The Glorious Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam, is unlike any other sacred scripture in the world: It is the Constitution of the universe. As such, any attempt to discover scientific truth will approximate the Qur'an more closely and more accurately the more profound it becomes. Since the Qur'an is itself Truth, the range of meanings that each word of the Qur'an provides defines the limits within which any truth may be found as its subject. Each age and each stage of scientific truth highlights a different interpretation of the Qur'an from among the ensemble of all possible interpretations.
In this widely acclaimed book, oncologist Dr. Haluk Nurbaki selects fifty verses from the Qur'an for comparison with the latest discoveries of modem science.
With ease and alacrity, Dr. Nurbaki demonstrates how each verse sheds light on not merely one but several aspects of modem science. This book is a resounding refutation of claims to the effect that science and religion are in irreconcilable antagonism. It is a book to read, to treasure, and to return to again and again.
While the daily progress of technology and civilization has brought many comforts and benefits to mankind, it has also produced various problems in its wake. Even though contemporary man is more comfortable in comparison with past ages, it is not possible to claim that he is happier. Mental strain arising from socioeconomic causes, psychological and spiritual stress wear him down and make him restless. He lives together with the entire world in his own home, feeling the whole world's burden of suffering and pain on his back. Even in some ultraconservative families, who proudly claim they have never gone to a movie, the TV set occupies the dominant position in the household, majestically continuing its reign.
Rapid communications, annoying and noisy lights usher away the calm, thinking, feeling human being: Such an environment precludes the birth and development of exceptional intelligence, of great minds. Contemporary man has little time to read, let alone books of large volume. He consoles himself by watching and listening.
Our handbook series is intended to introduce the reader to subjects of psychic and spiritual value, in brief but also in essence, aiming at factual coverage. We shall count ourselves fortunate if we are able to contribute to the con- templative life through such publications. We wish for the help of God in this endeavor.
If all the human beings in the world were to attempt to describe the greatness of the Glorious Koran for all their lives, they would still be unable to do so. The Koran is the Logos secret of divine art.
When our Beloved Prophet was asked: "Messenger of God, every prophet has a miracle. What is yours?", he answered: "The Word of God." The logos secret is a mystery specific to the Glorious Koran. For the logos is not just ordinary talk or communication: It is the embodiment of a living truth in a single word.
For this reason, all the verses of the Koran are enwrapped in the mystery of "the living". They are always vital; they live. Beings are enabled to live through this mystery of God. Unless this wisdom is appreciated, and this is no easy task, it is not possible to understand the Koran.
All writings except the Koran are doomed to wane and to lose their validity. Everything is finite. The truth is emerging that the Koran is more alive and everlasting with each passing day. Its scientific wisdom is, as it were, rejuvenated with the passage of time. Although its verses are always alive, our eyes are able to perceive their secret only within time. Every generation discovers their wisdom anew. Doubtless this will be true for future generations as well.
The meaning of a verse may be compared to a rosebud: it is hidden by successive layers of petals. A new meaning is perceived as each petal unfolds. For this reason, the verses have many different interpretations and meanings. It is quite incorrect to assign a single interpretation to the Koran's verses and to claim that that is the only possible meaning. It is more appropriate to use permissive expressions in interpretation -for example, "one meaning of the verse is such - and - such."
Before proceeding with the explanation of the verses I shall interpret in this book, I find it useful to remind the reader of certain points which should be borne in mind where the meaning and interpretation of Koranic verses are concerned. First of all, I would like to draw your attention to the subtle nuance between the "meaning" and the "interpretation" of the verses. "Meaning" is an act of translation; that is, it is the task of translating from one language directly into another. On the other hand, "interpretation" is the activity of explanation and explication within a wider context.
The following points need to be kept in view while translating Koranic chapters and verses into other languages:
1. Translation should be made in accordance with the rules of both languages. Interpretations should not be included in the text.
2. A word whose precise correlate does not exist should not be expressed by the second-best choice. The original should be preserved as is, and explained in the interpretation section.
3. If a word with several meanings has been translated in only one of its senses, the others must also be treated in the explanatory section. Utmost care should be taken to avoid forced explanations and contrivances, even when these are well-intentioned, for the Word of God cannot tolerate the slightest distortion.
