Science and Religion today appear to be battling each other, each trying to prove one's own existence as the truth, and the other's as a lie. We need to understand the fact that science and religion do not contradict each other. On the contrary, they match perfectly. Consider this : If there is a God and if He wants to create a universe, wouldn't He obviously create some means for running the universe? That "means" is Science. The name 'Science' is given to the "way" God runs the universe. Science, too is created by God. The question here is not whether science and religion match. The question here is WHICH religion matches perfectly with science. And without a doubt, science has proven Islam to be the truth. And below is ample evidence supporting that claim.

Human Embryonic Development: The human embryonic development is mentioned in the Quran in great detail, much of which was discovered by scientists only recently. God says in the Qur'an :

"We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)…" (Qur'an 23:12-14)

First, I'd like to clarify that the Arabic word used for "We" in the Holy Qur'an is a word used for respect in the Arabic language when addressing oneself. It has nothing to do with plurality. Now, lets examine this verse: The Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended thing, and (3) blood clot.

When we compare a leech to an embryo, we find that the embryo looks exactly like a leech at the alaqah stage. Also, the embryo at this stage obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar to the leech, which feeds on the blood of others.

The second meaning of the word alaqah is "suspended thing." When we look at a picture of a womb, we can very clearly see that the embryo is suspended in the womb during the alaqah stage.

The third meaning of the word alaqah is "blood clot." We find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the alaqah stage is exactly like a blood clot. This is because of the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage. Also during this stage, the blood in the embryo does not circulate until the end of the third week. Thus, the embryo at this stage is like a clot of blood.

So we see that the three meanings of the word alaqah match the exact description given to us in the Qur'an.

Next, Qur'an talks about the mudghah stage. The Arabic word mudghah means "chewed substance." We find that an embryo at the mudghah stage looks exactly like a chewed substance. This is because of the somites at the back of the embryo which resemble teethmarks in a chewed substance.

Scientists have recently discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful microscopes which did not exist at that time when Islam was revealed. Among one of the world's most prominent scientists in the fields of anatomy and embryology is Professor Emeritus Keith L. Moore. He was Associate Dean of Basic Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and for 8 years was the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy in the University of Toronto. In 1984, he received the J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian Association of Anatomists. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam, Professor Moore said: "It has been a great pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the Quran about human development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to Muhammad from God, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad must have been a messenger of God."

The Origin of the Universe: Modern cosmology, observational and theoretical sciences today tell us that the whole universe was once nothing but a cloud of ‘smoke.’ This is an undisputed principle of standard modern cosmology. Using modern technology, new stars can now be seen forming out of the remnants of that ‘smoke.’ Allah says in the Qur'an :

"Then He turned to the heaven when it was smoke..." (Qur'an 41:11)

The Arabic word used for smoke here is dukhaan. Dukhaan indeed is made up of diffused gases to which solid substances are attached, and this is the exact description of the smoke from which the universe emerged even before the stars were formed. It is the best descriptive word that can ever be used for this smoke.

Connected entitiy: Science and Islam tell us that the earth and the heavens above (the sun, the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, etc.) have been formed from 'smoke' and so, science tells us that the earth and the heavens were one connected entity. Then out of this homogeneous ‘smoke,’ they formed and separated from each other. Allah says in the Qur'an :

"Have not those who disbelieved known that the heavens and the earth were one connected entity, then We separated them?..." (Qur'an 21:30)

Dr. Alfred Kroner is one of the world’s renowned geologists. He is the Professor of Geology and the Chairman of the Department of Geology at the Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany. He said: "Thinking where Muhammad came from . . . I think it is almost impossible that he could have known about things like the common origin of the universe, because scientists have only found out within the last few years, with very complicated and advanced technological methods, that this is the case." He also said: "Somebody who did not know something about nuclear physics fourteen hundred years ago could not, I think, be in a position to find out from his own mind, for instance, that the earth and the heavens had the same origin."

