In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

PRESENTER : NATASHA KANWAL

ISLAM & SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION
Seven hundred and fifty verses of the Quran (almost oneeighth of the Book) exhort believers to study Nature. Verily in the creation of the Heavens and of the earth, and in the alternation of the night and of the day, are there signs for men of understanding. They who, standing, sitting or reclining, bear Allah in mind and reflect on the creation of the Heavens and of the earth, saying: 'Oh our Lord! Thou has not created this in vain. (Quran 3:189-190).

ASTRONOMY

CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE: THE BIG BANG

Quran contains following verse regarding the origin of universe

Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation) , before We clove them asunder? (Qur'an 21:30)

According to Big Bang,

The whole universe initially one big mass (Primary Nebula) Then there was a Big Bang which resulted in the formation of Galaxies (Secondary Separation) These then divided to form star, planets, the sun, the moon, etc

A new star forming out of a cloud of gas and dust (nebula), which is one of the remnants of the smoke that was the origin of the whole universe (The Space Atlas, Heather and Henbest, p. 50.)

THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE

With power and skill did We construct the Firmament: For He Who create the vastness of space. (Quran 51:47)

The universe is in constant motion and is expanding

Theoretical Evidence Early in 20th century Russian physicist Alexander Friedmann Belgian cosmologist Georges Lemaitre
Observational Evidence In 1925, American astronomer Edwin Hubble,
Edwin Hubble with his giant telescope

THE END OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE BIG CRUNCH Two verses describing end of universe
The day We will fold up heaven like folding up pages of a book. As We originated the first creation so We will regenerate it. It is a promise binding on Us. That is what We will do. (Quran, 21:104) They don't measure Allah with his true measure. The whole earth will be a mere handful for Him on the Day of Resurrection the heavens folded up in His right hand. Glory to Him! He exalted above the partners they ascribe! (Quran, 39:67)

 The Big crunch theory proposes that the universe, that began expanding with the Big Bang, will collapse in on itself with increasing speed. This collapse will continue until the universe has lost all its mass and turned into a single point of infinite density.

EMBRYOLOGY

In Holly Quran, Allah speaks about the stages of mans embryonic development We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop (sperm) in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then we made the drop into an alaqah (leech suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance) then We made out of that lump bones and clothed that bones with flesh; then We developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the Best to create! (Quran 23:12-14)

Drawings illustrating the similarities in appearances between a leech and a human embryo at the alaqah stage. (Leech drawing from Human Development as described in the Quran and Sunnah, Moore and others. p. 37. modified form Integrated Principles of Zoology, Hickman and others. Embryo drawing from The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 73.)

A) Drawing of an embryo at the mudghah stage. We can see here the somites at the back of the embryo that look like teeth marks. (The Developing Human, Moore and Persaud, 5th ed., p. 79) B) Photograph of a piece of gum that has been chewed.

HYDROLOGY

RAIN IN MEASURED AMOUNTS

It is He Who sends down water in measured amounts from the sky by which We being a dead land back to life. That is how you too will be raised (from the dead) (Quran 43:11)

Modern research has proved In one second 16 million tons of water evaporates from the earth that amounts to 513 trillion tons in a year. It equals to amount of rain that falls on earth in a year.

OCEANOLOGY

OCEANOLOGY

MEETING OF TWO SEAS

. He has set free the two seas meeting together. There is a barrier between them. They do not transgress (Quran 55:19-20)

Mediterranean sea water meeting Atlantic over the Gibraltar sill

The Mediterranean sea water enters the Atlantic over the Gibraltar sill with its own warm, saline, and less dense characteristics, because of the barrier that distinguishes between them. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. (Marine Geology, Kuenen, p.43, with a slight enchantment)

MEETING OF SWEET AND SALT WATER

He is the one who has set free the two kinds two water, one sweet and palatable, and the other salty and bitter. And He has made between them a barrier and a forbidden partition. (Quran 25:53)

Estuary of the Klamath River in Northern California, United States.

