Category Qur’an & Science

This section highlights the examples that prove the harmony and consistency between modern scientific discoveries and principles and a Book revealed more than 14 centuries ago to an unlettered man, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Cells that Race and Dance

As it is known, the chromosome has the appearance of an X. Every extension of the Z is like an arm. The middle of the X is the center where the arms hold onto one another. The environment where the chromosomes dance is a place that is composed of fibers stretched from one end of the cell to the other. This X is like an acrobat that holds these fibers from the ends (telomeres) or directly from the center (centromeres). The chromosomes stick onto these fibers just like at the nucleus of the cell.

Rain Is Sent Down in Due Measure

Even a minor deviation in this equilibrium would soon give rise to a major ecological imbalance that would bring about the end of life on Earth. Yet, it never happens, and rain continues to fall every year in exactly the same measure, just as revealed in the Qur’an. The proportion of rain does not merely apply to its quantity, but also to the speed of the falling raindrops.

Artesian Wells were Predicted in the Qur’an

Groundwater, the largest source of fresh water on Earth, represents more than 90 percent of the readily available freshwater reserves and is therefore of vital importance to meeting the water needs of up to 2 billion people. It constitutes the primary source of water for up to 50 percent of the American population, a figure that rises to 95 percent in rural areas. Groundwater is also the safest and most reliable source of fresh water. At the same time, this water can be used to produce geothermal energy and save energy by using heat pumps.

The Maternal Affection Signs of God’s Unlimited Compassion

Brain analysis performed by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center has revealed that several hundred genes are more, or less, active when infants experience pain than those that do not. However, when infants receive affection from their mothers as a manifestation of Allah’s compassion, fewer than 100 genes are similarly expressed. In a study involving rats, Regina Sullivan, a neurobiologist researching the subject, for the first time revealed the short-term effects of maternal affection on a distressed infant’s brain.

The HAMLET Protein

As a result of the studies conducted, it was proved that mother’s milk, about which hundreds of articles were published, protected babies against cancer but its mechanism has not yet been understood completely. This complex protein, which is produced only in the baby’s stomach, kills 40 different types of tumor cells. This protein attacks the cell wall, enters inside and begins to change their shape within half an hour after it combines with tumor cells and kills them in six hours on average.

Pulsars: Pulsating Stars

The word “Tariq,” name of the Surah 86, comes from the root “tarq,” whose basic meaning is that of striking hard enough to produce a sound, or hitting. Bearing in mind the word’s possible meaning as “beating,” “striking hard,” our attention may be being drawn in this Surah to an important scientific fact. Before analyzing this information, let us look at the other words employed in the verse to describe these stars. The term “alttariqi” in the above verse means a star that pierces the night,

The Protected Roof

Most people looking at the sky do not think about the protective aspect of the atmosphere. They almost never think what kind of a place the world would be like if this structure did not exist. The above photo belongs to a giant crater caused by a meteor that fell in Arizona, in the USA. If the atmosphere did not exist, millions of meteoroids would fall to the Earth and the Earth would become an inhabitable place.

The Special Cooling System of Gazelles

The brain of a gazelle is cooled by a special cooling system located on the right side of its head. Gazelles and other fast-running animals have breathing canals. Hundreds of small blood veins spread in the large blood accumulations behind these canals. The air the gazelle inhales cools this area and hence the blood that passes through these small blood veins.

How Do Salmon Find Their Way?

Entering the stream, the salmon starts to steadfastly swim against the current. This time its task is harder because, whereas it could easily pass down waterfalls with the assistance of the current the first time, it has to climb up over them this time. What the salmon…