The Skin and Sensation
“…We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment…” (Qur’an 4:56) By … Read More
Category: Islam and Science
The Perils of Pork: Science and the Qur’an
“Forbidden to you are carrion, blood, the flesh of swine, and that over which a name other than Allah has been invoked; also animals killed by strangling, by a violent … Read More
Alcohol: The Final Enemy of Civilisation
O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and drawing lots for decisions are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid them so that you may be successful.” (Qur’an … Read More
The Mystery of Pairs in Creation
“Glory to Allah, Who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge.” Qur’an 36:36. … Read More
Time and Relativity
“The angels and the Spirit ascend to Him in a day whose measure is fifty thousand years.” Qur’an 70:4. By Abdullahi Yusuf Adapted from Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed A. Wal’s Islam … Read More
Science and Signs in the Qur’an
“Until, when they came upon the valley of the ants, an ant said, ‘O ants, enter your dwellings that you may not be crushed by Solomon and his soldiers while … Read More
Science and Signs in the Qur’an
“Allah takes the souls at the time of their death, and those that do not die [He takes] during their sleep. Then He keeps those for which He has decreed … Read More
Science and Signs in the Qur’an
“And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which we produce grains … Read More
Science and Signs in the Qur’an
“And the moon—We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk.” (Al-Qur’an 36:39) The Lunar Cycle and the Movement of the Universe According to … Read More
Science and Signs in the Quran
“And indeed, We created man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm resting place. Then We made the sperm-drop into an “Alaqah” … Read More