Longitudinal section showing salinity (parts per thousand) in an estuary. We can see here the partition (zone of separation) between fresh (sweet) and the salt water. (Introductory Oceanography, Thurman, p. 301, with a slight enchantment)

GEOLOGY

ROLE OF MOUNTAINS
Qur'an draws attention to a very important geological function of mountains We placed firmly embedded mountains on the Earth, so it would not move under them (Quran 21:31)

And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you (Quran 16:15)

Modern theory of Plate Tectonics holds that mountains works as stabilizer for the earth.

Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains

as pegs? (Quran 78:6-7)

In a book Earth, Professor Emeritus Frank Press says that these roots are deeply embedded in the ground, thus, mountains have a shape like a peg. Theory of mountains having deep roots was introduced by the Astronomer Royal, Sir George Airy in 1865.

THE MOONS ORBIT

And we have decreed set phases for the Moon, until it ends up looking an old date branch. It is not for the Sun to overtake the Moon nor for the night to outstrip the day; each one is swimming in a sphere (Quran 36:39-40)

Since the Moon revolves around the Sun together with the Earth, it follows a path through the space which resembles the letter S. The appearance of this orbit resembles the twisted shape of a dry date branch, as is revealed in the Quran.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF EVERY ASPECTS OF WUDU

A DAILY RITUAL

STEPS OF WUDU

The Wudu comprises of washing the hands, arms right up to the elbow, face, mouth, nostrils, and feet up the ankle, all three times each. The inside and behind the ears, as well as the part of the head above the forehead is wiped once.
Done five times a day, it not only cleanses these vital parts of the body from dust and dirt but also "softens" and refreshes them.

 The obvious reason behind washing the mouth during ablution is to remove the food particles, which could cause teeth and gum problems. That is also the reason why miswak is also encouraged before ablution. When washing ones nostrils, one is also performing a preventive health measure as the germs trapped in the nostrils are removed and do not pass on to the respiratory system (lungs). According to a study conducted by a team of doctors in Alexandria University, the Prophetic tradition, which urges the exaggeration of washing the nostrils by introducing the water in the nostril then blowing it out, positively affects the inner coating of the nostrils. Those who carried out the washing in the correct form had clean, shiny nostrils with no dust clinging to the small hair inside.

 Repeated washing of the face invigorates the facial skin cells and helps prevent early wrinkles as well as having a cleansing effect on the inside of the eyes, which prevents eye infections.

Washing the ear helps rid them from wax accumulation, which may cause ear infections as well as affecting the inner ear, which eventually causes body imbalances.
The Prophetic tradition of encouraging one to wash between the toes while washing the feet, is also extremely important as it prevents the foot, which in our modern times is trapped most of the day inside shoes, from acquiring athletes foot.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF EVERY ASPECT OF NAMAZ

QIYAAM
The voluntary clenching of the hands, blood flow is increased in the hand area and the brain. Various muscles are exercised with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran

RUKU
Bowing (Ruku) is done by forward movement of the backbone. The unique position of Ruku has positive effects on the back muscles. The back muscle contract actively and they become stronger.

SAJDAH
Good effect upon memory, vision, hearing, concentration, psyche and all other cognitive abilities Neck muscles get best exercise

JALSA & QAIDA

It Has Good Effect Upon Memory, Vision, Hearing, Concentration, Psyche And All Other Cognitive Abilities The Neck Muscles Get Best Exercise.

CONCLUSION
Presence of scientific facts in Quran is not a coincidence

Soon will We show them Our Signs in the (furthest) regions (of the earth), and in their own souls, until it becomes manifest to them that is the Truth, it is not enough that Thy Lord doth witness all things? (Quran 41:53)

REFRENCES
I.A Ibrahim, A Brief Illustrated Guide To Understanding Islam , 2nd edition, Hudson, Texas, USA, Darussalam, Publishers and Distributors. Dr. Zakir Naik, The Qur'an and Modern Science, Compatible or Incompatible?, Islamic Research Foundation(www.irf.net) Harun Yahya, Miracles in the Quran, Norwich, UK, 1420 CE/1999 AH, published by Bookwork.

REFRENCES CONTINUE
Harun Yahya, The Quran Leads the Way to Science, Turkey, Global Publishing , January 2004 http://faculty.weber.edu/bdattilo/shknbk/notes/plts.htm

http://www.sufi.co.za/modern_science_and_islam.htm
http://www.alislam.org/library/articles/Islam-andScience-Concordance-or-Conflict.pdf