The Miracles of Islam
Muhammed Osman Ahmad Ismail
The Miracles of Islam
Muhammad Uthman Ahmad Ismail
When the disbelievers in Makkah asked Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to show them signs and miracles to prove his prophethood as did the prophets who preceded him, the Quran said, “And they said: Why are there no signs sent down to him by his Lord; say: The signs are with Allah, and I am only a clear warner. Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to them the Book recited to them? Verily, in this is a mercy and a reminder to those who believe.”
Muhammad’s miracle, then, is the Glorious
Quran.
( ﺭﺌﻴﺱ ﻫﻴﺌﺔ ﺘﺤﺭﻴﺭ ﻤﺠﻠﺔ ﺩﺭﺍﺴﺎﺕ ﺩﻋﻭﻴﺔ)
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The Quran is essentially a book of guidance; Allah says: “Alif, lam, meem, this is a book – no doubt – guidance to those who fear Allah.” The Quran challenges all mankind to come together in one place – together with the jinn – and produce one chapter similar to it, bearing in mind that there is a chapter in the Qur’an which is made up of three very short sentences. The disbelievers among the Arabs, whose pride at that time was their eloquence and beautiful styles of speech, failed in spite of the fact that they were extremely keen to do so in order to prove that Muhammad was a liar. But one might say: This challenge is for the Arabs; it is a miracle for them; what about the nations who do not speak Arabic? I have said before that the Quran is essentially a book of guidance; but, besides this, there are in it allusions to certain scientific facts that were only discovered twelve or thirteen centuries later, which proves that it is the word of Allah; for
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Muhammad couldn’t by any means have known them at that time. Here are some examples: What Determines the Sex of the New Baby? In the chapter titled ‘Al-Insan – man’ Allah says: “Verily we have created man from a drop of mingled sperm.” And in the chapter titled ‘An-Najm – the Star’ Allah says: “that he created- in pairs- male and female from a seed.” The male spermatozoon is not a drop; it is in the shape of a worm; it becomes a drop only when mixed with that of the female. Dr. Maurice Bucaille – a French surgeon – in his book: Le Bible, le Quran et la Science – The Bible, the Quran and Science, said that he was astonished because, during the middle ages, the church used to teach that man was created from the ‘water’ of a male only, while Prophet Muhammad at the same period of time answered the Jews that man was created from the water of both a male and a female. His answer to their second question was also astonishing, for the Jews asked how a baby comes to be a
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male or a female. Muhammad answered: ‘If the water of the male has the upper hand, the offspring becomes a male; but if the water of the female has the upper hand, the offspring becomes a female. Modern science has proved that. We now know that the male chromosomes are in the form XY, while those of the female are XX. For the offspring to be created, an element of each should mix with an element of the other. Suppose one X from the male and the X from the female mix; the new XX resembles the female ones: the offspring becomes female; but if the Y from the male mixes with the X from the female, the outcome is XY – like that of the male; the offspring becomes a male; which means that, contrary to the widely spread idea, it is the male's sperm who is responsible for the sex of the offspring, and that the female has no role in that. When the hadith says: (If the female water has the upper hand), it means the female chromosome in the male sperm.
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The forbidden Barrier Between River and Sea Waters: Let us take another verse in Al-Furqan chapter – the Criterion, Allah says: “And it is He who made the two waters mix, one palatable and sweet (a river), and one bitter salt, and made between them a barrier, and a forbidden partition.” Oceanographers have now discovered that ‘when a river flows into a sea, a new area is created at the mouth of the estuary of the river. If the creatures in the river go into this area, they die; and if the sea creatures go into this new area, they die. If the creatures in this area go into the river they die; and if they go into the sea, they die. It is a forbidden area – a quarantine.’ All the divine religions taught that Adam was created from dust or clay– dust mixed with water. The theory of evolution brought by Darwin shook the beliefs of many Christians in the west. But modern science has proved that the human body is made up of the same elements of the
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earth; that is why, to continue living, man has to eat "the earth’s elements" in the form of meat, vegetables and fruits. I once read in a scientific journal that the body of a grownup human being has a quantity of iron from which a good number of nails could be made, and a quantity of calcium with which a good number of metres of wall could be painted, and a quantity of phosphorus from which a good number of match-sticks could be made. A human being is just like a tree in that he has to get elements out of the earth to go on living: the only difference between him and a tree is that the tree gets the elements directly from the earth through its root; while he – man – cannot get them directly from the earth; that is why he resorts to eating trees (vegetables, and fruits) or animals living on trees. It is interesting to know that a verse in the Quran likened a man to a tree in the way that he gets his food to grow, “And Allah has made you grow from the earth like a plant.” Noah – 17.
