The relativity of time
The relativity of time is a proven scientific fact today. In the early years of the 20th century, Einstein presented the theory of relativity. Until then, people did not know that time was a relative concept, and that it could change according to the environment. Albert Einstein showed that time is dependent on mass and velocity. In the history of mankind, no one had expressed this fact clearly before.
With one exception however, In the Quran, Allah talks about time's being relative in the following verses:
"They ask you to hasten the punishment. Allah will not break His promise. A day with your Lord is equivalent to a thousand years in the way you count."
(Quran 22:47)
"He directs the whole affair from heaven to earth. Then it will again ascend to Him on a Day whose length is a thousand years by the way you measure."
(Quran 32:5)
"The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day whose length is fifty thousand years."
(Quran 70:4)
The following verse indicates that people perceive time differently and that people may perceive a short period of time as a lengthy one.
"He will say, 'How many years did you tarry on the earth?' They will say, 'We tarried there for a day or part of a day. Ask those able to count!' He will say, 'You only tarried there for a little while if you did but know!"
(Quran 23:12)
The fact that the relativity of time is mentioned clearly in the Quran, which was revealed 1400 years ago, is another evidence that it is the word of Allah
The Quran on Deep sea and Internal waves
Allah says in Quran:
Or (the unbelievers' state) is like the darkness in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds. Darkness, one above another. If a man stretches out his hand, he cannot see it.... (Quran 24:40)
This verse mentions the darkness found in deep seas and oceans. The darkness in deep seas and oceans is found around a depth of 200 meters and below where there is almost no light. Below a depth of 1000 meters there is no light at all. Allah mentions another information in the following parts of this verse, "...in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds...." It is mentioned that the deep waters of seas and oceans are covered by waves, and above these waves are other waves. It is clear that the second set of waves that are mentioned here are surface waves that we can see (because the verse mentions that above the second waves there are clouds). But this verse also mentions the waves in the deep sea.
Scientists have recently discovered that there are internal waves which cover the deep waters of seas and oceans because the deep waters have a higher density than the waters above them. Just like surface waves, internal waves can also break. But internal waves cannot be seen by the human eye, they can only be detected by studying temperature or salinity changes at a given location.
The Quran on Cloud
Allah says in Quran:
Have you not seen how Allah makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a stack, and then you see the rain come out of it.... (Quran 24:43)
Scientists have studied and concluded that rain clouds are formed and shaped according to a definite system. And that there are certain steps connected with certain types of wind and clouds. Scientists have found that clouds go through the following three steps to produce rain:
Clouds being pushed by the wind
Joining
Stacking
The Proportion of Rain
According to Quran, rain is sent down to Earth in due measure;
"It is He who sends down water in due measure from the sky by which We bring a dead land back to life. That is how you too will be raised (from the dead)."
(Quran 43:11)
Modern science has discovered this measured quantity of rain. It is estimated that in one second, approximately 16 million tons of water evaporates from the Earth. This figure amounts to 513 trillion tons of water in one year. This number is equal to the amount of rain that falls on the Earth in a year. This means that water continuously circulates in a balanced cycle (in a measure). Life on Earth depends on this water cycle.
Even a minor deviation in this equilibrium would very soon give rise to a major ecological imbalance that would bring about the end of life on Earth.
Quran on human Embryonic Development
Allah says in Quran:
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)
Literally, the Arabic word alaqah means a leech, suspended thing, and blood clot.
In comparing a leech to an embryo in the alaqah stage, we find similarity between the two as we know that the embryo at this stage obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar to the leech, which feeds on the blood of others. The second meaning of the word alaqah is "suspended thing". The embryo seems like it is suspended during the alaqah stage (about 15 days old) in the womb of the mother. We also find that the external appearance of the embryo during the alaqah stage is similar to that of a blood clot.
Scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful microscopes which did not exist at the time Quran was revealed.
The formation of petrol
Allah says in Quran:
"Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High: He Who created and molded; He Who determined and guided; He Who forth green pasture; then makes it blackened stubble. " - (Quran, 87:1-5)
As we know, petrol forms from the remains of plants and animals in the sea. Once these have decayed on the sea bed after millions of years, all that is left are oily substances.
The three elements identified in the first four verses parallel the formation of petroleum.
It is quite likely that the term almaraa, meaning pasture or meadow, refers to the organically-based substances in the formation of petroleum.
The second key word in the verse is ahwa, which is used to describe blackish-green, greenish-black, dark or sooty colors. This word is describing the waste plant matter accumulated underground gradually turning black.
The above two words are supported by a third word, ghuthaan. which is translated as stubble, which refers to plants brought together by waste being collected and dispersed around valleys, rubbish, leaves or foam.
In addition to the connotation of "vomiting out" implied in the word, it may also be translated as "to flood forth vomited matter," and describes the way that the earth "vomits" forth petroleum. In fact, in the light of the formation of petroleum, the way it emerges, its foam-like appearance and its color, one can better see with what wisdom were employed the words in the verses.
The victory of the Romans And lowest point on Earth
Allah says in Quran:
"The Romans have been defeated in the lowest land, but after their defeat they will soon be victorious. Within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after, is with Allah."
(Quran 30:2-4)
These verses were revealed around 620 C.E, almost 7 years after the severe defeat of the Christian Byzantines at the hands of the idolater Persians in 613 .
Gender of Baby
Allah says in Quran:
And He (Allah) creates pairs, male and female, from semen emitted.
(Quran 53:45-46)
In the light of this Ayah, it is the semen of males that determines whether the baby is male or female. Females have XX chromosomes, which means they can only give one X chromosome. But since males have XY chromosomes, they can either give the X or the Y chromosome. This means, that it is actually the males who determine the sex of the baby.
This verse also describes that Allah created everything in pairs. Today, science confirms that even the smallest particle has a pair (Antiparticle). All the living things from the humans, to the plants, to the animals that we know have pairs (males and females).
Orbits
Allah says in Quran:
"It is He Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They swim along, each in an orbit. "
(Quran 21:33)
In 1512 the astronomer Nicholas Copernicus presented a theory that the Sun is motionless at the center of the solar system and the planets revolve around it.
The belief that the Sun is stationary was widespread amongst astronomers until the 20th century. Today, it is now a well-established scientific fact that the Sun is not stationary but is moving in an orbit around the center of our galaxy.
Modern scientific knowledge has shown that our galaxy revolves on its own axis. The sun thus revolves in an orbit around the center of the galaxy. This was not known to man 1400 years ago. The concept of motion of the heavenly bodies with an orbit of their own belongs to modern science.
Just a couple of decades ago, the Quran would have been wrong according to astronomers of that time but today, Quran's definition of the Sun's motion is consistent with modern Astronomy.
Expension of universe
Allah says in Quran:
"And it is We who have built the Universe with (Our creative) power and keep expanding it." (Quran 51:47)
In this Ayah, Allah refers to the expansion of the universe. According to this ayah, the universe has not been the same since its existence; it continues and will continue on changing. This fact was proved by science a hundred years ago when the astronomers found out that the universe does not remain constant, rather it is expanding with the passage of time, thus proving the claim of Quran.
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