The Amazing Quran (part 9 of 9)

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Description: A series of articles compelling the reader to ponder over the marvels of the Quran.  Part 9: Some more examples that show the truthfulness of the Quran.

  • By Dr. Gary Miller (edited by www.islamhouse.com)
  • Published on 28 Jan 2013
  • Last modified on 04 Dec 2014
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TimeZones

The_Amazing_Quran_(part_9_of_9)._001.jpgSeeingasbackfourteencenturiesagopeopleprobablydid notunderstand muchabouttime zones,theQuransstatementsaboutthissubjectareconsiderablysurprisingTheconceptthat onefamily ishavingbreakfastasthesuncomesupwhileanotherfamilyisenjoyingthebrisk nightairistrulysomethingtobemarveledat,eveninmoderntime.  Indeed,fourteencenturies ago,amancouldnottravelmorethanthirty milesinoneday,andthusittookhim literally monthstotravelfrom India toMorocco,forexample.  And probably,whenhewashaving supperinMorocco,hethoughttohimself,BackhomeinIndia they arehaving supperright now.” Thisisbecausehedid notrealizethat,intheprocessoftraveling,hemoved acrossatime zone.  Yet,becauseitisthewordsofAllah (God),theAll-Knowing,theQuranrecognizesand acknowledgessucha phenomenon.

Inaninterestingverseitstatesthatwhenhistory comestoanendand theDayofJudgmentarrives,itwillalloccur inan instant;andthisvery instantwillcatch somepeopleinthedaytime andsomepeopleatnightThisclearly illustratesAllahsdivinewisdomandHisprevious knowledgeof theexistenceof timezones,eventhough suchadiscovery wasnon-existent backfourteencenturiesago.  Certainly,thisphenomenonisnotsomethingwhichisobviousto oneseyesoraresultofonesexperience,and thisfact,initself,sufficesasproof oftheQurans authenticity.

Conclusion

Returningonefinaltimetothesubjectof goodguessesforthepurposeof thepresent example,theoddsthatsomeoneguessedcorrectly aboutallthreeof theaforementioned subjects-thesexofbees,themovementof thesunand theexistenceoftimezones-areonein eight!

Certainly,onecould continueonandonwiththisexample,drawingup longerandlongerlist ofgoodguesses;and of course,theoddswouldbecomehigherandhigher witheach increaseofsubjectsaboutwhichonecouldguessButwhatnoonecandenyisthefollowing: theoddsthatMuhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him,an unlettered man,guessed correctly aboutthousandsand thousands ofsubjects,neveroncemakingamistake,aresohighthatany theoryofhisauthorship of the Quranmustbecompletelydismissed-evenby themosthostileenemiesofIslam!

Indeed,theQuranexpectsthiskindofchallengeUndoubtedly,ifonesaidtosomeoneupon enteringaforeignland,I knowyourfather.  I havemethim,probably themanfromthatland woulddoubtthenewcomersword,saying,Youhavejustcomehere.  Howcouldyouknow my father?Asaresult,hewouldquestionhim,Tellme,ismy fathertall,short,dark,fair?Whatis helike?Of course,ifthevisitorcontinuedansweringallofthequestionscorrectly,theskeptic wouldhavenochoicebuttosay,“I guessyoudoknowmy father.  I dontknowhowyouknow him,butI guessyoudo!”

ThesituationisthesamewiththeQuranItstatesthatitoriginatesfromtheOnewhocreated everything.  Soeveryonehastherighttosay,Convinceme!If theauthorofthisbookreally originatedlifeand everythingintheheavensand ontheearth,thenHeshouldknowabout this,aboutthat,andsoon.Andinevitably,afterresearchingtheQuran,everyonewilldiscover thesametruthsAdditionally,weallknowsomethingforsure:wedonotallhavetobeexperts toverify whattheQuranaffirmsOnesIman(faith)growsasonecontinuestocheckand confirmthetruthscontainedintheQuran.  Andoneissupposedtodosoallofhislife.

May God(Allah)guideeveryoneclosetothetruth.

Addendum1

AnengineerattheUniversity ofTorontowhowasinterestedinpsychology andwhohadread somethingonit,conductedresearchandwrotea thesisonEfficiencyofGroupDiscussionsThepurposeofhisresearchwastofindouthowmuchpeopleaccomplishwhentheyget togethertotalkingroupsof two,three,ten,etcThegraphofhisfindingsgoesupanddownat places,butitreachesthehighestpointatthevariableof twoThefindings:peopleaccomplish mostwhentheytalkingroupsoftwoOf course,thisdiscovery wasentirely beyondhis expectations,butitisveryoldadvicegivenintheQuran(SurahSaba34:46):

 “Say,Iexhortyoutoonething -thatyoustandforAllah,[assessing thetruth]by twosand singly,andthenreflect...

Addendum 2: ‘Iram

Additionally,the89thchapteroftheQuran(Surahal-Fajr89:7)mentionsa certaincity by the nameofIram(a city ofpillars),whichwasnotknowninancienthistory and whichwasnon- existentasfarashistorianswereconcerned.  However,theDecember1978editionofNational Geographicintroducedinteresting informationwhichmentionedthatin1973,thecity ofElba wasexcavatedinSyria.  Thecity wasdiscoveredtobe43centuriesold,butthatisnotthemost amazingpartResearchersfoundinthelibrary ofElbaarecordofallofthecitieswithwhich ElbahaddonebusinessBelieveitornot,thereonthelistwasthenameof thecity ofIramThe peopleofElbahaddonebusinesswiththepeopleofIram!

InconclusionI askyoutoconsider withcarethefollowing(Surah29:50-51):

“And theysay,Whyarenotsignssentdowntohim fromhisLord?’ Say,Indeed,the signsarewithAllah,andIambuta clearwarner.Butitissufficientforthemthat WehavesentdowntoyoutheBook[i.e.,Quran]whichisrehearsed tothem?Verily, inthatismercyand a remindertopeoplewhobelieve.

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