The Leaders of Modern Science Choose Islam and the Qur'an

Six international scientific conferences were held to show the scientific miracles in the Qur'an and Sunnah (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad). In these conferences many scientists, Muslim and non-Muslim, came from several countries and several scientific specialization's to listen or to give lectures about the different scientific miracles which they discovered in the Qur'an. The most recent conference was held in Bandung in Indonesia, in 1994. All Kinds of scientific research in different scientific fields were discussed.

Many famous Western scientists became convinced that the Qur'an is the "Truth" because Muhammad could not possibly know all this diverse and up-to-date scientific data, in this ancient period.

Here we give only a few examples:

1. Professor Keith L. Moore: He is Professor of Anatomy, Twinabic, West Canada, head of the organization of scientists in embryology and anatomy in Canada. Member of the Royal Society (medical) in Canada, the international academy for histology, and the American union of anatomists.

He is the author of many scientific books in anatomy and embryology. He wrote 8 books which are considered scientific references by medical students and have been translated into six languages.

When Professor Keith L.Moore saw the various scientific researches about the Qur'an in different scientific fields he was greatly astonished and he said: "I am so glad to share in the sharing and explanation of these verses in the Qur'an and the Hadith that describe embryology. From this evidence it is clear to me that this scientific information came to Muhammad from Allah, because all this scientific information was not discovered except in recent times. This proves to me that Muhammad is truly the Prophet of Allah."

Professor Moore also stated that:

"...Because the staging of human embryos is complex, owing to the continuous process of change during development, it is proposed that a new system of classification could be developed using the terms mentioned in the Qur'an and Sunnah. The proposed system is simple, comprehensive, and conforms with present embryological knowledge."The intensive studies of the Qur'an and Hadith in the last four years have revealed a system of classifying human embryos that is amazing since it was recorded in the seventh century A.D... the descriptions in the Qur'an cannot be based on scientific knowledge in the seventh century..."

When Sheikh Abdul Majid al-Zindani (one of the Islamic scholars and supervisors of the conferences of scientific miracles in the Qur'an and Sunnah) asked Prof. Moore:- "Does this mean that you believe that the Qur'an is the word of Allah?" He answered: "I don't find difficulty in this? How do you believe in Muhammad while you believe in Jesus?" Answer: "I believe that both are from the same school."

Read more: Embryology in the Qur'an, and It is the truth.
Books on Embryology by Prof. Keith L. Moore

2. Professor Tejatat Tejasen: Head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at University of Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Professor Tejasen studied various articles concerning the Qur'ân and modern embryology. He spent four days with several scholars, Muslims and non-Muslims, discussing this phenomenon in the Qur'ân and Hadîth. During the 8th Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia he 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.”

Article Prof. Tejatat Tejasen: On the Sensory Characteristics of the Skin

3. Professor Marshall Johnson: Head of the Depeartment of Anatomy, head of the Daniel Academy at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, U.S.A.

Author of over 200 publications. Former President of the Teratology Society among other accomplishments. Professor Johnson began to take an interest in the scientific signs in the Qur'ân at the 7th Saudi Medical Conference (1982), when a special committee was formed to investigate scientific signs in the Qur'ân and Hadîth. At first, Professor Johnson refused to accept the existence of such verses in the Qur'ân and Hadîth. But after a dicussuion with Sheikh Zindanî he took an interest and concentrated his research on the internal as well as external development of the fetus.

"...in summary, the Qur'ân describes not only the development of external form, but emphasises also the internal stages, the stages inside the embryo, of its creation and development, emphasising major events recognised by contemporary science."

He said: "I am a scientist who can only deal with things that I can see definitely. I can understand the science of embryology. Also, I can understand the words that are translated to me from the Qur'an. If we supposed that I was living in the period of Muhammad, I could never know what I know now. I do not see any cause or any evidence for truth that can antagonize the information of this man, Muhammad, who definitely must have received these documents from some other place. So, I do not believe that any scientific evidence could be considered against the idea that God's interference was the cause of the knowledge by Muhammad of all this information that he called people to."