Mountains:

As Pegs:

Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have deep roots under their surface. A book named 'Earth' is a basic reference textbook in many universities around the world. Professor Emeritus Frank Press is one of its authors. He was the Science Advisor to former US President Jimmy Carter, and for 12 years was the President of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. His book says that mountains have underlying roots. These roots are deeply embedded in the ground, and so mountains have a shape like a peg. That is exactly how the Quran describes mountains. God says in the Quran:

"Have We not made the earth as a wide expance, and the mountains as pegs?" (Qur'an 78:6-7)

For Stability:

The modern theory of plate tectonics tells us that mountains work as stabilizers for the earth. This knowledge about the role of mountains as stabilizers for the earth has just begun to be understood in the framework of plate tectonics since the 1960’s.Since the crust is thin, it has a high possibility of shaking. Mountains act like stakes that hold the earth's crust and give it stability. Allah tells us in the Qur'an :

"And We have set on the earth Mountains standingfirm, Lest it should shake with them." (Qur'an 21:31)

Firm Foundation: The surface of the earth is broken into many rigid plates that are about 100 km in thickness. These plates float on a partially molten region called aesthenosphere. Mountain formations occur at the boundary of the plates. The earth's crust is 5 km thick below oceans, about 35 km thick below flat continental surfaces and almost 80 km thick below great mountain ranges. Thus, mountains stand on a firm foundation. The Qur'an also speaks about the strong mountain foundations in the following verse:

"And the mountains Hath He firmly fixed." (Qur'an 79:32)

Dr. T. V. N. Persaud is Professor of Anatomy, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health, and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. There, he was the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy for 16 years. He is well-known in his field. He is the author or editor of 22 textbooks and has published over 181 scientific papers. In 1991, he received the most distinguished award presented in the field of anatomy in Canada, the J.C.B. Grant Award from the Canadian Association of Anatomists. When he was asked about the scientific miracles in the Quran which he has researched, he stated the following:

"The way it was explained to me is that Muhammad was a very ordinary man. He could not read, didn’t know [how] to write. In fact, he was an illiterate. And we’re talking about twelve [actually about fourteen] hundred years ago. You have someone illiterate making profound pronouncements and statements and that are amazingly accurate about scientific nature. And I personally can’t see how this could be a mere chance. There are too many accuracies and, like Dr. Moore, I have no difficulty in my mind that this is a divine inspiration or revelation which led him to these statements."

Professor Persaud has included some Quranic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) in some of his books. He has also presented these verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad at several conferences.

Rivers and Seas: Examine the following verse of the Qur'an :

"He has set free the two seas meeting together. There is a barrier between them. They do not transgress." (Qur'an 55:19-20)

Notice how the Qur'an says "meeting together" and at the same time says "barrier between them." Early commentators of the Qur'an were unable to explain these two opposite meanings. They meet and mix, and at the same time, there is a barrier between them. Modern Science has now discovered that in the places where two different seas meet, there is a barrier between them. This barrier divides the two seas so that each sea has its own temperature, salinity and density. There is a slanted unseen water barrier between the two seas through which water from one sea passes to the other. In this way, they meet but there still exists a barrier between them, proving the verse of the Qur'an 100% correct.

When Allah tells us about the divider between fresh and salt water, He mentions the existence of "a forbidding partition" with the barrier. Allah says in the Quran:

"He is the one who has set free the two kinds of water, one sweet and palatable, and the other salty and bitter. And He has made between them a barrier and a forbidding partition." (Quran 25:53)

Now, why did Allah mention the partition when speaking about the divider between fresh and salt water, but did not mention it when speaking about the divider between the two seas? Here's why:

Modern science has discovered that in estuaries, where sweet and salt water meet, the situation is different from what is found in places where two seas meet! It has been discovered that what distinguishes fresh water from salt water in estuaries is a "pycnocline zone with a marked density discontinuity separating the two layers." This partition (zone of separation) has a different salinity from the fresh water and from the salt water!

Science discovered this information only recently, using advanced equipment to measure temperature, salinity, density, oxygen dissolubility, etc. Is it possible for someone, living in a desert to have known this 1400 years ago?