The most reliable of interpretations is the one made by recourse to other verses, to the Prophet's sayings (Traditions'), or to the words of the Prophet's Companions. The etymological and grammatical principles of the Arabic language are also important sources, as are the rules of rhetoric and eloquence. The sources listed may nevertheless prove insufficient in interpreting certain verses. This is where scientific advances and technological inventions will provide the path of greatest illumination.
Many verses of the Glorious Koran dealing with the physics of the cosmos have neither been published collectively, nor has a satisfactory explanation been provided for them. In order to partially fulfill this difficult task, it has a satisfactory explanation been provided for them. In order to partially fulfill this difficult task, it has occurred to me to compile the interpretations of 50 verses which I have been preparing for many years in five books of-ten verses each.
Following a review of all major publications in the fields of contemporary physics and astrophysics, I have tried to present the reliable scientific facts side by side with the Koran's scientific miracles to the reader. In relating the most recent and Involved issues in the fields of physics and astrophysics (the "physics of the cosmos"), I have found further simplification impossible at certain points. I hope to be excused by my readers. This is an inevitability imposed by the very nature of the subject.
My sole purpose is to share my knowledge with my brethren. I ask the forgiveness of my readers for any mistakes of interpretation. Our exalted Book is far beyond any flaw: If there are omissions and mistakes, they are mine alone. I begin by taking refuge in the bounty and mercy of God, the lord of Universe.
May God grant us all the behavior deserving of his favor.
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
PREFACE | 13 |
TOPIC 1 | 17 |
A Subtlety of the Koran: The Secrets of the Atmosphere | 18 |
1. Atmospheric Heat | 21 |
2. The Properly Proportioned Gravitation of the Earth | 22 |
3. Inviolability of Atmospheric Equilibrium by Various Radiant Energies in Space | 24 |
TOPIC 2 | 27 |
Unknown Loci of the Universe | 28 |
1.White Holes (Quasars) | 30 |
2.Black Holes | 30 |
TOPIC 3 | 35 |
A Nobel Prize-winning Theory's Place in the Koran | 36 |
1. Those the Earth Produces . | 38 |
2.Pairs of Their Selves | 39 |
3.Paris We Don't Know Of | 40 |
TOPIC 4 | 43 |
The Koran Foretells Oil | 44 |
TOPIC 5 | 51 |
The Mysteries of Rain | 52 |
TOPIC 6 | 59 |
The Atomic Nucleus | 60 |
TOPIC 7 | 67 |
The Secret of Dimensions | 68 |
TOPIC 8 | 73 |
The Koran Reveals the Rotation of the Earth | 74 |
TOPIC 9 | 79 |
The Verse That Showed Cousteau The Right Way | 80 |
TOPIC 10 | 85 |
The Secret of Vitality in the Soil | 86 |
TOPIC 11 | 95 |
Washup, The Best Prescription for Good Health | 96 |
a) The Influence of Washup on the Circulatory System | 96 |
b) The Influence of Washup on the Immune System (Lymphatic Circulation) | 98 |
c) Washup and the Static Electricity of the Body | 100 |
TOPIC 12 | 103 |
The Subtleties of Conception | 104 |
TOPIC 13 | 111 |
Water and Vitality | 112 |
TOPIC 14 | 117 |
The Day Will Come When Everyone Will Fast | 118 |
a) The Influence of Fasting on the Digestive System | 119 |
b)The Benefits of Fasting to the Circulatory System | 121 |
c)The Effect of Fasting on Cells | 121 |
d) The Effect of Fasting on the Nervous System | 122 |
e) Blood Formation and the Subtleties of Fasting | 123 |
TOPIC 16 | 125 |
The Three Dark Zones in the Mother's Abdomen | 126 |
al The First Dark Zone | 127 |
b) The Second Dark Zone | 129 |
c) The Third Dark Zone | 130 |
TOPIC 16 | 131 |
