Scientific Miracles in the Qur'an

[De_Maria]

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7- The Weight of Clouds.

"It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing advance news of His mercy, so that when they have lifted up the heavy clouds, … (Qur’an, 13:12)

The weight of clouds can reach quite astonishing proportions… straightdope.com/classics/a980313a.html

Also newton.dep.anl.gov/newton/askasci/1993/general/GEN012.HTM

Heavy clouds is a metaphor used for centuries by almost all cultures to describe clouds heavy with rain.

8- The Proportion of Rain.

"It is He Who sends down water in due measure from the sky by which We bring a dead land back to life. That is how you too will be raised [from the dead]." (Qur’an 43:11)

This measured quantity in rain has again been discovered by modern research. …

The proportion of rain does not merely apply to its quantity, but also to the speed of the falling raindrops. …

The due measure of rain has been sent down from the heavens by God for eternities and all mankind has acknowledged this even before Mohammed. Again, unless the details were inscribed also in the Quran, you are simply reading into it that which is not there.

9- How The Process of Photosynthesis Begins in the Morning.

"And * by the night when it draws in, and by the dawn when it breathes in." (Qur’an 81:17-18)*

When plants undergo photosynthesis, they take in carbon dioxide, a harmful gas that human beings cannot consume, from the air, and give off oxygen instead. Oxygen, which we breathe and which is our basic source of life, is the main product of photosynthesis. Some 30% of the oxygen in the atmosphere is produced by plants on land, the remaining 70% being produced by plants and single-celled living things in the seas and oceans.

The productivity of photosynthesis is measured by the level of oxygen output. The greatest point is in the morning, when the Sun’s rays are most concentrated. At dawn, the leaves begin to sweat, and photosynthesis increases accordingly. In the afternoon, however, the opposite applies; in other words photosynthesis slows down, and respiration increases because as the temperature rises perspiration also increases. At night, as the temperature falls, perspiration declines and the plant rests.

The night? Are plants even mentioned in this verse?

The term “itha tanaffasa” in Surat at-Takwir, in reference to the morning hours, in other words, “when it breathes in,” is a metaphorical reference to breathing, respiration, or breathing deeply. This term particularly emphasises the way that the production of oxygen begins in the morning, and that the greatest levels of oxygen, essential for respiration, are given off at that time. The importance of the phenomena is also emphasised by the way that Allah swears upon it. The way that Allah indicates the action of photosynthesis, among the most important discoveries of the 20th century, in this verse, is another of the scientific miracles of the Qur’an.

It could easily be applied to men who draw in at night and breathe deeply at dawn. It definitely makes no reference to plants and photosynthesis (which is the use of the sunlight to produce chlorophyl actually) or to anything similar.

Ok remember that this is just a small fraction of the scientific miracles of the Qur’an. And remember that this was revealed upon Muhammad pbuh more than 1400 years ago and that he was illiterate. Later God willing I’ll post more regarding this.

Ok, I’ll remember. It seems a waste of time and energy.

Peace.

Sincerely,

De Maria