Depths of the Ocean: Examine the following verse of the Qur'an:

"Or (the Unbelievers' state) Is like the depths of darkness In a vast deep ocean, Overwhelmed with billow, Topped by billow, Topped by (dark) clouds: Depths of darkness, one Above another: if a man Stretches out his hand, He can hardly see it... "(Qur'an 24:40)

Prof. Durga Rao

is an expert in the field of Marine Geology. He said that scientists have only now been able to confirm, with the help of modern equipment that there is darkness in the depths of the ocean. There are two reasons for this darkness :

1. A light ray is composed of seven colours. These seven colours are Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red. Refraction occurs when this light ray hits water. The upper 10 to 15 metres of water absorbs the red colour. Therefore if a diver is 25 metres under water and gets wounded, he would not be able to see the red colour of his blood, because the red colour does not reach this depth. Similarly orange rays are absorbed at 30 to 50 metres, yellow at 50 to 100 metres, green at 100 to 200 metres, and finally, blue beyond 200 metres and violet and indigo above 200 metres. Due to successive disappearance of colour, one layer after another, the ocean progressively becomes darker, i.e. darkness takes place in layers of light. Below a depth of 1000 meters there is complete darkness!

2. The sun's rays are absorbed by clouds, which in turn scatter light rays thus causing a layer of darkness under the clouds. This is the first layer of darkness. When light rays reach the surface of the ocean they are reflected by the wave surface giving it a shiny appearance. Therefore it is the waves which reflect light and cause darkness. The un-reflected light penetrates into the depths of the ocean. Therefore the ocean has two parts. The surface characterized by light and warmth and the depth characterized by darkness. The surface is further separated from the deep part of the ocean by waves. The internal waves cover the deep waters of seas and oceans because the deep waters have a higher density than the waters above them. The darkness begins below the internal waves. Even the fish in the depths of the ocean cannot see; their only source of light is from their own bodies.

The Qur'an rightly mentions: "Darkness in a vast deep ocean overwhelmed with waves, topped by waves". In other words, above these waves there are more types of waves, i.e. those found on the surface of the ocean. The Qur'anic verse continues, "topped by (dark) clouds; depths of darkness, one above another."

Prof. Durga Rao concluded by saying, "1400 years ago a normal human being could not explain this phenomenon in so much detail. Thus the information must have come from a supernatural source."

Every Living Thing is Made out of Water:

Allah says in the Qur'an;

"...We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?" (Qur'an 21:30)

"And Allah has created Every animal from water." (Qur'an 24:45)

"It is He Who has Created man from water: Then has He established Relationships of lineage And marriage: for thy Lord Has power (over all things)." (Qur'an 25:54)

After much advancement in Science, we know the fact that cytoplasm, the basic substance of the cell, is made up of 80% water! Modern research has also revealed that most organisms consist of 50% to 90% water and that every living entity requires water for its existence.

Is it possible that a human being 14 centuries ago could have guessed that every living being was made of water? Furthermore, would such a guess be conceivable by a human being in a DESERT, where water was always very scarce?

Formation of Clouds:  Science today tells us that rain clouds are formed and shaped according to some kind of a system and certain steps connected with certain types of wind and clouds. Meteorologists have studied how cumulonimbus clouds are formed and how they produce rain, hail, and lightning. They have found that cumulonimbus clouds go through the following steps to produce rain:

1) The clouds are pushed by the wind: Cumulonimbus clouds begin to form when wind pushes some small pieces of clouds to an area where these clouds converge.

2) Joining: Then the small clouds join together to form a larger cloud.

3) Stacking: When the small clouds join together, updrafts within the larger cloud increase. The updrafts near the center of the cloud are stronger than those near the edges.These updrafts cause the cloud body to grow vertically, so the cloud is stacked up. This vertical growth causes the cloud body to stretch into cooler regions of the atmosphere, where drops of water and hail formulate and begin to grow larger and larger. When these drops of water and hail become too heavy for the updrafts to support them, they begin to fall from the cloud as rain, hail, etc.

God has said in the Quran:"Have you not seen how God makes the clouds move gently, then joins them together, then makes them into a stack, and then you see the rain come out of it...." (Qur'an 24:43)

This process has only recently been discovered by meteorologists. The next verse, after mentioning clouds and rain, speaks about hail and lightning:

"....And He sends down hail from mountains (clouds) in the sky, and He strikes with it whomever He wills, and turns it from whomever He wills. The vivid flash of its lightning nearly blinds the sight." (Qur'an 24:43)

Meteorologists have found that these clouds, that shower hail, reach a height of 25,000 to 30,000 ft (4.7 to 5.7 miles), just like mountains, as the Quran said, "...And He sends down hail from mountains (clouds) in the sky..."

