9 Scientific Facts in the Quran Part 2 The Proof That Islam Is The Truth Abdur Raheem Green

welcome back to the proof that Islam is the truth where in these episodes we've been discussing some of the amazing scientific miracles of the Quran information in book 1,400 years old that every Muslim believes is the uncreated word of Allah the creator of the heavens and the Earth revealed for the benefit and the guidance of all of humanity but it's not just claim that we make it's something that we can back up with evidence and we believe that for any rational human being any thinking person who takes the time and takes the energy and takes the effort to look at these evidences and examine them dispassionately will come to know that truly Islam is what it claims to be the religion that has been revealed by God the Creator for the guidance and the benefit of all of mankind and in our last episode we were talking about some amazing facts in the Quran concerning the universe how the Quran had described the universe is expanding that the Universe has common origin and that the universe that we know it as today was formed out of gus mass and how all of this information was only discovered recently let's look at some more verses of the Quran concerning cosmology one of the verses we want to mention is that Allah is the one who created the night and the day the Sun and Moon each one is traveling in an orbit with its own motion now it's interesting that the Arabic word referring to movement with selfpropelled motion is the verb and yes is what the actual text mentions now this implies motion that comes from the body in question itself so if it takes place in water it means to swim if it means on land it means to walk so the the implication is the movement is coming from the body itself so if it was talking about something in space it would mean to rotate it would itself rotate now this is amazing the Quran is talking 1,400 years ago about the Earth and the moon and the sun rotating if you are perhaps thinking that the sun is static it's not the Sun as does the Earth as does the moon they all rotate of course the Earth however rotates around the sun the sun rotates around its own axis so it is actually quite correct is saying and of course the Earth is in orbit around the Sun and also by the way the sun is also in orbits but it is an orbit round the center of the Galaxy in fact it is believe that ultimately if the Sun keeps going in its orbit it would ultimately end in what is known as the solar Apex sort of position that it will end up in the center of the Galaxy so what we find here is that the Quran is talking about things that no one could really know this information 1,400 years ago it is scientifically accurate the idea of the alternation of the night and the day and of the spherical nature of the earth is actually implied in the 31st Surah and the 29th Ayah of the Quran have you not seen how Allah merges the night into the day and the day into the night and in another verse the 39th chapter in the fifth Ayah or the fifth verse the Quran mentioned he coils the night upon the day and he coils the day upon the night and this word is used in the Quan in the original Arabic is kaar Kar in its original meaning means the action of coiling turban around your head coiling turban so it describes Kar how the night and the day coils one round the other and you can find that description of the interpenetration of one sector by another is expressed in the Quran just as if the concept of the Earth's roundness had already been conceived at the time which is except for few there were few philosophers who had theorized that the Earth was round but it was not really generally accepted idea but it is something that is implied in the Quran and certain ly we can gather this today from our present day knowledge it's very another interesting aspect that in one place in the Quran the word that is used to describe the shape of the earth is the same word that is used to describe the Egg of the ostrich now looking at this globe for example you may imagine that the Earth is completely spherical but in reality that is not the case the Earth is slightly misshaped it is not perfect sphere and in fact slightly elongated rather like an ostrich egg so it is incredible also that the Quran is describing that shape of the Earth at least this is possible interpretation of those verses certainly we can say that none of these things actually contradict present modern scientific knowledge in fact if you think about it if we were only to bring book 1,400 years old and you were to find absolutely no contradictions and don't mean here to say that the Quran affirms anything let's say it doesn't affirm any scientific knowledge let's say it didn't even preempt any scientific knowledge let's say there was nothing special in the Quran which of course is not the case because I've spent couple of episodes showing you exactly how amazing the Quran is when it talks about aspects of the universe and the world in which we live but let's just say those things were not there let's just say there was nothing that contradicted present day knowledge that itself alone would be remarkable because the superstitions and the beliefs that people had 1,400 years ago were remarkable for example the ancient Greeks believed that the Milky Way the Milky Way is the band of stars that you can see in the sky in fact it constitutes our galaxy they believe that the Milky Way was produced when particular Greek goddess was breastfeeding her child and the child bit her breast and her milk Spilled Out and that's how the Milky Way got to be in the universe that's their Legend of how the Milky Way came to be there of course today we probably all had good laugh at that and how totally ridiculous it is how come the Quran does not have any stories like that how come the Quran does not