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CONCLUSION

 

CONCLUSION

Firstly: major leaps in the history of science has typically begun with unexpected incidents observed by great minds:

1- We quote the following (partially and briefly) from (https://en.wikipedia.org): Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 B.C.) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer; he is regarded as one of the leading scientists and the greatest mathematician of antiquity; he studied mathematics in a school established by Euclid of Alexandria; he was also one of the first to apply mathematics to physical phenomena. Archimedes is known for his Archimedes' principle.The most widely known anecdote about Archimedes tells of how he invented a method for determining the volume of an object with an irregular shape. A crown had been made for the king of Syracuse who had supplied the pure gold used in making it, and Archimedes was asked to determine whether some silver had been substituted by the dishonest goldsmith. Archimedes had to solve the problem without damaging the crown, so he could not melt it down into a regularly shaped body in order to calculate its density. While taking a bath, he noticed that the level of the water in the tub rose as he got in, and realized that this effect could be used to determine the volume of the crown. Water is incompressible; the submerged crown would displace an amount of water equal to its own volume. By dividing the mass of the crown by the volume of water displaced, the density of the crown could be obtained. This density would be lower than that of gold if cheaper and less dense metals had been added. Archimedes then took to the streets naked, so excited by his discovery that he had forgotten to dress, crying in Greek "Eureka!" (i.e., "I have found it!"). The test was conducted successfully, proving that silver had indeed been mixed in. The Archimedes' principle, which he describes in his treatise "On Floating Bodies", states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.Using this principle, it would have been possible to compare the density of the crown to that of pure gold by balancing the crown on a scale with a pure gold reference sample of the same weight, then immersing the apparatus in water. The difference in density between the two samples would cause the scale to tip accordingly.

2- Isaac Newton (1642 – 1727 A.D.) was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, author, and physicist; heoften told the story that he was inspired to formulate his theory of gravity by watching the fall of an apple from a tree. This is an ordinary incident, but great minds observe what goes unheeded by others.

3- Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955 A.D.) is known for his greatest intellectual achievement (i.e., he developed the theory of relativity) which was inspired to his mind when he, in 1907, saw out the window builders/workers working on the roof of the opposite building; this has made him think of falling bodies, within this free fall, which are in a state of weightlessness (like astronauts later on); this has made him reach the equivalence principle; alongside with his reaching the relativity principle, this helped him formulate the relativity theory.  

Secondly: What would have happened if scientists of the European Renaissance had read the Quran and reflected on the Quranic miraculous scientific indications?:

1- Scientific knowledge accumulated by Arabs during the Middle-Ages reached Europe through Andalusia (now the Iberian Peninsula) and Italy (especially Sicily) as Arab trade and merchants reached Europe through both locations. This is part of the reason why the European Renaissance began in Italy in particular; this is not to mention the cultural influence of Arab scientific knowledge on Crusaders who established kingdoms in the Levant and Asia Minor. Within the 11th and 12th centuries A.D., many European men (e.g., Da Vinci and Constantine the African) sojourned in the Arab world to seek knowledge and they became the pioneers of the European Renaissance. 

2- During the Second Abbasid Era, before the dominance of the obscurantist Hanbali Sunnite clergymen, a scientific movement flourished; books of Greek heritage in many branches of knowledge were translated into the Arabic tongue; the scientific movement of Arabs includes these great scientists: Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Al-Razi, Al-Biruni, Al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Al-Haytham, Jabir Ibn Hayyan, Avicenna (i.e., Ibn Cina), and Averroes (i.e., Ibn Rushd). Some of them were Arabs and some were of non-Arab origin but authored their books in the Arabic tongue, of course. This scientific movement declined in later decades and its scientists left books which were translated into Latin and other European tongues; thus, these scientists grew famous in Europe after their death; their translated books helped in the emergence of the European Renaissance. 

3- These Arab scientists never took heed of the miraculous scientific indications in the Quranic text; the wrong idea which dominated the Abbasid Era was that the only miracle of the Quran is its eloquence and unique style of Arabic. This means that these Arab scientists focused on developing and building on the Greek heritage while abandoning the Quran; hence, we are not to blame the scientists and scholars of the European Renaissance since they imitated and followed the footsteps of Arab scientists whose books were translated into Latin and the other European tongues.  

