" O Lord! Increase Me in Knowledge." (20: 114)
" O Lord! Increase Me in Knowledge." (20: 114)
" O Lord! Increase Me in Knowledge." (20: 114)
We are living in the era of modern science. The discoveries in science are very much related to
the sayings in Quran. The Quran isn't a book of Science but a book of 'Signs'. There are in
excess of 6,000 'Signs' in the Qur'an of which more than a thousand deals with Science and
scientific knowledge. Science and Quran are linked together. Quran is not just a book of
science, but it is consistent with science. Quran puts a high premium on science as well as
decidedly empowers the quest for science. Quran thinks about science as a basic essential for
human endurance.
The Quran, which the Muslims accept to be the very Word of Allah, places massive
accentuation on scientific knowledge. The first word of Quranic revelation is 'Read'. It alludes,
among different types of readings, to perusing the 'indications of God' or the precise
investigation of nature. Allah, in the Holy Quran, calls humanity to examine and ponder the sky,
the earth, mountains, stars, plants, seeds, creatures, the changing of the nights into days, the
making of man and numerous other things. Inspecting these, man comes to perceive the
aestheticism of Allah's creation in his general surroundings. It is an essential fundamental of
Science gives a path to the welfare of man and to better understanding the creation of Allah
(SWT). In least complex terms science recommends information and Quran reproaches its
devotees to tirelessly search for in the wake of learning. In Quran, Allah (SWT) named His
workers to intrigue Him hence:
" O Lord! Increase me in knowledge." (20: 114)
What is virtually exceptional about Quran and its statement of clinical matters is that it is going
an extended way beyond what have become diagnosed at the time. What Quran said in six
hundred A.D. is some thing we've found out today as the result of cutting-edge know-how. The
reality that islam always urged muslims to try for know-how shows that this religion had a close
reference to science as Prophet Muhammad said:
"Seeking knowledge is compulsory on every Muslim."
In the past, there was not much talks about Quran's observations on scientific issues because
authors did not know modern-day science at that time. The content of Quran was beyond their
knowledge that they did not contemplate those observations. We ultimately started to evaluate
Quranic verses to scientific discoveries only when current technology and expertise accelerated
and found them to be rather correct. Even when man did not know much about his own
existence, Quran had made very accurate clinical comments which we understand to be real
only in recent times
Quran and Modern Science
Universe
By seeing the order in the universe, it is clear to say that the universe must have an organizer
“We shall show them our signs in the universe and within themselves, until it becomes clear to
them that this is the truth. Is it not enough that your lord is the witness of all things?” [Quran,
41:53]
Origin of life
The fact that living things consist mostly of water was discovered only after the invention of the
microscope. In the deserts of Arabia, the last thing someone would have guessed is that all life
came from water. The way that living things comprise mostly of water was found simply after
the development of the microscope.
“We made every living thing from water? will they not believe?”[Quran, 21:30]
We can see a clear exhibition of the close connection among Islam and science in
early Muslim history. The underlying drive for scientific learning depended on strict
prerequisites. The requirement for deciding exact time for every day prayers and the
direction of Mecca from anyplace in the Muslim world, building up the right date for
the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan and the requests of the lunar Islamic
schedule (which required seeing the new moon plainly) prompted extreme
enthusiasm for divine mechanics, optical and barometrical material science, and
circular trigonometry. Muslim laws of legacy prompted the advancement of algebra.
The strict necessity of yearly journey to Mecca created serious enthusiasm for
geography, map making and navigational instruments.