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From geography and astronomy we now know that the moon does not generate any light; the light of the moon is no more than a reflection of the light of the sun. The Quran refers to the sun as being a lamp – the source of light and heat, but always refers to the moon as a light. “Do you not see how Allah has created seven heavens one above the other; and made – in them – the moon a light and the sun a lamp.” Noah:16. In another verse of the Quran, He says: “It is He who made the sun a burning light and the moon a light.” Yunus-5 The Quran refers to the darkness of the space in the upper altitudes, “And if we opened to them a gate in heaven and they were to continue ascending therein, they would say: Our eyes have been closed; nay we have been bewitched.”Al-Hijr-14. Man has now conquered space. In the early sixties the first space travellers were surprised to find that there was utter darkness everywhere in the upper altitudes and that the height of daylight round the earth is no
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more than a 100 kilometres; immediately after that the sun itself is seen as a very black disc, then utter darkness prevails across the space. Modern researches have proved that the heavens are well made structures filled with energy, and that they cannot be penetrated except through certain doors!! In the chapter titled ‘Ar-room’- the Romans or the Roman Empire, Allah says: “The Romans – the Roman Empire – have been defeated in the land lowest in the earth.” History books refer to the battle between the Roman and Persian Empires as having taken place near the Dead Sea, where the Roman Empire lost that battle. Geography books refer to the area around the Dead Sea as being the lowest in the whole earth – 395 metres below sea level.
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Preventive Medicine and the Impact of Ablution on Health: Scientists tell us that the causes of diseases are threefold: Causes related to micro-organisms Causes related to organic compounds o Causes related to psychological disorders It is interesting to know that two of the most important rituals of Islam cannot be performed without some kind of washing. The five daily prayers must be preceded by what is called ‘wudu’ – ablution – minor ritual ablution – of the face, hands, and feet along with rubbing the head and the inside and outside of the ears. Experiencing a wet dream or practising a conjugal copulation necessitates doing major ritual ablution – the washing of the whole body. I was in London in 1969 when an English doctor asked us (me and my colleagues studying there) whether it was true that in
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Islam one must wash one’s whole body if he experiences a wet dream or intercourses with one's spouse; we said yes. He asked, ‘Is it imperative?’ We answered in the affirmative; he repeated, ‘Must one do that?’ We answered yes. He expressed his wonder, saying "That is most useful to the human body, even to every single pore in the skin." I immediately remembered the saying of our Prophet (PBUH): “Verily under every hair there is an impurity.” The doctor asked, “If I told my people about the benefits of this ablution, what would compel them to do it?” We said, ‘We have no choice. We cannot practice any of our prayers, recite the glorious Quran, stay in the mosque or even touch the Quran without doing this major ablution.” Brushing the Teeth The Prophet (PBUH) urges us strongly to brush our teeth before performing any of the five daily prayers. An obvious result of this is that no remnants of food will stay long in the
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teeth – a very important factor of protecting the teeth from all kinds of dental ailments and decay. Hygiene of the Mouth and the Nose An important part of ‘wudu’ (minor ritual ablution) is rinsing out the mouth with water three times, and also washing the nose by taking water into the nose by the force of breath then forcibly pushing it out with the breath, meanwhile narrowing the passage of the water to add to the force of the water’s current.; I brush my teeth after taking a meal; I usually noticed that when I forcibly rinse out my mouth after brushing my teeth, very tiny bits of food come out. Clipping the Nails and cutting the Hair It is also an established tradition, manifest in the Prophet’s instructions, that nails should be clipped and pubic hair should be shaved. Everybody knows that the
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nails, if not cut in time, and the pubis, if not shaved in time, would provide a good abode for dirt and bacteria. Circumcision The tradition of Muslims having their male children circumcised has proven conducive to a man’s health. A recent study referred to in the American weekly magazine Newsweek showed that circumcision provides 60% protection against AIDS infection; even before that, many males in the west had already opted for circumcision for the many medical benefits it provides for both husband and wife.
