Scientific Proofs Of Truth Of Quran

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Scientific Proofs

Creation of Life:

"We made every living thing from water. Will they not believe?" (Quran 21:30)

In this verse, Allah mentions water as the basic element of the creation of every living thing. Today, science proves that every living thing is made up of cells and these cells consist of 80% cytoplasm, which in simple terms is "water". This might have seemed odd for the people of that time as there was no science to prove it but today, science proves this fact which Quran mentioned 1400 years ago.

Presence of Iron:

For the people of today, iron is a metal that is found on earth. However, according to scientists today, the original source of iron is not a metal of this earth rather it came from space. Quran mentions iron in the following way:

"We sent down iron, in which is (material for) mighty war, as well as many benefits for mankind." (Quran 57:25)

This ayah states that the iron is not something that formed on earth but was actually sent down by Allah. According to scientists, billions of years ago meteoroids hit earth and these meteoroids came with the metal iron which then dispersed and immersed in different parts of the earth.

Sky as Protector:

Allah says in Quran: "We made the sky a protective ceiling. And yet they are turning away from Our signs!" (Quran 21:32)

Allah mentions sky as a protective ceiling and calls it a sign. Today, this is a scientific fact that the sky actually does serve as a protective shield for life on earth. Earth's atmosphere protects life on earth by filtering harmful ultraviolet radiations from the sun, destroying most meteors that pass through it and retaining heat. Earth's atmosphere also provides oxygen to humans and animals and carbon dioxide to plants.

Function of Mountains:

Allah says in Quran: "Did We not make the earth a resting place? And the mountains as stakes?" (Quran 78:6-7)

This Ayah describes mountains as stakes which go deep down in earth. Today, science proves this claim of Quran according to which the mountains are not just above the surface rather they have roots deep down below earth's surface as well.

The highest peak in the world Mount Everest can be the best example of this. According to scientists, Mount Everest that is 9km above the surface has its roots almost 125km below the surface. Thus the metaphor of "mountains as stakes" in Quran actually gets a scientific proof.

Logical Proofs:

Reason 1: He himself was unlettered. He could not sign his name either; how could he make it up?

Reason 2: Quran mentions some of his slight mistakes and encourages him to ask forgiveness from Allah. Would an egoistic, proud man make it up?

Reason 3: His companions witnessed unusual changes in his body (he used to become indescribably heavy, he would sweat in cold, shiver in hot weathers) which do not occur normally in a human being when the revelation took place.

Reason 4: He didn't ask for money for these revelations.

Reason 5: He asked people to worship Allah and not himself. Had he been the writer, he would have created words that are pro worshiping him.

Reason 6: He was renowned as the Trustworthy and Truthful, that everyone believed that he would which he said. Infidels entrusted him their properties even though they abhorred and disbelieved in him, just due to his matchless honesty.

Reason 7: Starting from Adam AS, all Prophets and Messengers have been preaching that there will be such Prophet, who will close the door of prophethood till The Day of Resurrection. Like Jesus AS predicted:

And (remember) when 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary), said: "O Children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allah unto you confirming the Taurat [(Torah) which came] before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name shall be Ahmed. But when he (Ahmed i.e. Muhammad) came to them with clear proofs, they said: “This is plain magic". (Al-Saff)

Reason 8: The Quran has divine, poetic beauty that no human can ever achieve. If you ponder over the realities, you will understand the authenticity of Quran. My biggest advice: Read Quran yourself.

Writer: Daiyaah al-Muhammadi Naqshbandi