The Koran Foretells Oxygen | 132 |
TOPIC 17 | 137 |
The Master Reckoner: The Bee | 138 |
a) The Subtleties in the Composition of Honey | 139 |
b) Royal Jelly | 140 |
c) Other Substances in Honey | 141 |
d) Effect on Cell Regeneration | 142 |
e) The Properties and Effects of Honey Collected from Different Regions | 143 |
TOPIC 18 | 145 |
Alcohol: The Final Enemy of Civilization | 146 |
a) Ths Influence of Alcohol on the Digestive System | 147 |
b) The Influence of Alcohol on the Circulatory System | 150 |
c) The Influence of Alcohol on the Nervous System | 151 |
d) The Genetic Effects of Alcohol | 152 |
e) The Psychosocial Effects of Alcohol | 152 |
TOPIC 19 | 155 |
The Scientific Aspects of Time | 156 |
1. What Do The Verses Say? | 159 |
What Does Science Say? | 159 |
2.What Do The Verses Say? | 160 |
What Does Science Say? | 160 |
TOPIC 20 | 161 |
The Creation of the Universe | 162 |
TOPIC 21 | 169 |
The Sevendfold Heavens | 170 |
Sab'a Samawatin Tibaqan | 175 |
TOPIC 22 | 179 |
Prayer and Mental Health | 180 |
TOPIC 23 | 187 |
Mysteries of the Camel | 188 |
TOPIC 24 | 193 |
Pages of the Cosmos | 194 |
TOPIC 25 | 197 |
The Creation of Jesus and Adam | 198 |
What is the Myth of Evolution? | 199 |
The Most Progressive Evolutionists | 200 |
Adam and Man | 207 |
TOPIC 26 | 211 |
The Ellipsoidal or Spheroidal Shape of the Earth | 212 |
TOPIC 27 | 217 |
The Samed Secret | 218 |
TOPIC 28 | 223 |
The Mystery of Mountains | 224 |
TOPIC 29 | 227 |
Program and Predestination | 228 |
1.The Biographies of Atoms and Molecules | 229 |
2.Organic Cells | 229 |
3. Planets, Galaxies and Their Divine Programs of Destiny | 230 |
TOPIC 30 | 231 |
The Expanding Universe | 232 |
TOPIC 31 | 235 |
The Microcosmic Records in the Computer Center of Divine Omniscience | 236 |
What is the Microcosmos? | 237 |
TOPIC 32 | 243 |
Secrets of the Attribute: Provider of the World' | 244 |
TOPIC 33 | 249 |
The Calamities That Visited the Nations of Hood and Ad | 250 |
TOPIC 34 | 255 |
Man is Loss | 256 |
TOPIC 35 | 263 |
The Axis of the Universe, Transformation and Recipracity | 264 |
TOPIC 36 | 269 |
The Situation of Those in the Heavens and or Earth at the Resurrection | 270 |
The Jinn | 273 |
TOPIC 37 | 277 |
Transformations of life and Death | 278 |
TOPIC 38 | 285 |
The Incredible Computerized Balance of the Earth | 286 |
TOPIC 39 | 293 |
The Infinite Beauty of God's Creative Choices (Shan) | 294 |
TOPIC 40 | 301 |
The Secrets Borne on the Wind | 302 |
TOPIC 41 | 307 |
The Big Bang Theory | 308 |
TOPIC 42 | 315 |
The Perils of Pork Meat | 316 |
TOPIC 43 | 323 |
The Fuel of Hell | 324 |
TOPIC 44 | 331 |
Secrets of the Heart | 332 |
TOPIC 45 | 347 |
The Fractures of the Earth | 348 |
TOPIC 46 | 355 |
The Fairest of Statures | 356 |
TOPIC 47 | 363 |
The Mystery of the 'Be' Command | 364 |
TOPIC 48 | 373 |
The Secret of Paradise | 374 |
TOPIC 49 | 381 |
The Importance of Mothers' Milk | 382 |
1.The Nature of Mothers' Milk | 382 |
2. Suckling Intervals and the Duration of Nursing | 384 |
3. The Boons of Suckling for the Mother | 385 |
TOPIC 50 | 387 |
The Miracle of the Virgin Birth | 388 |
The Glorious Qur'an, the Holy Book of Islam, is unlike any other sacred scripture in the world: It is the Constitution of the universe. As such, any attempt to discover scientific truth will approximate the Qur'an more closely and more accurately the more profound it becomes. Since the Qur'an is itself Truth, the range of meanings that each word of the Qur'an provides defines the limits within which any truth may be found as its subject. Each age and each stage of scientific truth highlights a different interpretation of the Qur'an from among the ensemble of all possible interpretations.