The Benefits of Fasting in the Islamic way: It is interesting to mention in this respect that fasting is very conducive to human health; a British doctor said that the most useful thing for the health of a human being is to abstain from eating and drinking for twelve hours a day for thirty days successively. This is exactly what fasting in the
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month of Ramadan is. An experiment by a Muslim doctor at Harvard University showed interesting results: he studied the immunity of a group of Muslims before and after fasting; he discovered that their immunity increased very much during the fasting and that the number of the T- cells in their blood increased greatly during fasting; these cells are responsible for providing protection against AIDS. Slaughtering Islam forbids eating an animal or a bird without having it slain so that all the blood in its body is removed. We all know that the blood is a major carrier of germs. As for carnivorous animals, they are forbidden; these include dogs, man-eaters, hawks,etc... One obvious reason is that what they eat is not guaranteed to be healthy or void of germs and other infectious diseases. Insects, rodents, mice, are all forbidden to be eaten; all these are stores for many kinds of germs, and can transfer to man some lethal diseases, such as typhoid, tuberculosis, plague, anthrax, and many viral
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diseases. With the discharge of blood through slaughtering, the body is cleaned of all or most of the diseases the animal has undergone in its life. Don't Wash in Stagnant, Polluted Water The Prophet (PBUH) forbade urinating in stagnant water and then washing any part of the body with that water. I saw on Madani television a programme on Bilharzia – the Gezira area is infested with it; the doctor introduced his programme by mentioning the above- mentioned saying of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), saying that the major cause of bilharzias is doing what the Prophet has forbidden us to do.
General Hygiene: Washing the Hands, Covering the Vessels The Prophet (PBUH) goes as far as directing us to wash our hands three times before immersing them in a vessel for ablution. Washing the hands before and after taking meals is an established tradition of the Prophet (PBUH). In the West,
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people do not wash their hands when they want to eat, it is true that they use forks and spoons, but they use their hands to eat bread and cakes: hands that are sure to have been polluted by smoke from their numerous factories and cars. The Prophet (PBUH) also directs us to cover our vessels containing food or drink.
Curative Directions: Honey The glorious Quran includes lots of curative directions and the Prophet (PBUH) referred to bee-honey as being a cure. The Quran says, “In it (honey) there is healing for people” :The Bee: 69. The Prophet (PBUH) says; “Pay heed to the two cures: honey and the Quran.” It has been scientifically proved that germs cannot resist the preventive effect of honey; Dr Dixon emphasized this in his researches, advising that people should use honey to cure their wounds and burns. This fact was also emphasized
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by many researchers, including Dr Mollen, Dr lusby and Dr kingsly. Egyptian Dr Ibrahim Abdel Salam used honey to cure breast cancer. He said 150 patients suffering from it were cured in Ain Shams Hospital in Cairo. Dr Ibrahim also referred to the curative effect of honey with regard to various skin and eye diseases. It is now a well-known fact that honey devours dead cells, avoiding the live ones, and sterilizes the wound. Figs and Olives A Nobel Prize wining Japanese scientist once wrote about a chemical which the brain keeps producing until the age of thirty five; he said the element has conducive effects on the health of human beings. He said that he had studied all the food stuffs available and did not find that chemical substance except in figs and olives. He also mentioned that the best results are gotten when figs and the olives are mixed at the rate of 1:7; i.e. one ounce of figs with seven
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ounces of olives. An Egyptian doctor at Al-Azhar University wrote to the Japanese scientist telling him that figs are mentioned only once in the Quran, while olives are mentioned seven times; the Japanese scientist immediately adopted Islam. The effect of olive oil on reducing the level of cholesterol has been scientifically established.
The Black Seed The Prophet (PBUH) said, “There is in the black seed oil a cure for every disease except that destined by fate to lead to death". In another narration, he also mentioned that there is no disease which can not be cured by the black seed. Taking small quantities of the black seed at regular times highly increases the immunity of the human body. About twenty years ago, I was repeatedly attacked by malaria. The last time I had malaria I stayed in bed for nearly two months. I used all sorts of malaria medicines without avail. I only became well when I started to take regular doses of the
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black seed; since then I have never been attacked by malaria. 40% of the black seed is oil, and 1.4% is volatile oil; it also contains 15% of the amino acid, plus protein, calcium, sodium, potassium and ferrous compounds. Tens of scientific researches have been published on scientific magazines in the east and the west about the curative effect of the black seed and how using it protects from liver, prostate, colon and breast cancers. Its oil has been proved by some German researchers to protect the heart and arteries from many cardiac ailments. The black seed was also found very useful in curing blood hypertension; but what all researches have proved beyond any doubt is the effect of the black seed in increasing the lymphatic cells in the human body. The lymphatic cells are a major factor in strengthening the immunity of the human body. The “International Immunity Magazine”, in its August 1995 issue, published a research to that effect. Also the “Cancer
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Magazine”, in its October 1999 issue, showed the effect of the black seed with regard to a number of cancers.
