This year the Islamic month of Ramadan will start on December 20th. Muslims all over the world will start this month with fasting from dawn to dusk daily for 30 days as ordained in Quran. "O you who believe fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you so that you … Continue reading Benefits of Ramadan fasting
Biomimetics -drawing inspiration from the design in living things
There is instruction for you in cattle. From the contents of their bellies, from between the dung and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy for drinkers to swallow. (Qur'an, 16:66) And there is certainly a lesson for you in your livestock. We give you to drink from what is in their bellies … Continue reading Biomimetics -drawing inspiration from the design in living things
Benefits of forgiveness on health
One of the moral traits recommended in the Qur'an is forgiveness: Hold to forgiveness, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant. (Qur'an, 7: 199) In another verse Allah commands: "… They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Qur'an, 24:22) Those … Continue reading Benefits of forgiveness on health
Prophets’ Names Appear in the Ebla Tablets, 1500 Years Older Than the Torah
Dating back to around 2500 BC, the Ebla tablets provide very important information regarding the history of religions. The most important feature of the Ebla tablets, discovered by archaeologists in 1975 and which have been the subject of much research and debate ever since, is that they contain the names of three prophets referred to … Continue reading Prophets’ Names Appear in the Ebla Tablets, 1500 Years Older Than the Torah
Quran on all heavenly bodies being afloat in orbits
The word expressing totality in the Arabic language is “kullu” while the Arabic expression “tasniya” refers to any two objects. In the verse reference is made to the motion of two celestial bodies, namely the sun and the moon. However, the reason why “tasniya” is not used indicates that there should be more than two … Continue reading Quran on all heavenly bodies being afloat in orbits
Periqlytos Means Ahmad
“And when Jesus, the son of Mary said: “Children of Israel, I am sent to you by Allah to confirm the Torah that is before me, and to give news of a Messenger who will come after me whose name shall be Ahmad.” Yet when he came to them with clear proofs, they said: “This … Continue reading Periqlytos Means Ahmad
Quran on death of the stars and the sun
At the time of the descent of the Quran, people believed that the light of the stars would last forever. This at a time when the inner structure of the stars was a mystery and the fact that the energy of the stars would, one day, be exhausted was not known. The Quran’s prediction about … Continue reading Quran on death of the stars and the sun
Pulsars in the Quran
The word “Tariq” stems from the root “TaRaQa” meaning “knocking, striking.” In many translations of the Quran this word was taken for a name and left untranslated. The word may also mean “to pulsate” like a beating heart, from which the word “pulsar” is derived, denoting an object that is far away in space, and … Continue reading Pulsars in the Quran
Coccyx or primitive streak in Hadith
“The whole body of the son of Adam will be eaten by dust except `ajb adh-dhanab (coccyx) for he was created from it and his body will be reconstructed starting with it.” In his Sahih, Imam Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The whole body … Continue reading Coccyx or primitive streak in Hadith
Some of the scientific information referring to numbers in the Quran
(This chapter is based on Ömer Çelakıl's Kur'an-ı Kerim'in Sırları [Merkez Gazete Dergi Basım Press, 2003] and Kur'an-ı Kerim'in Şifresi [Sınır Ötesi Press 2002]) ............................................................ - THE DATE OF THE LUNAR LANDINGS - THE ORBIT OF THE MOON - THE RATIO OF THE SEA TO THE LAND - THE STAR SIRIUS - THE ATOMIC NUMBER OF IRON - THE … Continue reading Some of the scientific information referring to numbers in the Quran
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