This verse also raises a question. Why does the verse say "its lightning" in a reference to the hail? This indicates that hail has got something to do with producing lightning. Lets see what the book entitled Meteorology Today says about this. It says that a cloud becomes electrified as hail falls through a region in the cloud of supercooled droplets and ice crystals. As liquid droplets collide with a hailstone, they freeze on contact and release latent heat! When the hailstone comes in contact with an ice crystal, an important phenomenon occurs: electrons flow from the colder object toward the warmer object. Hence, the hailstone becomes negatively charged! The same effect occurs when supercooled droplets come in contact with a hailstone and tiny splinters of positively charged ice break off. These lighter positively charged particles are then carried to the upper part of the cloud by updrafts. The hail, left with a negative charge, falls towards the bottom of the cloud, thus the lower part of the cloud becomes negatively charged. These negative charges are then discharged as lightning. To conclude, hail is the major factor in producing lightning! Again, it is not possible for a normal human being to have known this 14 centuries ago.

Iron was Sent Down from Space: Iron is one of the elements highlighted in the Quran. In the chapter known Al-Hadeed, meaning Iron, we are informed:

"And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind…" (Qur'an 57:25)

The Arabic word used here for 'sent down' is "anzalna". This word has only been used in the Qur'an when talking about things that were literally sent down, like rain. So, we see that God here is telling us that He literally sent down iron and it did not formulate on Earth, exactly as modern astronomical findings have disclosed that the iron found in our world has come from giant stars in outer space! Not only the iron on earth, but also the iron in the entire Solar System, comes from outer space, since the temperature in the Sun is not adequate for the formation of iron. These discoveries were made at the end of the 20th century and this knowledge was in no way around in the 14th century. Furthermore about the uses of Iron, the well-known microbiologist Michael Denton emphasizes its importance in his book, Nature’s Destiny :

"Without the iron atom, there would be no carbon-based life in the cosmos; no supernovae, no heating of the primitive earth, no atmosphere or hydrosphere. There would be no protective magnetic field, no Van Allen radiation belts, no ozone layer, no metal to make hemoglobin [in human blood], no metal to tame the reactivity of oxygen, and no oxidative metabolism.

This account clearly indicates the importance of the iron atom. The fact that particular attention is drawn to iron in the Quran also emphasizes the importance of the element. Moreover, iron oxide particles were used in a cancer treatment in recent months and positive developments were observed. In the treatment of such a widespread disease, the use of the expression "iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind" (Quran, 57:25) in the Quran is particularly noteworthy. Indeed, in that verse, the Quran may be indicating the benefits of iron even for human health.

The Expanding Universe: In 1929, Edwin Hubble, a well known American astronomer, made the discovery that the universe is expanding. By observing redshifts in the light wavelengths emitted by galaxies, he found that galaxies were not fixed in their position, instead, they were actually moving away from us with speeds proportional to their distance from earth. The explanation for this observation was that the universe was expanding. Hubble’s discovery is regarded as one of the greatest discovery in astronomy. Yet, astonishingly, before telescopes were even invented, Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) used to recite a verse of the Quran to his companions that stated that the universe is expanding.

"And the heaven We created with might, and indeed We are (its) Expander." (Qur'an 51:47)

At the time of the revelation of the Quran, the word "space" was not known, and people used the word "heaven" to refer to what lies above the Earth. In the above verse, the word "heaven" is referring to space and the known universe. And again, it is impossible for Muhammad (p.b.u.h) to have known this himself.

The Victory of the Romans and the Lowest Point on Earth: The Byzantine and Persian Empires were the two most powerful empires in the early 7^{th century. In the years 613 - 614 C.E the two Empires went to war, and the Byzantines suffered a strong defeat by the Persians. It is stated in The Holy Quran that the Byzantines had met with a great defeat but would soon gain victory:}

"The Romans have been defeated in the lowest land, but after their defeat they will soon be victorious. Within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after, is with God." (Qur'an 30:2-4)

Now, the Byzantine Empire had been so severily defeated that it seemed impossible for the Empire to even maintain its existence, let alone gain victory again. The Avars, Slavs and Lombards also posed serious threats to the Byzantine Empire’s sovereignty. About 7 years after the revelation of these verses, a battle was fought between The Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire inthe area around the Dead Sea, and the Byzantine army surprisingly defeated the Persians! So, the prophecy of the Holy Qur'an came true even though it was highly unlikely to happen.

