Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran

2. SCIENTIFIC MIRACLES IN
THE GLORIOUS QUR’AN

3. Consultant Physician and
Nephrologist
MRCP (UK) , FRCP (Edinburgh), FRCP
(London)
King Fahad Specialist Hospital -

4. The Scientific Miracles in
The Holy Quran (Examples)
• Al-Nasiyah (front of the head and the brain) in The Holy
Quran and medicine (Prefrontal lobe).
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) functions and ablution (Wudu).
• Breast feeding in The Holy Quran.
• Embryology in The Holy Quran.
• Iron (Fe) in The Holy Quran and medicine.
• Water (H2O) in The Holy Quran, science and medicine.
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) e.g. AIDS in Islamic
teaching and medicine.

5. INTRODUCTION
• Message of Holy Quran.
• Number of medical and cosmic verses (ayaat) in the
Holy Quran (ayaat with scientific reference).
• The Holy Quran and science.
• The Quranic system in the mankind and universe.
• Two books (The Holy Quran and the universe).
• The rationale for recurrence of ayaat of scientific
reference in The Holy Quran.

6. • The Qura’n is a book of faith (Iman) and
guidance (Hidaayah). It also includes educational
dimensions for the establishment of a virtuous
society. Allah (SW says:
T)
" ‫و ن ز ل نا ع لَ يْ ك ا ل ك تا ب ت بْ يا نا ل ك ل‬
ّ ُ ّ ً َ ِ َ َِ ْ َ َ َّْ ََ
ٍ ْ َ
‫شيء‬
89 :‫النحل‬
َ‫" و ه دى و ر ح م ة و ب ش رى ل ل م س ل مي ن‬
ِ ِْ ُ ِْ َ ْ َُ ً َ ْ َ َ ً ُ َ
"And we have sent down to thee the book explaining all
things, a guide, a mercy and glad tidings to muslim ”(An
s
Nahl:89) .

7. • There are many verses ( ayaat) in Al Qur’an al
Kareem which deal with different branches of
science ( medical and cosmic).
• W have reviewed and classified these verses
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according to their scientific topics and also
studied the rationale behind their recurrence in
the Qur’an.

8. • The results were as follows:
First: There are approximately 1200 ayaat which
refer to the different sciences, which
constitutes nearly 20% of the total number
of ayaat (6236) in Al Qur’an al Kareem.

9. Second: There are approximately 70 ayaat praising
Science and Scientists, encouraging them to be
involved in discovering the universe for the good
of humanity. As a matter of fact the first five
ayaat revealed to the Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH ) ordered him to read and learn.

10. ‫اقرأ باسم ربك الذي خلق )1( خلق النسان من علق )2( اقرأ وربك‬
(5) ‫الكرم )3( الذي علم بالقلم )4( علم النسان ما لم يعلم‬
:‫العلق‬
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as an
not (5) Al-Alaq 1-5

12. Third: The studied ayaat were categorized
according to their scientific topics as follows:
Medicine 416 Geology 69
Physics 138 Seas & Rivers 35
Biology 130 Transportation 28
Astronomy & Cosmology 105 Origin of Man & others 27
Geography 98 Engineering 12
Agriculture 89 Chesmistry 11
Language of birds &
Math. & Statistics 79 8
animals
All of the above & others

13. The System of The Holy Quran:
in the Universe and Mankind!!

14. THE
TRUTH
(AYAAT)
MANKIND The Holy
UNIVERSE
QURAN
SCIENTIFIC
KNOWLEDGE

15. TWO BOOKS !!
(Quran and Universe)
• 1st. The written and readable book !!
(The Quran – words of Allah -SWT)
• 2nd. The visible book !!
(The universe – created by Allah -SWT)!

16. Recurrence of the following
words in Holy Quran
• Day : 365 times .
• Month : 12 times .
• Moon : 27 times .
• Sun : 33 times .
• Sun and Moon in same Ayaah : 19 times.

17. Al-Nasiyah
(front of the head & the
brain)

18. • The holy Qur’an describes the front of
the head in the disbelievers being lying
and sinful !!
‫) سورة‬ (‫) ناصية كاذبة خاطئة‬
(16 :‫العلق‬
Allah (SWT) says: (a lying sinful
nasiyah (front of the head).
(96: 16)

19. • Since the front of the head does not
speak, how can it be described as
being lying? It does not commit sins.
How is it then said to be sinful?

20. • The linguistic meaning of the Ayah
.‫) كل لئن لم ينته لنسفعا بالناصية‬
(‫ناصية كاذبة خاطئة‬
- 15 :‫العلق‬
16
Allah (SWT) says: (Let him beware! If he
does not stop, We will take him by the
nasiyah, a lying, sinful nasiyah!) (96:15-16)
Al-Nasiyah: the front of the head.

