JAKARTA – Al-Qur’an not only as a miracle of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, but as a guide to life for Muslims and not only in terms of religion, but also science.
Summarized from YouTube Facts Data, Monday (28/2/2022), although it was revealed thousands of years ago, the Koran actually explains many scientific phenomena.
This is proven when a number of scientific theories are found and then matched with a number of verses of the Koran, it turns out that both of them have a match where there are not only one or two discoveries, but many.
The following is a summary of six scientific facts related to life that have been described in the Qur’an.
1. Origin of Life
Long before the ancient philosophers mentioned that water is the origin of life and scientific researchers discovered the fact that 70% of the cells of the body of living things are composed of water, the Qur’an has already explained how water is one of the origins of life. This is as stated in Surah Al Anbiya verse 30:
اَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْٓا َّنَّ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالْاَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنُمَا َُل
Meaning: And do the disbelievers not know that the heavens and the earth were formerly one, then We separated them; and We made every living thing out of water; then why do they not believe?”
2. Iron Comes Down from Heaven
It took scientists years to believe that iron did not come from the bowels or the interior of the earth. Modern research conducted by Dr. Frosch as a scientist from NASA (United States Astronomy Institute) finally revealed through laboratory tests that the earth does not produce iron.
Thus, it is certain that iron was likely sent down from the sky. And this is also in accordance with the explanation in the Qur’an Surah Al Hadid verse 25 below:
وَاَنْزَلْنَا الْحَدِيْدَ فِيْهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيْدٌ وَّمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاس
Meaning: And We created iron that has strength, greatness and many benefits for mankind.
The scientific explanation of the verse is the Supernova phenomenon or the explosion of stars that fall to earth and become a hard and strong metal.
3. Sky as the Protector of the Earth
Most human beings certainly already understand how important the existence of the sky is for the earth, from maintaining temperature and temperature to being the ‘defense’ of the earth from foreign objects in outer space when they enter the earth.
Clearly and clearly Allah SWT has explained it through HIS words in the following QS Al Anbiya verse 32:
وَجَعَلْنَا السََّّمَاءۤ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوْظًا وَهُمْ عَنْ اٰيٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُوْنَ
Meaning: And We made the sky a protected roof, but they turned away from the signs (the greatness of God) (sun, moon, wind, clouds, etc.).
