SCIENCE AND REVELATION

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 1. By the Sky And the Tāriq; 2. And what will explain to thee What the Tāriq is? 3. (It is) the Star Of piercing brightness; 4. There is no soul but has A protector over it. 5. Now let man but think From what he is created! 6. He is created from a drop emitted 7. Proceeding from between The backbone and the ribs: 8. Surely (God) is able To bring him back (To life)! (Surah At-Tāriq 1-8) This article presents an example of the parallels between science and revelation by discussing the similarities between the male reproductive system, sperm formation, egg fertilization, and the first 8 verses of Surah At-Tariq. The etymology of the words in the verses is evaluated together with recently obtained scientific data, defending the thesis that, according to one layer of meaning of the verses, "as-sama" (the sky) and "at-tariq" refer to the egg and sperm, respectively. Furthermore, against the claim that the 7th verse cont...

Although sex formation in living beings is generally determined by genes, a wide variety of factors determining sex are found among different species. While in some species of turtles, crocodiles, and fish, sex is shaped according to the temperature of the environment where the eggs are laid, in some other creatures, the adequacy of food in the environment, light intensity, and the presence of pheromones 1 can be determining factors. In a marine worm called Echiura, sex is determined by the social interaction of the species. If the larva of this creature remains in contact with the mother together with other larvae, the worm will develop as a male; if it is left alone on the seabed, the worm will develop as a female. (16) Almost everyone who has received biology education at the high school level will say that the sex of the human embryo is determined from the very first day with fertilization. Because, as in other mammals, the determination of sex in humans...

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful 83. They ask thee concerning Zul-qarnain. Say, "I will rehearse to you something of his story." 84. Verily We established his power on earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends. 85. One (such) way he followed, 86. Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water: Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (thou hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with kindness." 87. He said: "Whoever doth wrong, him shall we punish; then shall he be sent back to his Lord; and He will punish him with a punishment unheard-of (before). 88. "But whoever believes, and works righteousness,- he shall have a goodly reward, and easy will be his task as We order it by our Command." 89. Then followed he (another) way, 90. Until, when he came to the rising of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had provided no covering...

Throughout history, people have turned to two main sources of knowledge to satisfy their curiosity; experience and revelation. These two different sources have aimed at two different purposes to meet two different needs of humans. The sciences, which are the product of experience, in a very general sense, have aimed to advance knowledge and technology by discovering cause-effect relationships in nature, to purify from superstitions, and thus to make life more livable for humans. Religions based on revelations have attributed meaning to the existence, order, life, and finally the will being unexpectedly laid out before our eyes without beginning, and by inviting the human sitting at their intersection to understand this meaning, they have tried to answer the human's search for meaning. In this framework, sciences have always remained within the given field based on experiment and observation, while religions have always turned their gaze to the perspective ...