21. • Most commentators have interpreted this
Verse metaphorically, saying that describing
the nasiyah being lying and sinful is not to be
taken literally; the description is attributed
to the owner of the nasiyah and not to the
nasiyah itself.

22. • Other commentators did not comment on the
Verse sparing themselves the involvement in
something beyond their knowledge and the
knowledge of their age.

23. Functions of prefrontal
area in the brain:
• The function of this part of the brain that lies
in the font of the human head (the prefrontal
cortex ) is to control the human behavior.

24. • The prefrontal cortex constitutes the bulk of
the frontal lobe of the brain, and its function
is involved in the making of one’s
personality. It is also considered as a
superior center among the centers of
concentration, thinking and memory. It plays
a significant role in the person’s emotion
and it is somehow concerned with initiative
and discrimination.

25. • Prof. Dr. Keith Moore, who stated that the
front of the head is responsible for judging
and for directing human behavior. The
working organs of the body (e.g. the limbs or
tongue) are but tools to carry out the
decision made in the front of the head

26. • He, confirming what he had said, added:
“When a person intends to tell a lie, the
decision is made in the frontal lobe of the
brain, which is the front of the head. If he
wants to commit a sin, the decision is made
there, too”

27. Functional MRI of the brain

29. Functional MRI of the brain
showing the area of lying in
the prefrontal cortex

30. ‫صور حقيقية لدماغ إنسان بالرنين المغناطيسي‬
‫الوظيفي، يظهر وجود نشاط كبير في مقدمة الفص‬
‫المامي أثناء ممارسة الكذب. الصورة اليسرى تمثل‬
‫الدماغ في حالة الصدق، ثم تليها صور لحالت متدرجة‬
‫في الكذب، حيث نلحظ ازدياد حجم البقعة الصفراء‬
‫التي تمثل نشاط الدماغ في المنطقة المامية، ويزداد‬
‫هذا النشاط تدريجيا كلما تعمد النسان الكذب أكثر.‬
‫‪http://www.idealibrary.com‬‬

31. Conclusion
• Prof. Keith Moore, illustrating this Scientific Miracle,
says: “The information we now know about the function
of the brain, was not mentioned throughout history, nor
do we find anything about it in the medical books.
Should we survey all the medical literature during the
time of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and several
centuries thereafter, we would find no mention of the
function of the frontal lobe (nasiyah), or an explanation
of it or a statement about it except in this Book (the
Holy Qur’an), which indicates that such information is
of the Knowledge of Allah, the Almighty, Who knows
everything, and that Muhammad is Allah’s Messenger”

32. !!‫سجود الدماغ‬
!! Prostration of the brain
‫قال تعالى: ) ولله يسجد من في‬
‫السموات والرض‬
‫طوعا وكرها وظللهم بالغدو‬
• Allah (SWT) says in The Holy Quran:
15 :‫الرعد‬ (‫والصال‬
(And to Allah prostrates whoever is within the
heaven and the earth, willingly or unwillingly,
and their shadows (as well) in the mornings
and the afternoons) Surrah 13: 15

33. ‫‪Front and lateral views of the brain in‬‬
‫‪prostration‬‬
‫منظر أمامي وجانبي أيمن للدماغ تماثل‬
‫إنسان في حالة السجود‬

35. CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF)
1. Functions
2. Sterile: The purest fluid in the body!
3. Origin: Choroid plexus in the brain ventricle.
4. Volume: about 125 ml
5. Turn over (Circulation): 5 times during 24 hrs *
(Ablution -Wudu For 5 prayers during 24 hrs!)
* Cortex of neuroanatomy,by:Malclom Carpenter,P 28,3 rd
edition (1999). International student edition, Baltimore-
USA.

36. CSF surrounding the brain
Turn over (Circulation) of CSF: 5 times during 24 hrs!
Ablution –Wudu of the brain for 5 prayers during 24 hrs!

37. The rationale for recurrence
of ayaat of scientific
reference in The Holy Quran
(Allah SWT knows best)

38. A-To support the six principles of Faith (Iman), especially
the Iman in Allah Almighty and in the hereafter.
B-To stimulate thinking and scientific research in order
to discover the universe.
C- To express the power of Allah Almighty and his unique
creations.
D-To show the mercy and the numerous favours of Allah
Almighty to mankind.
E- To give evidence that the Qur’an is the word of Allah
Almighty revealed to His Prophet Muhammad (PBU).
The scientific miracle of Holy Qur’an.

