THE QURAN SCIENTIFIC EXEGESIS

CONTENTS

Preface9

1. INTRODUCTION 11

2. ALLAH – THE ONLY GOD 18

  • God is Absolute Truth

3. SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF GOD AND IRRATIONALITY OF ATHEISM 42

  • Big bang cosmology
  • Energy cannot originate by itself
  • References

4. SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY OF THE QURANIC REVELATIONS 49

  • The Quranic revelations confirmed in science
  • a) Primordial 'smoke', existence of the universe as single unit prior to separation into component systems and its expansion following separation
  • b) Description of the sun as lamp and the moon as light
  • c) Limited lifespan of the sun
  • d) Motion of celestial bodies in their tracks
  • e) The moon split
  • f) Velocity of light
  • g) Structural geology of Earth's interior
  • h) The shrinking Earth
  • i) Fixation of mountains like pegs
  • j) Sperm – the decider of sex in human beings
  • k) Human embryology
  • l) Production of honey in bees and its medicinal value
  • m) Destruction of ancient civilizations
  • n) Preservation of Pharaoh's body for posterity
  • o) Preservation of Noah's Ark for posterity
  • p) Meeting of sweet water sea and saline sea without mixing

CONTENTS

  • The Quranic revelations requiring scientific explanation
  • a) Creation in pairs
  • b) Earth – the first to be created
  • c) Organization of cosmic space as seven skies
  • d) Extraterrestrial distribution of organisms
  • e) Appearance of a special organism on Earth
  • References

5. THE DIVINE MISSION WITH MAN AND UNIVERSE 105

  • Purpose of creation
  • A hypothetical example of humanoid robot testing
  • Islam, Muslim and test of man

6. ORIGIN OF ENERGY AND THE PROCESS OF CREATION121

  • Energy
  • Allah – the Creator, the Programmer
  • Divine process of creation
  • References

7. THE UNIVERSE – DIVINE EXPERT SYSTEM135

  • Natural evidence supporting the concept of computer universe
  • The Quranic indicators of computer universe
  • a) Universal components carry divine instructions
  • b) Flow of information between the universe and Allah's abode
  • c) Real-time recording of information
  • Natural designs revealed through the Quran
  • Computer model of the physical universe based on the Quran
  • a) Abioprogram – the divine source of chemicalinformation
  • b) Divine governance of the universe
  • References