“And We created every living thing out of water” Qur’an, Chapter 30 Al- Anbiya Verse: 21.
It is in the way Qur’an approaches knowledge that it differs so much from modern science. The scientific approach is to isolate and analyze the specific, whereas, the Qur’anic revelation always refers to specifics in relation to and as a part of whole pattern of creation.
Today science can explain many of the complex interactions which maintain the cycle of life on our planet. It is well understood that how insects, animals and wind carry pollens from stamen of one plant to the ovules of another. This process of fertilization in plants nearly always depends upon the existence of definite sexual characteristics: male stamen and female ovules. It is common knowledge today but at the time of Qur’anic revelation such detailed information was not widely known. Yet in the Qur’an we read:
“... and of all fruits (God) placed (on the earth) two of a pair.” Qur’an, chapter Ar-Ra‘d Verse: 3.
“God is the One Who sent water down from the sky and thereby brought forth pairs of plants each separate from another.” Qur’an, chapter Taha Verse: 53.
The Qur’an describes the particular in order to further man’s understanding of the unity of all things and his place within the creation. In the light of this we should perhaps expected to discover that any detailed observation made in the Qur’an should accord with modern science.
It was the discovery of relationship within his own field that led Dr. Maurice Bucaille to make a scientific study of Qur’an.
Dr. Maurice Bucaille: “As a medical doctor and particularly attracted to physiology and natural sciences, I must confess that in 1972, when I read the Quran in the original text for the first time, the data concerning man were those which impressed me the most. As in view of knowledge in days of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) it is inconceivable that many of the statements in the Quran, which are connected with science, could have the work of any man.”
This film is based on the research made by Dr. Bucaille and published in two books “The Bible, The Quran and Science” and “What is the Origin of Man”. Dr. Bucaille’s initial interest developed into a general study of all the scientific references in the Qur’an. He realized that he had to develop a grasp of many specialized scientific disciplines to fully understand these references. As his study progressed he found that every description of the material world in the Qur’an correlated with established scientific facts.
Dr. Maurice Bucaille: “It is therefore perfectly legitimate to not only to regard the Quran as the expression of revelation but also to awarded a very special place on account of guarantee of authenticity it provides and the presence in it of reflections which when studied today appear as a challenge to human explanation”.
How is it possible for a book recorded in the seventh century to preempt so much of today’s hard earned scientific information? To understand this we need to look into the nature of Qur’anic revelation and examine its authenticity.
Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula is the center of Muslims. Mecca has always been a holy place. It was a center of pilgrimage long before the period of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It was here that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was born and grew up to be a highly respectable member of the community and a successful merchant trader. It was his habit to retreat to nearby mountains for the period meditation and contemplation. In the cave of Hira he received his first revelation at the age of forty on 6th of August in the year 610 AD.
“Read: In the name of your Lord Who created. Who created man from something which clings. Read! Your Lord is the most Noble, Who taught by the pen. Who taught man what he did not know.” Qur’an, chapter Al-‘Alaq Verse: 1-5.