39. ‫( سنريهم آياتنا في الفاق وفي‬
‫أنفسهم حتى يتبين لهم أنه الحق‬
53 :‫أولم يكف بربك أنه على كل فصلت‬
‫شيء‬
W will show themOur S )‫شهيد‬universe, and in their
e igns in the
ownselves, until it becom m
es anifest to them that this (the
Qur'ân) is the truth Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord
that H is a W
e itness over all things?
(Surah Fussilat: ayat 53)

40. References:
1- Lying brain, Science, 10 December 2004.
2- You Can't Hide Your Lying Brain, www.signalplusnoise.com, 7
June 2003.
3- Feroze B. Mohamed, Scott H. Faro, Nathan J. Gordon, Steven M.
Platek, Harris Ahmad, and J. Michael Williams,
Brain Mapping of Deception and Truth Telling about an Ecologically V
. Radiology Volume 238, Issue.
4- Thomas L. Bennett, Introduction to Physiological Psychology,
Brooks/Cole Pub. Co. 1982.
5- Maureen Morley, Brain imaging with MRI could replace lie
detector, Radiological Society of North America, 29-Nov-2004.
6- http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25285
7- Keith Moore, The Development Human, Clinically Oriented
Embryology, 3rd. Edition (1983), W.B. Saunders Co.

42. W have deduced from our study and Allah
e
knows best, that the rationale for the
recurrence of those ayaat are to achieve the
following aims:

43. A- To support the six principles of Faith
(Iman), especially the Iman in Allah
Almighty and in the hereafter, for
example Surah An-Nisa’ ayat no. 136. It
was found that there is a strong
correlation (about 92%) between such
ayaat and these principles of Iman as
follows:

44. ‫) يا أيها الذين آ منوا آ منوا بالله‬
‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ورسوله والكتاب الذي نزل على‬
‫رسوله والكتاب الذي أنزل من‬
‫قبل ومن يكفر بالله وملئكته‬
‫النساء:‬
‫وكتبه ورسله واليوم الخر فقد ضل‬
‫631‬
‫ضلل بعيدا(‬

45. O you who believe! Believe in Allâh, and H M
is essenger,
and the Book which H has sent down to H M
e is essenger,
and the Scripture which H sent down to those before,
e
and whosoever disbelieves in Allâh, H Angels, H
is is
Books, H M
is essengers, and the L Day, then indeed he
ast
has strayed far away.
An-Nisa’, 136

46. Principles of Faith No.
Iman in Allah Almighty 738
Iman in Angels 24
Iman in Holy Books 53
Iman in Messengers 100
Iman in the Hereafter 120
Iman in Destiny 30

47. B- The unprecedented nature of scientific
content: to stimulate reflection and
research in order to discover more about
the universe.

48. ‫) فتعالى ا الملك الحق ول تعجل‬
‫بالقرآن من قبل أن يقضى إليك‬
114 :‫طـه‬
)‫وحيه وقل رب زدني علما‬
Then H above all be Allâh, the True K And be not
igh ing
in haste with the Qur'ân before its revelation is
completed to you, and say: "M L
y ord! Increase m in
e
knowledge"
(Surah Taha: ayat 114)

49. C- The scientific miracle of the Qur’an (I’jaz):
to show and give evidence that the Qur’an
is the word of Allah Almighty revealed to
his Prophet Muhammad (PBU)

50. ‫( سنريهم آياتنا في الفاق وفي‬
‫أنفسهم حتى يتبين لهم أنه الحق‬
53 :‫أولم يكف بربك أنه على كل فصلت‬
‫شيء‬
W will show themOur S )‫شهيد‬universe, and in their
e igns in the
ownselves, until it becom m
es anifest to them that this (the
Qur'ân) is the truth Is it not sufficient in regard to your Lord
that H is a W
e itness over all things?
(Surah Fussilat: ayat 53)

51. D- To express the power of Allah Almighty
and his unique creations ( Surah Al-Mu’minun:
ayaat 21 -22) .‫) وإن لكم في النعام‬
‫لعبرة‬
‫نسقيكم مما في بطونها ولكم فيها‬
‫منافع كثيرة ومنها تأكلون وعليها‬
)‫ وعلى الفلك تحملون‬e
And Verily! In the cattle there is indeed a lesson for you W give you
to drink (m of that which is in their bellies And there are, in them
ilk) ,
numerous (other) benefits for you, and of them you eat and on them,
and on ships you are carried

52. E- To show the mercy and the numerous
favours of Allah Almighty to mankind
( Surah An-Nahl:ayat 18) .
‫تعدوا نعمة ا ل تحصوها إن ا لغفور‬
And if you would count the graces of Allâh, never
could you be able to count them Truly! Allâh is Oft-
Forgiving, M M
ost erciful