In this widely acclaimed book, oncologist Dr. Haluk Nurbaki selects fifty verses from the Qur'an for comparison with the latest discoveries of modem science.
With ease and alacrity, Dr. Nurbaki demonstrates how each verse sheds light on not merely one but several aspects of modem science. This book is a resounding refutation of claims to the effect that science and religion are in irreconcilable antagonism. It is a book to read, to treasure, and to return to again and again.
While the daily progress of technology and civilization has brought many comforts and benefits to mankind, it has also produced various problems in its wake. Even though contemporary man is more comfortable in comparison with past ages, it is not possible to claim that he is happier. Mental strain arising from socioeconomic causes, psychological and spiritual stress wear him down and make him restless. He lives together with the entire world in his own home, feeling the whole world's burden of suffering and pain on his back. Even in some ultraconservative families, who proudly claim they have never gone to a movie, the TV set occupies the dominant position in the household, majestically continuing its reign.
Rapid communications, annoying and noisy lights usher away the calm, thinking, feeling human being: Such an environment precludes the birth and development of exceptional intelligence, of great minds. Contemporary man has little time to read, let alone books of large volume. He consoles himself by watching and listening.
Our handbook series is intended to introduce the reader to subjects of psychic and spiritual value, in brief but also in essence, aiming at factual coverage. We shall count ourselves fortunate if we are able to contribute to the con- templative life through such publications. We wish for the help of God in this endeavor.
If all the human beings in the world were to attempt to describe the greatness of the Glorious Koran for all their lives, they would still be unable to do so. The Koran is the Logos secret of divine art.
When our Beloved Prophet was asked: "Messenger of God, every prophet has a miracle. What is yours?", he answered: "The Word of God." The logos secret is a mystery specific to the Glorious Koran. For the logos is not just ordinary talk or communication: It is the embodiment of a living truth in a single word.
For this reason, all the verses of the Koran are enwrapped in the mystery of "the living". They are always vital; they live. Beings are enabled to live through this mystery of God. Unless this wisdom is appreciated, and this is no easy task, it is not possible to understand the Koran.
All writings except the Koran are doomed to wane and to lose their validity. Everything is finite. The truth is emerging that the Koran is more alive and everlasting with each passing day. Its scientific wisdom is, as it were, rejuvenated with the passage of time. Although its verses are always alive, our eyes are able to perceive their secret only within time. Every generation discovers their wisdom anew. Doubtless this will be true for future generations as well.
The meaning of a verse may be compared to a rosebud: it is hidden by successive layers of petals. A new meaning is perceived as each petal unfolds. For this reason, the verses have many different interpretations and meanings. It is quite incorrect to assign a single interpretation to the Koran's verses and to claim that that is the only possible meaning. It is more appropriate to use permissive expressions in interpretation -for example, "one meaning of the verse is such - and - such."
Before proceeding with the explanation of the verses I shall interpret in this book, I find it useful to remind the reader of certain points which should be borne in mind where the meaning and interpretation of Koranic verses are concerned. First of all, I would like to draw your attention to the subtle nuance between the "meaning" and the "interpretation" of the verses. "Meaning" is an act of translation; that is, it is the task of translating from one language directly into another. On the other hand, "interpretation" is the activity of explanation and explication within a wider context.
The following points need to be kept in view while translating Koranic chapters and verses into other languages:
1. Translation should be made in accordance with the rules of both languages. Interpretations should not be included in the text.
2. A word whose precise correlate does not exist should not be expressed by the second-best choice. The original should be preserved as is, and explained in the interpretation section.