4- This is why the miraculous scientific indications in the Quran remained unnoticed until some Arab scientists of the 20th century A.D. have focused on them based on scientific discoveries made by the scientists of the West; yet, some of the Arab polytheistic scientists among the Muhammadans insist on sticking to the myth that the so-called Sunna hadiths/narratives contain miraculous scientific indications and they are bragging of this myth; it has become a fad for a few years to write lengthy articles about this myth. These Arab scientists never read the Quran as per its own terminology; besides, the influence of the Sunnite religion has made them grossly misunderstand most of the Quranic terminology. It is very silly that some brainless Arab scientists among the polytheistic Muhammadans stubbornly insist on forcibly linking the silly, laughter-inducing Sunnite narratives/hadiths to the miraculous scientific indications in the Quran. Our own Quranist methodology contradicts this faulty approach of the Arab scientists among the polytheistic Muhammadans. As a Quranist Muslim thinker, we understand the Quranic text only through its own terminology (i.e., without any other sources besides the Quran); this applies to our conclusions drawn when we examine/study/analyze the Quranic verses which contain miraculous scientific indications and when we draw the attention of readers to them. We assert here the fact that today's Muslim scientists specializing in branches of modern science are the ones who can discern and study the miraculous scientific indications in the Quranic text in the best manner (within examining the Quranic terminology in the right way and discarding the so-called Sunna hadiths and, of course, other similar types of mythology); these Quran-believing scientists can infer scientific facts reached or unreached yet by the scientists of the West.   

5- Reading the Quran in its own terminology will certainly lead to the discovery of more miraculous scientific indications unreached yet in the West; besides, it will offer solutions to some problematic issues debated by scientists of the West; e.g., whether there are any forms of life (outside Planet Earth) in the universe (i.e., in the outer space) or not.

6- The Omniscient Lord God never mentions in the Quran that there are any forms of life in planets, stars, and galaxies; rather, He tells us in the Quran that there are living, ethereal creatures in the Barsakh realm levels. These ethereal beings include the angels who glorify the Lord God: "To God bows down everything in the heavens and everything on earth - every living creature, and the angels, and without being proud. They fear their Lord above them, and they do what they are commanded." (16:49-50); other Quranic verses mention the fact that the Barsakh realm levels have their own days and nights: "To Him belongs everyone in the heavens and the earth. Those near Him are not too proud to worship Him, nor do they waver. They praise night and day, without ever tiring." (21:19-20); "But if they are too proud - those in the presence of your Lord praise Him night and day, and without ever tiring." (41:38); this is about the Barsakh-level torment for the souls of Moses' Pharaoh and his people: "The Fire. They are exposed to it morning and evening. And on the Day the Hour takes place: "Admit the people of Pharaoh to the most intense torment."" (40:46).

Lastly: permissible, hopeful daydreams:

1- We have written above about examples of major leaps in the history of science; humanity now needs major leaps in science which will widen the scope and change the course of scientific knowledge; this is possible when scientists worldwide ponder on the miraculous scientific indications in the Quranic text which, since its revelation/descent 14 centuries ago, tells people about signs in the outer space and inside the human body: "We will show to them Our signs on the horizons, and inside themselves, until it becomes clear to them that it is the Truth. Is it not sufficient that your Lord is witness over everything?" (41:53).

2- If scientists of the West would read the Quran and research and ponder on its text within its own terminology in the way done by Quranist researchers, they would realize the futility of trying to find any forms of life (or aliens) within other planets and galaxies or wasting time and money trying to reach the stars inside or outside the Milky Way; rather, it is better (after believing in the Quranic fact that there are Barsakh levels, and ethereal creatures inside them moving within unimagined speeds, unseen by the naked eye) to try and examine Barsakh metaphysical levels which overlap with our physical existence on Earth (especially that the Superstring theory will lead human beings to explore the very first Barsakh level on earth); this may lead to controlling and making use of waves/energies/powers of the Barsakh levels on earth; this will allow human beings to pass through such Barsakh levels of the earth (within certain limits, of course); we know from the Quran that it is impossible for human beings and jinn to pass through the Barsakh levels of the heavens: "O communities of jinn and humans! If you can pass through the bounds of the heavens and the earth, go ahead and pass. But you will not pass except with authorization...You will be bombarded with flares of fire and brass, and you will not succeed." (55:33-35). As we have explained before, the Quranic expression (the heavens and the earth) means, in one word, the universe.   

3- After the exploration and use of electricity and other types of energy on Planet Earth, it is OK to go on daydreaming about further amazing discoveries; we are to remember all the time that the Lord God has created things in the heavens and the earth in the service of humankind: "And He placed at your service whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth - all is from Him. In that are signs for a people who reflect." (45:13). Within permissible, hopeful daydreams, we imagine that when human beings explore and use all types of energy found in the universe, they can control (within certain measures or limits) time and space; this will open the gates of unknown realms within what is allowed for human beings (by the Lord God the Creator) to be known, reached, and explored.      

4- This is the aim of writing this BOOK which you, dear readers, have read now. May the Lord God come to our help and aid.

The West and the Miraculous Scientific Indications in the Holy Quran

The West and the Miraculous Scientific Indications in the Holy Quran
Authored by: Dr. Ahmed Subhy Mansour
Translated by: Ahmed Fathy


ABOUT THIS BOOK:
This book includes our previously written articles and recent ones (plus annexes) about the miraculous scientific indications in the Quranic verses and the vital importance to raise the awareness of the West about them.


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