Preface First Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Preface Second Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Preface Third Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
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What Is The Qur'an About And Who Is Muhammad?
Islam and Science .
Stages Of The Creation Of Man (A) .
Stages Of The Creation Of Man (B) .
The Embryonic Phases .
Qur'anic Description Of The Internal And External
Appearances of The Fetus .
Appearance of Diseases Due To Spreading of Lewdness.
On The Sensory Characteristic of The Skin .
The Qur'an On The Cerebrum .
Some Qur'anic Verses About Geology And The Origin Of
The Earth " .
Geological Information In The Qur'an .
Mountains " .
Facts About The Seas And Oceans .
Deep Seas and Oceans .
Marine Phenomena between Scientific Discoveries And
The Qur'anic Verses .
Facts from Astronomy .
Some Qur'anic Verse And Astronomical Discoveries .
The Qur'an On Clouds .
Concluding Remarks .
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Appendices:
A. Truth Seeker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B. The Light Of Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
C. This Is Islam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Bib6ography. . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • • • • • • 74
Photo Credits. . . . • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • • • • • . • . 75

The contents of this book were originally presented in the form of
videotape, in which several meetings and dialogues were
conducted with well-known scientists in different fields of
science. This was done to examine the scientific facts mentioned in
several Qur'anic verses, and to highlight the fact that the religion ofIslam
encourages science and the acquisition of knowledge with absolutely no
contradiction between the Qur'anic revelation and the scientific facts.

The scientists who participated in these dialogues were all non-
Muslims, most of whom were explaining some scientific facts which they

have realized only very recently and after several years of research and
study. When they were told that what they have just discovered recently
was already referred to either directly or indirectly in the Holy Qur'an
more than 1400 years ago, they showed a great deal of astonishment.
Their comments were varied, but almost all of them confessed that this
Qur'an could not have come from any human or ordinary source. Indeed,
some of them were convinced and have affirmed that the Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a messenger from Allah, to the point
that one of them even embraced Islam by declaring the Islamic creed
otherwise known as the "Shahaadah" and thus became a Muslim.
When those experts and authorities ofscience acclaim these facts, they
actually demonstrate a proof of the truthfulness of Islam in front of their
fellow scholars and to those endowed with less knowledge among their
own people. They are actually opening closed doors and paving the road
to the true faith in Allah, the Lord of the universe. What then, is the
excuse of those who tum away from faith after these proofs and the
testimonies of those scientists?

Allah also said to them in the Qur'an:
Say: Do you see? If this teaching is from Allah, and you reject it,
and a witness from among the children of Israel testifies to its
similarity (with earlier scripture), and has believed? While you are
arrogant (How unjust you are!). Truly, Allah guides not a people
unjust. (Qur'an 46:10)
Allah also said in the Qur'an:
Those whom Allah wills to guide, He opens their breast to Islam;
Those whom He wills to leave straying, - he makes their breast close
and constricted, as if they had to climb up to the skies: thus does
Allah lay abomination on those who refuse to believe. (Qur'an 6:125).
The original dialogues with those scientists were recorded on a
videotape entitled "This Is The Truth". They are far more effective and a
lot clearer to a viewer. To make this exchange ofideas available to a wide
range of people, we decided to produce this book; which contains the
testimonies ofthe scientists who participated in the discussions exactly as
they appeared in the videotape, without any alterations whatsoever
[please read Second Edition Preface for a summary of changes - Ed.].

The videotape also contained extensive comments by Shaykh Abdul-
Majeed Az-Zindani. These comments were also recorded here as they were

expressed in the English version of the videotape. All the Qur'anic verses
in the videotape were written in this book according to the English
translation of the Holy Qur'an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali [Some archaic
linguistic usage has been edited however for the sake of clarity - Ed.],
which was revised and edited by the Presidency of Islamic Researches,
1FTA, CALL and guidance, Saudi Arabia.
We hope that this book will be ofbenefit to those who read it, and may
Allah help them understand the message of Islam, leading them to the
straight path.
Abdullah M. Al-Rehaili, Riyadh, Ramadan 1415 (February,
1995)

PREFACE
SECOND
EDITION

We thank you for taking an interest in this publication and we
pray that you will find its contents as fascinating as we did

when introduced to the book prepared by Abdullah M. Al-
Rehaili.