3. If a word with several meanings has been translated in only one of its senses, the others must also be treated in the explanatory section. Utmost care should be taken to avoid forced explanations and contrivances, even when these are well-intentioned, for the Word of God cannot tolerate the slightest distortion.
The most reliable of interpretations is the one made by recourse to other verses, to the Prophet's sayings (Traditions'), or to the words of the Prophet's Companions. The etymological and grammatical principles of the Arabic language are also important sources, as are the rules of rhetoric and eloquence. The sources listed may nevertheless prove insufficient in interpreting certain verses. This is where scientific advances and technological inventions will provide the path of greatest illumination.
Many verses of the Glorious Koran dealing with the physics of the cosmos have neither been published collectively, nor has a satisfactory explanation been provided for them. In order to partially fulfill this difficult task, it has a satisfactory explanation been provided for them. In order to partially fulfill this difficult task, it has occurred to me to compile the interpretations of 50 verses which I have been preparing for many years in five books of-ten verses each.
Following a review of all major publications in the fields of contemporary physics and astrophysics, I have tried to present the reliable scientific facts side by side with the Koran's scientific miracles to the reader. In relating the most recent and Involved issues in the fields of physics and astrophysics (the "physics of the cosmos"), I have found further simplification impossible at certain points. I hope to be excused by my readers. This is an inevitability imposed by the very nature of the subject.
My sole purpose is to share my knowledge with my brethren. I ask the forgiveness of my readers for any mistakes of interpretation. Our exalted Book is far beyond any flaw: If there are omissions and mistakes, they are mine alone. I begin by taking refuge in the bounty and mercy of God, the lord of Universe.
May God grant us all the behavior deserving of his favor.
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
PREFACE | 13 |
TOPIC 1 | 17 |
A Subtlety of the Koran: The Secrets of the Atmosphere | 18 |
1. Atmospheric Heat | 21 |
2. The Properly Proportioned Gravitation of the Earth | 22 |
3. Inviolability of Atmospheric Equilibrium by Various Radiant Energies in Space | 24 |
TOPIC 2 | 27 |
Unknown Loci of the Universe | 28 |
1.White Holes (Quasars) | 30 |
2.Black Holes | 30 |
TOPIC 3 | 35 |
A Nobel Prize-winning Theory's Place in the Koran | 36 |
1. Those the Earth Produces . | 38 |
2.Pairs of Their Selves | 39 |
3.Paris We Don't Know Of | 40 |
TOPIC 4 | 43 |
The Koran Foretells Oil | 44 |
TOPIC 5 | 51 |
The Mysteries of Rain | 52 |
TOPIC 6 | 59 |
The Atomic Nucleus | 60 |
TOPIC 7 | 67 |
The Secret of Dimensions | 68 |
TOPIC 8 | 73 |
The Koran Reveals the Rotation of the Earth | 74 |
TOPIC 9 | 79 |
The Verse That Showed Cousteau The Right Way | 80 |
TOPIC 10 | 85 |
The Secret of Vitality in the Soil | 86 |
TOPIC 11 | 95 |
Washup, The Best Prescription for Good Health | 96 |
a) The Influence of Washup on the Circulatory System | 96 |
b) The Influence of Washup on the Immune System (Lymphatic Circulation) | 98 |
c) Washup and the Static Electricity of the Body | 100 |
TOPIC 12 | 103 |
The Subtleties of Conception | 104 |
TOPIC 13 | 111 |
Water and Vitality | 112 |
TOPIC 14 | 117 |
The Day Will Come When Everyone Will Fast | 118 |
