Allah, the Almighty, says: “Alif Lam Mim, The Romans have been defeated in the lowest land, and they, after their defeat, will be victorious within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the defeat of the Romans by the Persians, and after, i.e. the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the believers (i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the Romans against the Persians). With the ... [Continue Reading]
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Constriction of breasts in the sky
Allah, the Almighty, says: “And whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam; and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky” (I) The Scientific Facts: The formation of the atmosphere was unknown until Pascal proved its existence in 1648. He proved that air pressure decreases as we go higher above sea level. Later on it was discovered that air in the lower layers of the atmosphere is denser. About 50 ... [Continue Reading]
Stars that hide and move swiftly
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]
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]