Our aim in republishing this book is the same as that of the original
publishers. Namely, to expose the world to the amazing book called the
Qur'an and in turn, to Islam. Much misinformation has been published
regarding the position of Muslims and Islam toward science so we find
this work another step toward further investigation by those who are
objective and open minded, into the miracles ofthe Qur'an. We also hope
to inspire the Muslim scientific community to rejuvenate the spirit of
reflecting on the wonders of creation in service to the Creator and then
spreading that knowledge to Muslim youth aspiring to enter scientific
fields. It has long been taken for granted that to approach science from a
religious point of view is not possible in the Western secular view and
many (if not the majority) who enter into scientific or science related fields
are automatically conditioned to expect conflicts between scientific fact
and religious doctrine.
It must be clarified however, that the faith of Muslims is not
conditionally based upon whether or not scientific fact coincides with
what is found in the Qur'an or in authentic statements (hadeeth) of the
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). If scientific discoveries
coincide with what has already been uncovered or mentioned in the
Qur'an, it is then viewed as a confirmation of what was already held as
true and it may also be a clarification of those matters which may have
been beyond the scope of human knowledge at any given time.
The case may arise however, where the views held by scientific circles
may conflict with assertions made in the Qur'an and the authentic

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hadeeth. In such a case, Muslims are duty bound to accept what is evident
in the religious text and should scrutinize what is held to be the scientific
view. This is the general rule with regards to understanding religious texts
from the Qur'an and the hadeeth.
If it is proven that a particular matter is absolutely scientifically true
and incontrovertible then Islam does not revise itself, nor do Muslims
revise authenticated source texts (as has occurred in other religious
traditions), particularly the Qur'an and hadeeth. Rather it is the Muslim
who may revise his understanding ofthe texts. Itis a standing miracle that
up to now, no contradictions to such irrefutable facts have been found in
the Qur'an. Assertions to the contrary have all been refuted as inaccurate,
and in many cases stemmed from prejudice or faulty scholarship. Indeed,
what has been proven true is that science has only recently discovered
what was long ago revealed in the Qur'an!
The interpretation of the Qur'an is not predicated on whether it is
verified by scientific means. It is based upon what the Qur'an itselfrelates
on the verse in question, what is authentically reported that the Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon him) stated about it, what the understanding
of his companions was regarding it, Arabic language, and in the case
where there is no direct statement from these sources, the scholars may
then apply other means to deduce the correct meaning. This is the stage
where physical science may be utilized to help clarify or explain the
meaning.
Viewpoints are much different than fact or theory, and one must not
confuse the two. It has occurred in the past where scientists have presented
a hypothesis, view, or theory only to revise later what they had earlier
asserted due to advancements in technology or new discoveries. The
development of human embryology is a case in point. When European
scientists had no absolute proof of how exactly human reproduction
occurred, they nevertheless insisted on their theories of the time. Muslim
scholars however, finding that the statements of the European scientists
contradicted the authentic statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him), rejected the 'scientific' assertions of the Europeans who
were later forced to retract their previous assertions. It also became
evident that the Islamic view had indeed been correct all along!
It should also be pointed out that the realm of the unseen, that is, the
'supra' or 'super' natural is something outside the scope of science and
therefore cannot be measured or captured by any instrument. Islam, like
other major religions, insists upon belief in the Divine Creator, angels,

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revelation, miracles, the Hereafter and other matters which are decidedly
beyond scientific reach. This work is not directly related to these matters.
However, the following questions are posed:
If the Qur'an is so accurate about matters ofscience that we can
now measure, and this before man's ability to do so, does it not stand
to reason that it must be from a source possessing knowledge far
beyond that of our own?
Does it not stand to reason that such a source could then
accurately relate matters of the unseen, the human soul, and an
Afterlife that no human being could possibly scientifically confirm or
deny?
We must then seriously consider the greater message brought forth in
the Qur'an and by Muhammad (peace be upon him) regarding the human
condition and what awaits mankind. We pray that this effort at least
offers 'food-for-thought' to those who take the time to read it.

 : This book has statements of a scientific nature contained in the Qur’an and other subjects to specialists from other disciplines. Astronomers, zoologists, geologists and specialists in the history of the earth would all have been struck, just as forcibly as medical doctors, by the presence in the Qur’an of highly accurate reflections on natural phenomena.