a) The Influence of Fasting on the Digestive System | 119 |
b)The Benefits of Fasting to the Circulatory System | 121 |
c)The Effect of Fasting on Cells | 121 |
d) The Effect of Fasting on the Nervous System | 122 |
e) Blood Formation and the Subtleties of Fasting | 123 |
TOPIC 16 | 125 |
The Three Dark Zones in the Mother's Abdomen | 126 |
al The First Dark Zone | 127 |
b) The Second Dark Zone | 129 |
c) The Third Dark Zone | 130 |
TOPIC 16 | 131 |
The Koran Foretells Oxygen | 132 |
TOPIC 17 | 137 |
The Master Reckoner: The Bee | 138 |
a) The Subtleties in the Composition of Honey | 139 |
b) Royal Jelly | 140 |
c) Other Substances in Honey | 141 |
d) Effect on Cell Regeneration | 142 |
e) The Properties and Effects of Honey Collected from Different Regions | 143 |
TOPIC 18 | 145 |
Alcohol: The Final Enemy of Civilization | 146 |
a) Ths Influence of Alcohol on the Digestive System | 147 |
b) The Influence of Alcohol on the Circulatory System | 150 |
c) The Influence of Alcohol on the Nervous System | 151 |
d) The Genetic Effects of Alcohol | 152 |
e) The Psychosocial Effects of Alcohol | 152 |
TOPIC 19 | 155 |
The Scientific Aspects of Time | 156 |
1. What Do The Verses Say? | 159 |
What Does Science Say? | 159 |
2.What Do The Verses Say? | 160 |
What Does Science Say? | 160 |
TOPIC 20 | 161 |
The Creation of the Universe | 162 |
TOPIC 21 | 169 |
The Sevendfold Heavens | 170 |
Sab'a Samawatin Tibaqan | 175 |
TOPIC 22 | 179 |
Prayer and Mental Health | 180 |
TOPIC 23 | 187 |
Mysteries of the Camel | 188 |
TOPIC 24 | 193 |
Pages of the Cosmos | 194 |
TOPIC 25 | 197 |
The Creation of Jesus and Adam | 198 |
What is the Myth of Evolution? | 199 |
The Most Progressive Evolutionists | 200 |
Adam and Man | 207 |
TOPIC 26 | 211 |
The Ellipsoidal or Spheroidal Shape of the Earth | 212 |
TOPIC 27 | 217 |
The Samed Secret | 218 |
TOPIC 28 | 223 |
The Mystery of Mountains | 224 |
TOPIC 29 | 227 |
Program and Predestination | 228 |
1.The Biographies of Atoms and Molecules | 229 |
2.Organic Cells | 229 |
3. Planets, Galaxies and Their Divine Programs of Destiny | 230 |
TOPIC 30 | 231 |
The Expanding Universe | 232 |
TOPIC 31 | 235 |
The Microcosmic Records in the Computer Center of Divine Omniscience | 236 |
What is the Microcosmos? | 237 |
TOPIC 32 | 243 |
Secrets of the Attribute: Provider of the World' | 244 |
TOPIC 33 | 249 |
The Calamities That Visited the Nations of Hood and Ad | 250 |
TOPIC 34 | 255 |
Man is Loss | 256 |
TOPIC 35 | 263 |
The Axis of the Universe, Transformation and Recipracity | 264 |
TOPIC 36 | 269 |
The Situation of Those in the Heavens and or Earth at the Resurrection | 270 |
The Jinn | 273 |
TOPIC 37 | 277 |
Transformations of life and Death | 278 |
TOPIC 38 | 285 |
The Incredible Computerized Balance of the Earth | 286 |
TOPIC 39 | 293 |
The Infinite Beauty of God's Creative Choices (Shan) | 294 |
TOPIC 40 | 301 |
The Secrets Borne on the Wind | 302 |
TOPIC 41 | 307 |
The Big Bang Theory | 308 |
TOPIC 42 | 315 |
The Perils of Pork Meat | 316 |
TOPIC 43 | 323 |
The Fuel of Hell | 324 |
TOPIC 44 | 331 |
Secrets of the Heart | 332 |
TOPIC 45 | 347 |
The Fractures of the Earth | 348 |
TOPIC 46 | 355 |
The Fairest of Statures | 356 |
TOPIC 47 | 363 |
The Mystery of the 'Be' Command | 364 |
TOPIC 48 | 373 |
The Secret of Paradise | 374 |
TOPIC 49 | 381 |
The Importance of Mothers' Milk | 382 |
1.The Nature of Mothers' Milk | 382 |
2. Suckling Intervals and the Duration of Nursing | 384 |
3. The Boons of Suckling for the Mother | 385 |
TOPIC 50 | 387 |
The Miracle of the Virgin Birth | 388 |