, revealed by Him?
n Is
Muhammad 
1
truly a prophet sent by God?
1
truly a prophet sent by God?
n Is
Islam truly a religion from God?
In this chapter, six kinds of evidence are
mentioned:
1) The Scientific Miracles in the Holy
Qur'an: This section discusses (with illustrations) some recently discovered
scientific facts mentioned in the Holy Qur'an, which was revealed fourteen
centuries ago.
2) The Great Challenge to Produce One
Chapter Like the Chapters of the Holy Qur'an: In the Qur'an, God challenged
all human beings to produce a single chapter like the chapters of the Qur'an.
Ever since the Qur'an was revealed, fourteen centuries ago, until this day,
no one has been able to meet this challenge, even though the smallest
chapter in the Quran (Chapter 108) is only ten words.
3) Biblical Prophecies on the Advent of
Muhammad , the Prophet
of Islam: In this section, some of the Biblical prophecies on the advent of
the Prophet Muhammad
are discussed.
, the Prophet
of Islam: In this section, some of the Biblical prophecies on the advent of
the Prophet Muhammad
are discussed.
4) The Verses in the Quran That Mention
Future Events Which Later Came to Pass: The Quran mentioned future events
which later came to pass, for example, the victory of the Romans over the
Persians.
5) Miracles Performed by the Prophet
Muhammad : Many
miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad .
These miracles were witnessed by many people.
: Many
miracles were performed by the Prophet Muhammad .
These miracles were witnessed by many people.
6) The Simple Life of Muhammad :
This clearly indicates that Muhammad
was not a false prophet who claimed prophethood to attain material gains,
greatness, or power.
:
This clearly indicates that Muhammad
was not a false prophet who claimed prophethood to attain material gains,
greatness, or power.
From these six kinds of evidence, we conclude
that:
n The
Quran must be the literal word of God, revealed by Him.
n Muhammad
is truly a prophet sent by God.
is truly a prophet sent by God.
n Islam is
truly a religion from God.
If we would like to know if a religion is true
or false, we should not depend on our emotions, feelings, or traditions.
Rather, we should depend on our reason and intellect. When God sent the
prophets, He supported them with miracles and evidence which proved that
they were truly prophets sent by God and hence that the religion they came
with is true.
The second chapter, Some Benefits of Islam,
mentions some of the benefits that Islam provides for the individual, such
as:
1) The Door to Eternal Paradise
2) Salvation from Hellfire
3) Real Happiness and Inner Peace
4) Forgiveness for All Previous Sins.
The third chapter, General Information on
Islam, provides general information on Islam, corrects some misconceptions
about it, and answers some commonly asked questions, such as:
n What
does Islam say about terrorism?
n What is
the status of women in Islam?
_____________________________
Footnotes:
(1) These Arabic words
mean, ‘May God exalt his
mention and protect him from imperfection.’ (Click
here to enlarge these Arabic words). 
mean, ‘May God exalt his
mention and protect him from imperfection.’ (Click
here to enlarge these Arabic words). 
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