Science Showcase
Signs in creation
Verses that describe the natural world in ways only confirmed centuries later. Each one had to pass four strict tests; the claims that failed are not here.
- 1 Language The meaning comes from the Arabic itself and is supported by classical tafsir, not forced onto the words.
- 2 Science The fact is established, textbook science, cited from authoritative sources, not a hypothesis.
- 3 History We state honestly what people already knew or believed in the 7th century.
- 4 Honesty Every item carries a careful note on its limits and on other ways the verse has been read.
The cosmos
The earth and seas
- 24:40 · mukhtasar:24:40 · saadi:24:40 Darkness upon darkness in the deep sea A parable describes a deep sea where darkness is layered so thickly that a person can hardly see their own hand. The deep ocean really is that dark. Sunlight fades with depth, and below about 1,000 metres none arrives at all.
- 30:2-4 · bukhari:4820 · tirmidhi:3192 · ibn-kathir:30:3 The Romans have been defeated, and they will overcome At one of the lowest points in the Byzantine Empire's history, the Quran said publicly that Rome would win again within a few years. It did.