Another fact that the Qur'an mentions in these verses is the geographical fact that nobody would have been able to discover at that time. The Qur'an says that the Romans were defeated "in the lowest land". The places where the main battles took place lie in a vast area of low-lying land called the Great Rift Valley. A very interesting fact that has been discovered recently, with the help of satellite images, is that the area around the Dead Sea (located in the Great Rift Valley) has the lowest altitude on Earth. In fact, the lowest point on Earth is the shoreline of the Dead Sea, with an altitude of around 400 meters below sea level. No land point on earth has a lower altitude than the shoreline of the Dead Sea. This knowlegde did not exist at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an. A true miracle!

The Divine Propotion: The video that I've uploaded in this hub is a must-see! It is related to the Divine Propotion and is an amazing miracle!

The Seven Layers of Earth: The Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) is reported to have said:

"Whoever usurps even one span of land of somebody, its depth through the seven earths will be collared to his neck." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, ‘Book of Oppression.’)

"Whoever takes a piece of land of others unjustly, he will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection." (Saheeh Al-Bukhari, ‘Book of Oppression.’)

Studies in geology have proven that the earth is composed of seven zones, identified from the inner to the outer layers as follows:The Solid Inner Core of Earth; The Liquid Outer core; The "D" Layer; Lower Mantle; Middle Mantle (Transition region); Upper Mantle; and Lithosphere.

So the accuracy of Muhammad's (p.b.u.h) sayings is proven to be true by science.

Cerebrum: A disbeliever once forbade prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h) from praying at the Kaabah. This is what God said about him in the Holy Qur'an:

"No! If he does not stop, We will take him by the naseyah (front of the head), a lying, sinful naseyah (front of the head)!" (Qur'an 96:15-16)

Why did God mention the front of the head of that person in relation with being sinful? Why didn't He just say that that person was sinful? If the front of the head of a person is examined, we find the prefrontal area of the cerebrum. This is what the book Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology tells us about this area : "The motivation and the foresight to plan and initiate movements occur in the anterior portion of the frontal lobes, the prefrontal area. This is a region of association cortex..." The book also says, "In relation to its involvement in motivation, the prefrontal area is also thought to be the functional center for aggression...." So, we find that this part of the cerebrum is responsible for planning, motivating, and causing good and sinful behavior and is responsible when a person lies or tells the truth. Thus, it is right to describe the front of the head as lying and sinful when someone lies or commits a sin, as the Qur'an says, "...A lying, sinful naseyah (front of the head)!"

The Honeybee: God says in the Qur'an:

"Your Lord revealed to the bees: "Build dwellings in the mountains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made easy for you to follow." From inside them comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect. (Qur'an, 16:68-69)

In this verse, the verbs "build", "eat" and "travel" have been used in the feminine form. Through this, the Qur'an tells us that the honey bees that work are the females honeybees. Male bees do not work. This is a fact that science now has been able to tell us.

Secondly, the Qur'an tells us about the healing power of the honey. The regenerative property of honey is confirmed by medical authorities. In addition to its rich vitamin content, among its components are also such minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus as well as such metals as copper, iodine, iron, zinc, and hormones. Honey facilitates the functioning of the brain. It contributes to the production of blood, to its cleansing and proper circulation. Honey provides for the requirement necessary for proper functioning of our physiology and also it is used externally in cosmetics and dermatology.

Honey is used in healing wounds:

- When used in treatment of wounds, thanks to its ability to absorb moisture from the air, honey facilitates healing process and prevents scarring. This is because honey stimulates the growth of epithelial cells that form the new skin cover over a healed wound. In this way, even in case of large wounds, honey may eliminate the need for tissue transplantation.

- Honey stimulates the regrowth of tissue involved in the healing process. It stimulates the formation of new blood capillaries and the growth of fibroblasts that replace the connective tissue of the deeper layer of the skin and produce the collagen fibres that give strength to the repair.

