Introduction

 Allah (SWT) sent Muhammad (peace be upon him) to all people regardless of their various cultures and talents and for all times. He supported him with different signs that suited all those to whom he was sent and will suite humanity till the Day of Judgment. The Miracle of eloquence of the Book of Allah challenged the eloquent among Arabs; the Miracle of the Good Tidings presented the evidence to the People of the Scripture for the truthfulness of Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him); the Miracles of unusual events subdued the obstinate infidels and showed them the brilliant plea of the Prophet (peace be upon him); the Miracle of telling information from the unseen world was revealed, and is still being revealed, and verified throughout the centuries and ages.

 Let us investigate some of the researches pertaining to such Miracles as the Qur’an promised to reveal and have come true in our time and have been observed by contemporary specialists in various fields of knowledge, such as astronomy, geology, meteorology, botany, zoology, various medical sciences, oceanography and other cosmic sciences, so that it may serve as a proof for every reasonable person in our time that the Qur’an is from Allah and that the Divine Sign testifying to this fact is the knowledge carried by its Verses and manifested by the precise scientific discoveries achieved through a long journey of research and study and through the use of the most precise instruments that were manufactured only during the recent industrial revolution. The Holy Qur’an referred to this kind of Miracle and promised to reveal it in the Saying of Allah (SWT): “We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this (the Qur'an) is the Truth. Is it not enough that you Lord does witness all things?” (XLI: 53)

 The Qur’anic Sign (or Miracle), which is present among us and which will remain after us as long as Allah wishes, conveys the Divine Message to all human beings, and contains the evidence that proves the authenticity of this Message. So it is both the proof and the thing proved: Allah (SWT) says: “Can they (Muslims) who rely on a clear proof (the Qur’an) from their Lord, which a witness from Himself teaches (be equal to the disbelievers)…?” (XI: 17)[1]

The Qur’an is miraculous in both expression and meaning, for it is from Allah: its wording is Divine and its meanings and sciences are Divine. They all point out to the source they are derived from. It is, therefore, a witness and evidence we have. Allah (SWT) says: “Say, ‘what thing is most weighty in evidence?’ Say, ‘Allah is witness between me and you. This Qur’an has been revealed to me that I may warn you and all that it reaches.’” (VI: 19) So, it was a Message and a miracle for those to whom it was revealed and it is so for those who will succeed them till the Day of Judgement.

 Allah (SWT) made the Divine Knowledge that is carried by the Qur’anic Verses a proof confirming that the Qur’an is from Allah, as Allah (SWT) says: “But Allah bears witness to that which He has sent down to you. He has sent it down with His Knowledge, and the angels bear witness, and Allah is sufficient as a witness.” (IV: 166) (i.e., He revealed it carrying His Knowledge).[2] This Verse illustrates the nature of the scientific miracle, which was revealed to refute the infidels’ disbelief in the Prophethood of Muhammad (Peace be upon him). This miracle continues among people and is renewed whenever new facts are discovered in the fields of knowledge and sciences related to the meanings of the Divine Revelation.

Al-Khazin, in his interpretation of this Verse says: “But Allah bears witness, O Muhammad, that you are a Prophet, by means of this Qur’an, which has been revealed to you.”[3]

 Ibn Kathir said: “Allah bears witness that you are His Messenger, to whom the Book has been revealed…It is the Great Qur’an…Therefore, He says: ‘He revealed it with His Knowledge’, that is, it contains His Knowledge which He wants his bondmen to learn i.e.… His Signs, Guidance and Criterion (of right or wrong), what Allah likes and is pleased with, what He dislikes and refuses, knowledge about the unseen related to the past and future.”[4]

 Abu al-‘Abbas Ibn Taymiyah[5] said: “Allah’s Witness regarding what He has sent down is His Witness that Allah has sent it down from His own Knowledge.”[6] Whatever information in it is from Allah’s knowledge, and not from anyone subordinate to Him. This is expressed in His Saying: “If then they (your false gods) answer not your (call), know that this revelation is sent down (replete) with Allah’s Knowledge and that there is no god but Allah. Will you then be Muslims?” (XI: 14)

 Every Verse in Allah’s Book carries Divine Knowledge which human beings comprehend as they ascend the ladder of progressive knowledge and science in the relevant field touched by that Qur’anic Verse. The Qur’an is full of Verses dealing with cosmic phenomena. Its talk about the Universe is the Talk of One Who knows its secrets and subtleties, although all humanity at the time of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) did not know most of those secrets, and, instead, myths and superstitions were prevalent then.