have any Fantastical descriptions of the origin of the universe and the Earth we find it doesn't we find that what it says says can be perfectly easily and sensibly reconciled with modern scientific knowledge no indeed many of the verses preempt what scientists have discovered today don't go away we've got more for you in the next part of the proof that Islam is the truth after the break asalam Alay welcome back to the proof that Islam is the truth where we're talking about some of the amazing scientific facts in the Quran that have been only discovered recently with modern scientific knowledge yet these things were mentioned in book 1,400 years old let's look at some more of the amazing statements in the Quran in the 10th Surah in the fifth Ayah the fifth verse it says it is he meaning God Allah who made the Sun shining lamp and the moon as light and measured out their stages now the Quran describes the Sun as now the word means torch means it's something that generates its own heat and light whereas the the Moon is described as an now anur means light that is originating from another source and of course this is the correct understanding the Moon reflects the light of the sun it's common knowledge today but not necessarily so in the time of the Prophet Muhammad let's see what one of the respected cosmologists and scientists in the field of astronomy had to say when he was shown some of the statements in the Quran concerning his field of expertise Professor yidi kusan who's the director of the Tokyo observatory in Tokyo in Japan and this is what he said say am very much impressed by finding true astronomical facts in the Quran and for us modern astronomers who have been studying very small piece of the universe we have concentrated our efforts for understanding that very small part because by using telescopes we can only see very few parts of the sky without thinking about the whole universe so by reading the Quran and by answering to questions think can find my future way for investigating the universe what he's saying is that the one who is writing the Quran the one who is revealing the Quran the one who is speaking the words of the Quran is talking as if he is looking at the whole universe together as opposed to the scientist who concentrates on observing this bit or that bit of the universe which is what most astronomers do who is it that sees the whole universe altoe who is it who sees all things in all places in all times except Allah the Mighty the wise so these are some of the amazing scientific facts and we're going to move on also to another area that particularly interested me because when was at school one of the subjects that studied was geography and subssub of that was of course geology and do remember when first read the Quran 20 years ago and it was reading the Quran that motivated me to embrace Islam one of the things that stuck in my head and remember it until today was coming across the descriptions in the Quran of mountains so let's go through some of the things the Quran says about mountains for example in the 78th Surah in verses 6 to 7 Allah says have we not made the Earth and expanse and the mountains Stakes the word that is used here is meaning Stak is like the the peg of the tent so the peg of the tent tent goes into the ground it holds the rope that holds the tent so you have small part of the peg sticking up from the ground but the majority of the peg is inside the ground the Quran also says in the 31st Surah or the 31st chapter in the 10th verse and Allah has cast into the mountains standing firm so that it does not shake with you now today with modern Sona technology they have been able to bounce sound waves down through the Earth's crust and according to the different rates at which the sound waves are reflected back and are measured they can tell the different density of the Earth's crust as opposed to what is hard and what is soft what is from the crust and what is from the Magna and what they have discovered with this technology is exactly what the Quran was saying 1,400 years ago that the mountains have Roots the mountains like the peg of the tent not only do they go go above the Earth's surface the mountains go deeply into the Earth core and they act it has been theorized as stabilizers they help to stabilize the Earth's surface and there's two ways in which they do that number one because the Earth is composed of tectonic plates the crust of the the Earth is actually made of different plates and it is the movement of these plates that causes earthquakes when these plates move against each other the friction of that movement causes earthquakes and that's also what they think how continental drift has happened originally they believe all the continents were one continent and then because of plate tectonics it moved but the Quran is saying as the mountains act as stabilizers they help to stabilize the Earth's crust and this is something that has actually been theorized by modern geologists there's another way in which the mountains may act as stabilizing factor and that is to do with the rotation maybe if you try and spin something you will find that if it is not really spherical it will not it will start to ro rotate and then it will start to wobble out of shape and it is possible that the mountains actually act as counterbalance to keep the Earth's rotation smooth do stress of course that these are theories but it is very interesting what the Quran is saying 1,400 years ago and that it seems to be preempting the ideas and the knowledge that is being produced by Modern Day science certainly it is fact that is established that the mountains have roots and the Quran is saying that the mountains are are like alter the pegs of tent so this is remarkable scientific fact it's one remember sticking in my mind when first read the Quran about 20 years ago so these are