8. Sun Moving in Orbit

In Surah Al-Alaq, in the story of a man named Abu Jahl who was a cruel oppressive tribal leader in the times of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Allah revealed a verse to warn him.

Therein Allah (SWT) says: “No indeed! if he does not stop, We will seize him b...

Another study at the University of Pennsylvania in which volunteers were questioned during a computerized interrogation showed that the volunteers who were lying had increased activity in their prefrontal and premotor cortices.

SubhanAllah, there is a deeper meaning behind ...

“We shall send those who reject our revelations to the (hell) fire. When their skins have been burned away, We shall replace them with new ones so that they may continue to feel the pain: God is almighty, all-wise” (Quran, 4:56)

For a long time it was thought that the sense of feeling and p...

“We made every living thing from water, will they not believe?” (Quran, 21:30)

It was only after the discovery of the microscope that it was concluded that all living things consist mostly of water – while in the deserts of Arabia, the last thing a man could guess is that all of life ultima...

“And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away” (Quran 21:32).

It is a scientific fact that the sky, with all of its gases, protects the earth and life that is present on it from the harmful rays of the sun. If there was no protective layer, life on ear...

“He released the two seas, meeting [side by side], Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses” (Quran, 55:19-20).

Science has discovered that in places where two different seas meet, there is a barrier that divides them which helps both the seas maintain their own temperatu...

“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them” (Quran, 21:30).

In 1929, American astronomer Edwin Hubble proposed the Hubble’s Law according to which all entities in space are moving away from the Earth at speeds propor...

“The Day when We will fold the heaven like the folding of a [written] sheet for the records. As We began the first creation, We will repeat it. [That is] a promise binding upon Us. Indeed, We will do it” (Quran, 21:104).

This fits in with the theory of Big Crunch which talks about how the u...

The most important thing to remember is that the conception of knowledge (Al-Ilm) in Islam is the Guiding Light (Huda) separating right from wrong (Al furqan).

Therefore, in the same way the sun brings light to our eyes to see the world around us, Al-Ilm is the so...

“We will show them Our signs in the universe and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Quran) is the truth” (Quran; 41:53) .

Based on this Quranic verse, Allah (SWT) strongly encourages Muslims to observe and study the universe in order to find some ...

“We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)” (Quran 23:12-14)

Science has only proved this...

“We sent down Iron with its great inherent strength and its many benefits for humankind” (Quran 57:25)

According to M. E. Walrath, iron is not natural to the earth. Scientists state that billions of years ago, the earth was struck by meteorites. It was within these meteorites that iron was ...

“And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander” (Quran, 51:47)

According to the prominent physicist Stephen Hawking in his book ‘A Brief History of Time’, “The discovery that the universe is expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions of the 20th...

“Or [they are] like darknesses within an unfathomable sea which is covered by waves, upon which are waves, over which are clouds – darknesses, some of them upon others. When one puts out his hand [therein], he can hardly see it. And he to whom Allah has not granted light – for him there is no lig...

The importance of seeking knowledge is repeatedly emphasized in the Noble Quran with frequent injunctions, such as:

“God will exalt those of you who believe and those who have knowledge to high degrees” (Quran58:11)

“O my Lord! Increase me in knowledge” (Quran 20:114)

“As God ha...

The most important thing to remember is that the conception of knowledge (Al-Ilm) in Islam is the Guiding Light (Huda) separating right from wrong (Al furqan).

Therefore, in the same way the sun brings light to our eyes to see the world around us, Al-Ilm is the source of guidance to see the...

According to a book titled ‘Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology,’ it is clearly stated that the forehead or frontal area of the brain is responsible for motivation and the foresight to plan and initiate movements.

All this takes place in the prefrontal are...