The Quran is scientifically accurate?

[Interact]

Today is the first time I have heard of the Qu'ran being scientifically correct. Does it mention blackholes? cells? mircobes? Really, I am rather curious ...

[saqfu]

it doesnt mention these things as the quran is not a scientific manual, however there are things mentioned the quran that science has proven to be correct. some brothers please provide some links so that interact can see for hm self.

[laystur]

Today is the first time I have heard of the Qu'ran being scientifically correct..

It claims to be factually accurate in all respects (in particular, this would require it to be scientifically accurate). Whether or not this is actually the case, you can decide for yourself. See if you can find any statement in the Qur'an which you know is false for certain.

Does it mention blackholes? cells? mircobes? Really, I am rather curious ...

It does mention cells - in particular sperm cells, and the cell clusters which we as humans develop from in the womb.

As for black holes and microbes, I haven't seen any explicit mention of them in the Qur'an - however, note that for a book to be "scientifically correct", it does not need to talk about every single scientific thing known to man - it simply needs to be free of scientific inaccuracy. For example, my A level Chemistry textbook may be "scientifically correct", but you won't find a thing about microbes in there.

[المفكّر]

Although there are many scientific facts in the Holy Qur'an, I think the very approach of using science to validate The Word of Allah is completely flawed and illogical to begin with. Science is a dynamic and evolutionary tool, whereas The Qur'an is absolute and unchanging. A hundred years ago, the idea of the white man being intellectually superior to all other races by virtue of the size of his brain was considered 'scientific fact', and today it is worthless. Who knows what discoveries in the future may change our perception of what is or is not considered science? You do not and cannot judge the Infinite Wisdom of The Creator with the limited knowledge of man.

[Interact]

It claims to be factually accurate in all respects (in particular, this would require it to be scientifically accurate). Whether or not this is actually the case, you can decide for yourself. See if you can find any statement in the Qur'an which you know is false for certain..

Oh I see, it is merely one of those claims.

It does mention cells - in particular sperm cells, and the cell clusters which we as humans develop from in the womb.

Where does it mention cells? This is interesting.

For example, my A level Chemistry textbook may be "scientifically correct", but you won't find a thing about microbes in there.

That's because your A level Chem textbook is limited to one of the 'branches of science', in case you weren't aware which is unlike the Quran (which claims to be the god-given scripture with the answers).

[Taliban1]

Today is the first time I have heard of the Qu'ran being scientifically correct. Does it mention blackholes? cells? mircobes? Really, I am rather curious ...

The question should be, is science Quranically accurate? Science is ever changing with time, and Quran is the same as always

[laystur]

Oh I see, it is merely one of those claims.

What do you mean by "one of those"? One of what?

It is a claim which presents a possible method of falsification. If God writes a book, you wouldn't expect it to contain scientific errors. It is a claim which allows us to conclude that, should a definite, unequivocal error be found, then the Qur'an is not from God.

Where does it mention cells? This is interesting.

The first example that comes to mind would be 75:37, where the Qur'an says "Was he [man] not a Nutfah (single sperm) in a seminal fluid that is emitted?" It mentions the word "Nutfah", which is a single cell (of sperm, in this case).

That's because your A level Chem textbook is limited to one of the 'branches of science', in case you weren't aware which is unlike the Quran (which claims to be the god-given scripture with the answers).

The Qur'an claims to be "God-given scripture". It doesn't claim to have the answers to every scientific question ever asked. It would probably be a bit too long for anyone to read in one lifetime!

The Qur'an is limited to telling us about religion - and may refer to certain scientific facts if necessary. It is scientifically accurate in the sense that it has no inaccuracies. Even if we were to look at my chemistry textbook, which is restricted to one branch of science - I highly doubt that you'll find anything and everything to do with chemistry inside. Although that doesn't negate its claims of scientific accuracy.

For something to be "accurate", is simply has to lack false statements. It does not have to contain every true statement, since there are infinitely many of those!

[TripolySunni]

Salam,

At School I remember My biology book was the 1996 print and it had some major mistakes LOL

[Taliban1]

Oh I see, it is merely one of those claims.



Where does it mention cells? This is interesting.



That's because your A level Chem textbook is limited to one of the 'branches of science', in case you weren't aware which is unlike the Quran (which claims to be the god-given scripture with the answers).

It claims to be the God-given scripture not a science book

[TripolySunni]

Unlike the bible/Torah it does stand the test of time and describes nature pretty accurately ... There are books/sites regarding scientific miracles you can check those ..google it it's all over