Allah, the Almighty, says: “So verily, I swear by the stars that recede (i.e. disappear during the day and appear during the night). And by the (cleaning) stars that move swiftly and hide themselves” (I) The Scientific Fact: Black holes are the late stages of the life of gigantic stars which are five times larger than the sun. These stars are of great density and gravity that they almost gravitate everything even light whose speed is 300,000 km/. Therefore, they are given this name (i.e. ... [Continue Reading]
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The sun is a great lamp, and the moon gives light
Allah, the Almighty, says: “Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light” (I) And “And We have made (therein) a shining lamp (sun)” (II) The Scientific Facts: The energy of the sun (universal atomic pile): The energy of the sun is generated by the burning of hydrogen, which is the main constituent of the sun that transforms it into helium deep within, where there is very high density, pressure, and ... [Continue Reading]
By Heaven with its returning system….
"By Heaven with its returning system" (I) The Scientific Facts: The atmosphere returns vaporized water in the form of rain. The atmosphere receives many meteors and returns them to outer space. The atmosphere returns the harmful rays that kill living creatures and pushes them away from the earth. The atmosphere returns short and medium radio waves back to the earth. Therefore, the atmosphere is like a reflecting mirror that reflects rays and electromagnetic waves. Also, it returns ... [Continue Reading]
Qur’anic Verses with Basic Geologic Concepts of Mountains
In 12 distinctive verses, the Qur’an (which is principally a book of divine guidance) outlines the basic geologic concepts of mountains as follows: That mountains are not just the lofty elevations seen on the surface of the Earth, but their downward extensions in the Earth’s lithosphere (in the form of pegs or pickets) is highly emphasized. In as much as most of the picket (or peg) is hidden in either soil or rock to hold one end of the tent to the ground surface, most of the mountain must be ... [Continue Reading]
Who sends down water (rain) from the sky?
“It is He Who sends down water (rain) from the sky, and with it We bring forth vegetation of all kinds, and out of it We bring forth green stalks, from which We bring forth thick clustered grain.” (I) Surat Al-An’am was revealed in Makkah and is one of the longest chapters in the Qur’an with 165 verses. This surah gets its name from the many references it makes to cattle. One of the main attributes of this surah is that it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at one time. It deals ... [Continue Reading]