one of the remarkable things also the Quran mentions some aspects of animal and plant life for example the 16th chapter of the Quran is called Surah which means the Surah of the be and one of the aspects of the Quran in this Surah it is talking about the bee and it's very interesting that the word that is used in the Quran for the bee that flies around Gathering honey or gathering the nectar for the honey it is used in the female form the gender that is used is feminine although until recently it was believed that the bees were actually soldiers they were males and the ruler of the hive was was king but as it happens in fact we know that the bees are indeed female and they are owned or they are headed by queen that's why we say the queen be it's also true that the Quran mentions that plants have different genders and the winds are means of fertilization for the plants so in the 15th chapter of the Quran in the 22nd ver verse it says that we meaning Allah the Creator this is the we of nobility does not mean there is more than one God of course it is we in the sense that royalty uses the term we it's sense of honor and nobility so the Royal we they call it we sent forth the winds that fessant that means that the fertiliz things these are all recently discovered things also we find the Greek philosopher democratus who lived from 460 to 361 BC he Advanced the theory that matter was composed of tiny indivisible particles called atoms and they believe that this was the base upon which all of things were made and there was nothing smaller than the atom however modern science has discovered that atom is in fact divisible and the atom has been split and the atom itself is composed of smaller elements the Quran says 1,400 years ago in the 34th chapter and the third Ayah or the third verse he is aware of an atom's weight in the heavens and on the earth and even anything smaller than that meaning there is something smaller than atom and Allah God is aware of it every single thing there's another thing want to mention God mentions in the the Quran some amazing things about the human beings and one of the things is about our nerves here is very frightening and terrifying passage of the Quran it's mentioned in the 75th chapter in ay 3 to 4 does man kind think that we cannot assemble his bones nay we are able to put together in perfect order the very tips of his fingers God is telling us he can recreate us on this day this terrifying day this frightening day the day of judgment he is able to recreate you even if you are dust even your are bones to the very tip of your finger why the very tip of your finger of course you've all heard of fingerprinting haven't you every single human being's fingerprint is unique why did God mention the fingerprint why did God mention the tip of the finger this is the uniqueness of the human being God is telling us look can recreate you even to this fingertip that is the power that have even to your most unique attribute can create you to that be mindful be careful will create you again on the day of judgment and will judge you and ask you about every single thing that you have done this is not common knowledge how did anyone 1,400 years ago know about fingerprinting and Allah warns us in the fourth chapter of the Quran in the 56th verse those who reject our signs we shall soon cast them into the Hellfire and as often as their Skins are roasted through we shall change them for fresh skins so they may truly taste the penalty for Allah is exalted in power the wise this is very frightening description of the Hellfire God is going to burn the skin and recreate the skin and burn the skin so the people in the Hellfire will taste the punishment why is the Quran saying that it is only recently been known and discovered that when the skin is burnt person does not feel any pain that's why when person suffers severe burns doctor will prick the skin to see if the person feels pain if he feels pain there are still nerve receptors left if he does not that means his skin has been so badly burnt he cannot feel pain so if God put people in the Hellfire and the hell burnt their skins after that they will not feel the pain so Allah is going to recreate the skin again so they will keep on tasting the punishment it is very severe warning from the one who has created you he knows you better than you know yourself and he is warning you in his book of his knowledge and his ability that if you do not believe in him and follow his guidance see what is waiting for those people who reject the faith my dear listeners we have only one more thing we want to mention the tree of zakum which will be the food of Sinners and it will be like boiling oil that will boil in their bellies like the boiling of scolding water taste this Allah says in the Quran verily you pretending to be the Mighty the generous look at those arrogant people pretending to be Mighty pretending to be generous but trast the tree of zakum that will boil in your belly and it says they will drink water that cuts their bound to Pieces it is very interesting that thermal receptors are not present in the intestines but it is in the bowels and the contents and The receptors in the bowels are highly sensitive it's very very sensitive area and that is where pain is initiated it's not common knowledge 1,400 years ago but it is fact that is mentioned in the Quran as stark warning to all those people who reject faith in God God has combine the scientific facts with the severe warnings of those who disbelieve in him our invitation it to invite you to his Mercy to his guidance and his forgiveness by accepting these truths the proof that Islam is the truth join us in the next episode for some amazing Prophecies of the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran and until then may God's peace and blessings and guidance be with you assalam alayum bar