Quranic Sciences

The weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing proportions. For example, a cumulonimbus cloud, commonly known as the thunder cloud, can contain up to 300,000 tons of water. The fact that a mass of 300,000 tons of water can remain aloft is truly ama...

The weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing p...

Praise belongs to Allah Who created the heavens and the earth and appointed darkness and light... (Quran, 6:1) We all know that without light a person cannot see his surroundings with the naked eye. However, the light that we can see is only a very ...

Praise belongs to Allah Who created the heavens an...

Name The Surah takes its name from its first wordal- qari'ah. This is not only a name but also the title of its subject matter, for the Surah is devoted to Resurrection. Period of Revelation There is no dispute about its being a Makki Surah. Its cont...

Name The Surah takes its name from its first worda...

One of the properties of seas that has only recently been discovered is related in a verse of the Quran as follows: He has let loose the two seas, converging together, with a barrier between them they do not break through. (Quran, 55:19-20) This pr...

One of the properties of seas that has only recent...

… And [in His] directing of the winds, there are Signs for people who use their intellect. (Quran, 45:5) Wind is a movement of air which forms between two different temperature centers. Due to the different pressures caused by different temperatures ...

… And [in His] directing of the winds, there are S...

Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view across the world was that the universe was infinite, had existed forever and that it will continue to do so for all time. According to this view, known as the "static universe model," the universe had no...

Until the mid-20th century, the prevalent view acr...

The picture represents the Big Bang, which revealed once again that Allah created the universe from nothingness. The Big Bang is a theory that has been proven with scientific evidence. Although some scientists tried to advance arguments against the B...

The picture represents the Big Bang, which reveale...

Name It is derived from the word jathiya in verse 28. Period of Revelation The period of the revelation of this Surah also has not been mentioned in any authentic tradition, but its subject matter clearly shows that it was revealed consecutively afte...

Name It is derived from the word jathiya in verse ...

Name The Surah has been so designated after the word ash-shams with which it opens. Period of Revelation The subject matter and the style show that this Surah too was revealed in the earliest period atMecca at a stage when opposition to the Holy Prop...

Name The Surah has been so designated after the wo...

Name The Surah has been so entitled after the wordal 'adiyat with which it opens. Period of Revelation Whether it is a Makki or a Madani Surah is disputed. Abdullah bin Masud, Jabir, Hasan Basri, Ikrimah, and Ata say that it is Makki. Anas bin Malik,...

Name The Surah has been so entitled after the word...

When and Why Revealed? The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Holy Prophet's residence at Mecca, when the Quraish were considering the question of killing or exiling or imprisoning him. At that ti...

When and Why Revealed? The subject matter of this ...

The Holy Qur'an says: What you worship, instead of Allah, are no more than empty names that you and your fathers have given to certain things. (Surah Yusuf, 12:40) In our time also for the purpose of distracting people from Islam many pleasant and h...

The Holy Qur'an says: What you worship, instead of...

The society in monotheism is that institution where the Supreme Ruler is Allah and in which all the people are treated equally according to the commands of Allah, and all are equal in the eyes of law, and where personal prejudices, self-aggrandizemen...

The society in monotheism is that institution wher...

The second course of action like the first one is not less faulty because the wishes of other people are too many and they have a wide range of interests and inclinations. Apart from this, as there is a possibility of their committing errors and of b...

The second course of action like the first one is ...

Why Some People Ignore Allah and Religion? The answer to this is as follows. 1. When we say that man can recognize Allah through the construction of a cell or an atom it is only meant for those who really want to believe in Allah but not for those w...

Why Some People Ignore Allah and Religion? The ans...

As a matter of fact such baseless reasonings remind us of a person who had found out the reason for the hot climate of Kashan when he said: "Do you want to know why the climate of Kashan is hot? In the word "Kashan" the letters"sh" are present and in...

As a matter of fact such baseless reasonings remin...

The meaning of patience also does not mean that we should count hardships and cruelties but it means that we should remain steadfast in our struggle against the oppressors for the restoration of our rights, because Islam has ordained that anyone who ...

The meaning of patience also does not mean that we...

Baseless Reasoning Against Religion Now when we have established intellect and instinct as the base of the Belief in Allah, intellect indicates that there must be someone who reveals the vast spectacle of the Universe as wherever we have seen a syste...

Baseless Reasoning Against Religion Now when we ha...

Which Faith is True? From the point of view of the Holy Qur'an only that faith which is based on reasoning and correct mode of thinking is true and commendable. The Holy Qur'an says: Those who remember Allah while standing, sitting, or resting on t...

Which Faith is True? From the point of view of th...

Prophets' Mission The function of the Prophets is to prevent man from receiving false satisfaction of his true feelings. In this regard we have before us the example of a mother who does not allow her child to take all types of food. A passing glance...

Prophets' Mission The function of the Prophets is ...

It is only by probing the causes and the indications that in the courts of law the advocates and the judges arrive at a decision of a case. As for example how can it be admitted that a picture of a cock or a peacock needs a photographer but the very ...

It is only by probing the causes and the indicatio...