How Old are the Stars? The Quran says: “I do vow regarding the positions of the stars. It is indeed a great vow, If you know.’Al- Waqia: 75. If you look at a particular star at night, you will see it in the position it appears to be in: but astronomers say that the position you see it in now was its position thousands of years ago, but its light has just reached us now. When you get to know that, you can understand why Allah has sworn by the position of the stars.
The Splitting of the Nucleus: In a very interesting verse of the chapter titled: Al- Anam “The Cattle”, Allah says: “It is Allah who causes the seeds and nuclei to split.” 95. The splitting of the seed is
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known; but the reference to the splitting of the nuclei is very remarkable since some organisms generate by having each nucleus splitting into two to make two new beings, and so on; that is the way they multiply – asexual reproduction. Another verse in the same chapter reads; “It is He who sends down the rain from the sky; with it We produce the plant of every kind, and from it We produce green stalls, out of which we produce heaped seeds” 99. The stall is a clear reference to the chlorophyll, which through photosynthesis provides new fruits of all kinds.
The Impact of the Recitation of the Holy Quran: Before ending this article I would like to mention one or two interesting things about the glorious Quran. Professor Ahmed Ismail Al beeli, a renowned Sudanese scholar specialized in Islamic and Sharia sciences, once told the following story; he said that he was one of the scholars who attended a conference in Tokyo. After the conference
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had ended, a number of Japanese youngmen asked to have a meeting with him. The youngmen represented all the four religions in Japan; Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Shintu (the Japanese national religion). At the meeting, a follower of the Shintu religion asked him: What is the opinion of Islam about other religions? He answered that Islam regards all other religions as false; then he recited this verse of the Quran; “And he who seeks a religion other than Islam will not have it accepted of him and he will be among the losers in the hereafter.” Professor Al Beeli recited that verse in the way Quran reciters do. He went on answering their questions and every time he cited a Quranic verse, he recited it in the same way. The young man asked: You speak in two different ways; sometimes you speak in the way we do; but at other times you speak in a different style. He answered: When I speak my own words, I speak like you do; but when I speak the words of our Glorious Quran, which are the words of the Creator, I speak differently; why
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do you ask? The young man said: When you speak like we do, I am quite normal; but when you speak in the other way, my heart pulsates very quickly as if I have been running for a long time. Impact of the Quran on a Non-Arabic Speaker In 1982 I headed a group of graduates of the Islamic African Center to a scientific conference in Tanzania. This was during the month of Ramadan. We visited the capital and many other cities and villages round the country. In a very remote, small village, after Isha and taraweeh prayers, I delivered a speech, starting with reciting some verses of the Qur`an. The moment I started my recitation one of those present gave such a loud cry and went on weeping until he fainted. After he had come round, I asked whether that man knew any Arabic. They said he did not know any Arabic apart from As salaam Alaykum. What happened? Allah refers to the Qur`an in the chapter titled: “Ash- shura- Consultation”
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as being a (rooh) –a spirit. “Thus We have revealed to you a spirit from Our command.” 52. And that was what made the man cry.
Inanimates Recognize their Creator's words I was in London in 1965 when I read about the interesting experiment made by one of the British scientists. He said he wanted to know whether a tree in his garden could feel what was going on around it. He bought a recorder, and he had a tape on which were recorded all sorts of sounds and voices: those of many human beings speaking various languages, kinds of music, songs in different languages, voices of many kinds of creatures, etc. He brought a meter whose scale read from zero to 200 degrees. He connected this appliance to the tree and then started playing the various sounds one by one. He said he noticed that the pointer moved a little each time; but when he played the Quran, the meter read 200 degrees. We Muslims believe
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that everything in the universe is aware of Allah and the eternal truth. The Quran says: “And there is nothing but celebrates His praise.” Al- Isra: 44.
Animals and Inanimates recognize their Prophet Before Mohammad (PBUH) was made a prophet, the stones and trees used to greet him, saying “Peace upon you, oh prophet.” Why did a camel go to complain to him about the harsh treatment of his owner? Why did the trunk of a tree utter a cry like the whimpering of a child when he left it for the first time to deliver his speech from a newly-made pulpit, and would not stop crying until the prophet (PBHU) came back to it and embraced it?
Quran Easy to Con Even for the Non-Arabic Speakers: Another interesting phenomenon of the Qur`an is that it can be learned by heart by those who do not know Arabic at all. Allah says: “And We have made the Qur`an easy to
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remember.” Al- Qamar: The Moon: 17. So many Asians, from the different countries of the continent, have learnt the whole Qur’an by heart, and can readily read it all in prayer or outside prayer, specially in taraweeh in Ramadan, but if then you try to communicate with them in Arabic, you will discover that they know but few words.