- Honey has an anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the swelling around a wound. This improves circulation and thus hastens the healing process. It also reduces pain.

- Honey does not stick to the underlying wound tissues, so there is no tearing away of newly formed tissue, and no pain, when dressings are changed.

- Thanks to its aforementioned antimicrobial property, honey provides a protective barrier to prevent wounds becoming infected. It also rapidly clears any existing infection from wounds. It is fully effective, even with antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Unlike antiseptics and antibiotics, there is no impairment of the healing process through adverse effects on wound tissues.

The 7 Layers of the Atmosphere: God says in the Qur'an:

"It is He Who created everything on the earth for you and then directed His attention up to heaven and arranged it into seven regular heavens. He has knowledge of all things." (Qur'an, 2:29)

"[He] revealed, in every heaven, its own mandate." (Qur'an 41:12)

"Do you not see how He created seven heavens in layers?" (Qur'an, 71:15)

The word heaven is used to refer to what lies above the Earth, in this case, the sky. In this verse God is telling us that He made the Earth's sky in 7 layers. Today science tells us that the world's atmosphere consists of 7 layers that lie on top of each other. Their names are Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere, Ionosphere, and Magnetosphere. The Qur'an also says "[He] revealed, in every heaven, its own mandate," Allah is stating here that He assigned each heaven its own duty. Truly each one of these layers has vital duties for the benefit of human kind and all other living things on the Earth. Each layer has a particular function, ranging from forming rain to preventing harmful rays, from reflecting radio waves to averting the harmful effects of meteors. The sky, being described in layers in the most perfect definition of our sky.

The Protected Roof: In the Qur'an, Allah calls our attention to a very important attribute of the sky:

"We made the sky a preserved and protected roof yet still they turn away from Our Signs. (Qur'an, 21:32)

This attribute of the sky has been proved by scientific research. The atmosphere surrounding the Earth serves crucial functions for the continuity of life. It destroys many meteors as they approach the Earth, and prevents them from falling to Earth and harming living things. The atmosphere filters the light rays coming from space that are harmful to living things. The most striking feature of the atmosphere is that it lets only harmless and useful rays-visible light, near ultraviolet light and radio waves pass through. All of this radiation is vital for life. Near ultraviolet rays, which are only partially let in by the atmosphere, are very important for the photosynthesis of plants and for the survival of all living beings. The majority of the intense ultraviolet rays emitted from the Sun are filtered out by the ozone layer of the atmosphere. Only a limited and essential part of the ultraviolet spectrum reaches the Earth. There are several more protective functions that the sky performs but I think what I have mentioned above, is enough to prove the point. Do you think 1400 years ago a normal man could somehow have known the fact the the sky actually protects us in any way?

The Sex of the Child: "He has created both sexes, male and female from a drop of semen which has been ejected." (Qur'an, 53:45-46)

"Was he not a drop of ejaculated sperm, then a blood-clot which He created and shaped, making from it both sexes, male and female?" (Qur'an, 75:37-39)

Until recently, it was believed that a baby's sex was determined by the mother's cells. Or at least, it was thought that the sex was determined by the male and female cells together. But, the Qur'an tells us otherwise. It is stated that masculinity or femininity is created out of "a drop of sperm which has been ejected." Biology today has confirmed this fact that the sex of the baby is determined by the male, not the female. Again, impossible for anyone to guess 14 centuries ago.

Three Stages of the Baby in the Womb: The Qur'an tells us that man is created through a three-stage process in the mother's womb:

"... He creates you stage by stage in your mothers' wombs in threefold darkness. That is Allah, your Lord. Sovereignty is His. There is no god but Him. So what has made you deviate?" (Qur'an, 39:6)

The expression "fee thulumatin thalathin," translated into English as "a threefold darkness," indicates three dark regions involved during the development of the embryo. These are: the darkness of the abdomen, the darkness of the womb, the darkness of the placenta. As we have seen, modern biology has revealed that the embryological development of the baby takes place in the same manner as told in the verse, in three dark regions. What's more, embryology shows that these regions consist of three layers each. The lateral abdominal wall comprises three layers: the external oblique, the internal oblique, and transverses abdominis muscles. Similarly, the wall of the womb also consists of three layers: the epimetrium, the myometrium and the endometrium. Similarly, the placenta surrounding the embryo also consists of three layers: the amnion (the internal membrane around the fetus), the chorion (the middle amnion layer) and the decidua (outer amnion layer.) It is also pointed out in this verse that a human being is created in the mother's womb in three distinct stages.

