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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 10196706" data-attributes="member: 91140">Religion and Science have always been considered to be twin sisters by Islam,  and today at a time when Science has taken great strides, they still continue to  be associated. Furthermore, certain scientific data are used for a better understanding of the  Quranic text.   In this century, scientific findings have dealt a fatal blow to  religious belief  for many; it is precisely in the light of such  scientific discoveries that an  objective examination of the Islamic  Revelation can be made, which highlights  the supernatural character of  that Revelation. After a ten-year study, the famous French physician Maurice Bucaille <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW3T6hgTOI/AAAAAAAABG8/OOkMK5A4IDU/s1600/2dk05et.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW3T6hgTOI/AAAAAAAABG8/OOkMK5A4IDU/s320/2dk05et.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> addressed  the French  Academy of Medicine in 1976, and expressed the complete  agreement of the Quran  and findings of modern science. He presented his  study on certain statements in  the Quran concerning physiology and  reproduction.   His reason for doing so was that: "Our knowledge of these disciplines  is such  that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the  time of the Quran  could have contained ideas that have only been  discovered in modern times". Keith L. Moore <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW3jn-bgoI/AAAAAAAABHE/fEOfwy2dyeQ/s1600/2prd7gm.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW3jn-bgoI/AAAAAAAABHE/fEOfwy2dyeQ/s320/2prd7gm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Decades later, noted embryologist and expert, Keith L. Moore,  upon  being presented with the statements made in the Quran regarding  the stages of  formation of the embryo -- from the mixing of the male  and female gametes up to  the embryo's full development remarked: "It  has been a pleasure for me to help  clarify statements in the Quran  about human development. It is clear to me that  these statements must  have come to Muhammad from God because almost all of this  knowledge was  not discovered until many centuries later."   Professor Moore presented his findings to scientists at several  conferences.  Several Canadian periodicals published many of Moore's  statements, and in  addition, he presented three television programs in  which he highlighted the  compatibility of modern science with what has  been revealed in the Quran 1400  years ago. Consequently, he was asked:  "Does this mean that you believe that the  Quran is the word of God?" to  which he replied: "I find no difficulty in  accepting this."   In fact, Professor Moore was so amazed at the accuracy of the  descriptions and  the terminology used for the various stages of the  development of the embryo  that he modified his own textbook on the  subject. He incorporated all the  relevant Quranic passages and  authentic statements of the Prophet Muhammad,  sallallaahu `alayhi wa  sallam, , into his book, The Developing Human: Clinically  Oriented  Embryology with Islamic Additions, published by WB Saunders in 1987 and   a standard university textbook in the United States. The book now  contains  passages of the Quran and the Hadeeth (verified statements of  the Prophet  Muhammad, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) for every stage of  development, and  Professor Moore has also adopted the classification  used in the above two  sources. Tejatet Tejasen (Professor at  the Dept. of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mei University, Thailand) <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW30QKFWRI/AAAAAAAABHM/G43AXPZTOaI/s1600/a4ikh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW30QKFWRI/AAAAAAAABHM/G43AXPZTOaI/s320/a4ikh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> His  study on the Quranic  passages dealing with embryology: "From my  studies and what I have learnt at  this conference I believe that  everything that has been recorded in the Quran  1400 years ago must be  true. That can be proved through the scientific way".   E. Marshal Johnson (Professor and Chairman,  Dept. of Anatomy, Daniel Bough Institute, Thomas Jefferson University,  Philadelphia, USA) <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW4AiY2-OI/AAAAAAAABHU/XuDVJTnn3FE/s1600/296dfeh.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW4AiY2-OI/AAAAAAAABHU/XuDVJTnn3FE/s320/296dfeh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Consider  also the his  statement when he became aware of such statements in the  Quran and investigated  them: "The Quran describes not only the  development of external form but  emphasizes also the internal stages --  the stages inside the embryo of its  creation and development,  emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary  science... If I  were to transpose myself into that era, knowing what I do today  and  describing things, I could not describe the things that were  described... I  see no evidence to refute the concept that this  individual Muhammad, had to be  developing this information from some  place... so I see nothing in conflict with  the concept that divine  intervention was involved..." T.V.N. Persaud (Professor and Head, Dept. of  Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Manitoba, Canada): <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW4PTb3v5I/AAAAAAAABHc/WNYjRCgJxec/s1600/262mgps.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW4PTb3v5I/AAAAAAAABHc/WNYjRCgJxec/s320/262mgps.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> T.V.N.  Persaud  says "Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He couldn't read,  didn't know how to write, in fact he was an illiterate... we're talking  about 1400 years ago, you have some illiterate person making profound  statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature... I  personally can't see how this could be mere chance, there are too many  accuracies and like Dr. Moore I have no difficulty in my mind  reconciling that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led  him to these statements". These  are just a few of numerous quotes from the scientific community  regarding the nature and the origins of the Quran. In fact, the Quran  does not just speak about embryology, but about hundreds of other  phenomena -- including the earth and sun being round, revolving around  their own axis and following their own orbits; the origin and formation  of the universe; the two types of seas between which is a barrier; the  role of mountains in stabilizing the earth's crust; the expansion of the  universe; the precise nature of the water cycle; the change in  atmospheric pressure at high altitudes; the gender of the bee which is  responsible for producing honey (female); the stars consuming themselves  via the combustion of their gases and this being the source of their  light and many more.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW43mm0uqI/AAAAAAAABHk/PTPNAiv1t2k/s1600/15n3o5t.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW43mm0uqI/AAAAAAAABHk/PTPNAiv1t2k/s320/15n3o5t.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>   The Quran and the Sunnah (authentic sayings of the Prophet Muhammad,  sallaallaahu `alayhi wa sallam) make statements on literally hundreds of  phenomena, and at the same time openly invite intelligent people to  verify them. If any one from the scientific community were to make  hundreds of new claims regarding his specialty and call all his  colleagues to prove him wrong, he would know without doubt that he is  standing on shaky ground. What about the one who makes such claims about  the specialties of others, would he dare to make such a claim? Yet,  one would be surprised to learn that precisely such a scientific  approach has been commanded in the Quran with the objective of  ascertaining its truthfulness. Allaah Says in the Quran (what means): "Do they not reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon (their) hearts." [Quran 47:24] And (what means):  "Do  they not reflect upon the Quran. If it had been from (any) other than  Allaah, they would have found within it much contradiction." [Quran  4:82]<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW5WAwhsbI/AAAAAAAABHs/jkjUTnkxFRE/s1600/8wmuu1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ZXvfEpgg8Z4/TCW5WAwhsbI/AAAAAAAABHs/jkjUTnkxFRE/s320/8wmuu1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Therefore,  Islamic religious beliefs are not based upon blind acceptance, as many  have generalized in all other religions, and thus falsely attributed to  the Quran and Islam. This break between Science and Religion occurred in  Europe over the past 300-400 years, when scientific advancement and its  findings were seen as heretical, its proponents ridiculed and often  exiled and tortured. The  Islamic community has never had that experience. It is true that within  the academic community capabilities differ, and thus some people may be  unable to ascertain the truth of Islam, and therefore may accept it  blindly. But they have the opportunity to ask the scholars, those who  are in a position to make such a judgment. It is from the principles of  wisdom and justice that `when you don't know, don't make a judgment  yourself, but rather consult one who is in a position to do so.' </blockquote>

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