 Dr Maurice Bucaille, the well-known international French surgeon, presents to humanity a thesis in which he says: “Ample evidence has proved that the Qur’an we read today is the same Qur’an as that the Prophet (Peace be upon him) read to his Companions. Since the Qur’an talks about the Universe and its secrets extensively, we can find out, through that, whether the Qur’an is from Allah, by means of a test known to reasonable people in our time.

 If the Qur’an had been from Muhammad (Peace be upon him), and it is full of descriptions of such universal phenomena as the earth, the sky, mountains, seas, rivers, the sun, the moon, plants, animals, man, winds, rain…etc, its information about these phenomena would have reflected the knowledge of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his education about the created things and their secrets, and it would also reflect the knowledge of his society and environment and the sciences of his age in those fields. Those sciences were overwhelmingly naive, and superstitious. So, we would find the Qur’an full of superstitions, myths and naïve information when talking about the Universe and its secrets as is the case with the books that were written in those times, including the Old and New Testaments that have been corrupted.

 That is if the Qur’an had been authored by Muhammad (Peace be upon him). But if the Qur’an is from Allah, we will find its discussion about creation and its secrets surpass the findings of modern sciences. We will find modern discoveries try breathlessly to catch up with it to confirm the facts it contains in various fields.”

 Dr Bucaille Spent ten years in verifying this test. He studied the Qur’an and Arabic, compared the Qur’an with modern scientific discoveries, and then wrote a book titled: “The Study of the Holy Books in the Light of Modern Science.”[7] In this book he proves that the Qur’an is free from corruption or distortion, while the Bible is not. He illustrates the discrepancies between the Bible and modern sciences, and proves the supremacy and precedence of the Qur’an over these sciences and shows that this is expressed in Allah’s promise in his saying: “Soon will We show them Our Signs in the Universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the Truth. Is it not sufficient that your Lord does witness all things?” (XLI: 53) 

 Bucaille says: “The Qur’an is not only free from contradictory narration which characterizes the various versions of the Bible, but it also manifests—to everyone who starts studying it objectively and in the light of science—its special feature, i.e. its correspondence with the data of modern sciences. Moreover, as we have proved, the reader discovers in it statements of scientific nature which could not have been made by any person living at the time of Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Therefore, modern knowledge my enable us to understand some of the Qur’anic Verses which have not been fully interpreted till now.

 Thus, the truth unfolds as Allah (SWT) has promised. The detailed meanings of the Qur’anic Verses about the universal facts are observed and made obvious and understood, as Allah (SWT) says: “This is but a Reminder to (all) the worlds. And you shall certainly know the truth of it (all) after a while.” (XXXVIII: 87-88)

 Al-farra[8], interpreting the Arabic word (hin, a while, in the Verse) said: “It is after death and before it, that is, the truth of what I say will appear to you ‘after a while’, in the future.”[9] Al-Sadiy al-Kabir[10] said the same.[11] Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, after mentioning the various sayings about the word ‘while’ in the Verse, said: “The most acceptable saying is that Allah told the infidels in the Qur’an that they would know the truth of it after a while, without specifying a period. The Arabic word for ‘a while’, as Arabs know it, means unlimited time, with no specific boundaries. Therefore, the most correct thing to say is that the word is unrestricted, as Allah (SWT) used it without indicating a specific period of time.[12]

 Allah has shown His slaves a lot of His Signs throughout the centuries. During the age of tremendous scientific discoveries Allah has revealed to His slaves a new kind of miraculous Signs that are called by scholars “the Scientific Miracle in Qur’an”. Through these Signs the people of our time learn that the Qur’an came down with the Knowledge of Allah, Who knows the secret in the heavens and earth. 

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