Indeed, modern biology has also revealed that the baby's embryological development takes place in three distinct regions in the mother's womb.

Dr. E. Marshall Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Anatomy and Developmental Biology at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. There, for 22 years he was Professor of Anatomy, the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy, and the Director of the Daniel Baugh Institute. He was also the President of the Teratology Society. He has authored more than 200 publications. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Professor Johnson said in the presentation of his research paper:

"Summary: The Quran describes not only the development of external form, but emphasizes also the internal stages, the stages inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasizing major events recognized by contemporary science." He also said: "As a scientist, I can only deal with things which I can specifically see. I can understand embryology and developmental biology. I can understand the words that are translated to me from the Quran. As I gave the example before, if I were to transpose myself into that era, knowing what I knew today and describing things, I could not describe the things which were described. I see no evidence for the fact to refute the concept that this individual, Muhammad, had to be developing this information from some place. So I see nothing here in conflict with the concept that Divine intervention was involved in what he was able to write."

The Menstrual Period: The menstrual period is when the unfertilised egg is expelled from the body. Since fertilisation has not taken place, the walls of the previously readied womb contract and the egg is expelled with the breaking of tiny blood vessels. Following that, the body will then begin preparations to repeat the whole process all over again.

"Allah knows what every female bears and every shrinking of the womb and every swelling. Everything has its measure with Him." (Qur'an, 13:8)

At the beginning of the menstrual period, the mucous on the walls of the womb (the endometrium layer) is 0.5 mm thick. Under the effect of hormones secreted by the egg, this layer grows and reaches a thickness of 5-6 mm. This layer is then discarded in the absence of fertilisation. As we see from the above verse, this monthly increase and reduction in the walls of the womb is told to us in the Qur'an.

Professor Tejatat Tejasen is the Chairman of the Department of Anatomy at Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Previously, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the same university. During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Tejasen stood up and said:

"During the last three years, I became interested in the Quran . . . . From my study and what I have learned from this conference, I believe that everything that has been recorded in the Quran fourteen hundred years ago must be the truth, that can be proved by the scientific means. Since the Prophet Muhammad could neither read nor write, Muhammad must be a messenger who relayed this truth, which was revealed to him as an enlightenment by the one who is eligible [as the] Creator. This Creator must be God. Therefore, I think this is the time to say La ilaha illa Allah, there is no god to worship except Allah (God), Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, Muhammad is Messenger (Prophet) of Allah (God). Lastly, I must congratulate for the excellent and highly successful arrangement for this conference . . . . I have gained not only from the scientific point of view and religious point of view but also the great chance of meeting many well-known scientists and making many new friends among the participants. The most precious thing of all that I have gained by coming to this place is La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah, and to have become a Muslim."

The scientific miracles do not end here. There is too much to be told but I could not put all that information in one single hub.

Conclusion: God sent down different prophets and Books at different times to remind people of His Message. The line of Prophets begins with Adam and ends with Muhammad (p.b.u.t). The previous Books (The Torah, Bible etc.) got altered by man. At last, God Himself took the responsibility of gaurding His final Book i.e the Quran. God says in the Qur'an: "Verily, We Ourselves have sent down this Reminder, and most surely We will be its Guardian." (Qur'an 15:10)

This itself tells us the authenticity of the Quran, since history tells us that the Quran is preserved in its original form until today (and will continue to, of coarse). Again, this is not just a religious belief, this is what history tells us. Not even a dot from the original script has been changed. Imagine a book claiming to have God as its protector and surviving 1400 years without a change of a single dot! Another thing is that history tells us (and the Bible's own theologists admit it) that Bible got altered by man. Would God have left it at that? With an altered Book as a guide for billions of people to come? Of coarse not, a final Reminder had to come and did come and will stay unaltered till the end of times since God took the responsibility of gaurding it Himself. I end this hub with this verse of the Qur'an:

"We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and inside their selves, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all things? (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"