4. Professor Joe Leigh Simpson: Professor in Gynaecology and Obstetrics at Northwestern University in Chicago, U.S.A.

He said: "I believe that there is no controversy between modern scientific documents and the inspiration (of Muhammad). Also, inspiration confirms the scientific methods. The Qur'an came several centuries ago, confirming what we discovered. This indicates that the Qur'an is the word of Allah."

{In every one of you, all components of your creation are collected together in your mother’s womb by forty days...}

{If forty-two nights have passed over the embryo, God sends an angel to it, who shapes it and creates its hearing, vision, skin, flesh, and bones....}

He studied these two sayings of the Prophet Muhammad extensively, noting that the first forty days constitute a clearly distinguishable stage of embryo-genesis. He was particularly impressed by the absolute precision and accuracy of those sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Then, during one conference, he gave the following opinion:

"... these Hadîths (sayings of Muhammad) could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available at the time of the 'writer'... It follows that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion (Islâm) but in fact religion (Islâm) may guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches... There exist statements in the Qur'ân shown centuries later to be valid which support knowledge in the Qur'ân having been derived from God."

5. Professor T.V.N. Persaud: Head of the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, and Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

He has written a number of books on gynaecology. He said: "The information given to me is that Muhammad was a very simple man, who could not read or write. We now are speaking about him. We're talking about 1400 years ago, you have some illiterate person making profound statements that are amazingly accurate, of a scientific nature... He gave comments which are very deep and very accurate in an astonishing way. Personally, I can't see how all this is just chance. There are many very accurate data. I am, like Dr. Keith Moore, not finding any difficulty in my mind in agreeing - that it was inspiration from Allah which led him to all this information."

6. Professor Palmar: He is one of he major scientists in geology in the U.S.A.

He said: "This book (the Qur'an) is a strange book. It discusses the past, the recent period, and the future. I do not know the cultural level of the people in the period of Muhammad and I do not know their scientific level. If it is as we know about the low scientific level in this ancient period, and the absence of technology, then there is no doubt that what we are reading nowadays in the Qur'an is a light from God. He inspired it in Muhammad. I had made research into the early history of civilization in the Middle East in order to know if there was such perfect information as this. If there was no other information like the Qur'anic information in that ancient period, this strengthens the faith that Allah sent Muhammad (PBUH); He sent to him a little amount from His large science, which we have discovered only in recent time. We are hoping for continuous dialogue in the subject of science with the Qur'an in the field of geology."

7. Professor Siaveda: He is one of the most famous scientists in the field of oceanic geology in Japan and also in the world.

Sheikh Abdul Majid al-Zandani Said: "When we met him for the first time, he said in a rigid voice: "you are the people of religion, you must keep silent forever, it is not right for you to speak in any subject!"

Sheikh: "Why professor, why?"
Prof: "Because you are making war between people all over the world!"
Sheikh: "NATO, why are they collecting these destructive weapons in the earth, land, oceans, space, why this, is it because they are religious people?"
Prof: Silent

And after a long discussion about the function of mountains for the fixing of the earth (land), and how the Qur'an describes them as "nails" and with the necessary references, the angry professor was completely surprised and said: "I believe that this (the Qur'an's information) is very very strange, it is nearly impossible, I believe truly that if what you are saying is right, thus, this book (the Qur'an) is very valuable to be noticed, I agree with you."

8. Professor Durja Bernald Rao: Professor in oceanic geology, teaching at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

After discussion about what came in Qur'an about oceans science and geology, he said: "It is difficult to suppose that this type of knowledge was known in the period 1400 years ago. Some things include general ideas, but this detailed and long description is very difficult. Thus, certainly this is not simple human science. The simple man cannot explain these complicated phenomena with this level of detail. So, I am thinking of an extraordinary force out of human ability. This accurate information came from an extra ordinary source."

By this expert's evidence we come to the end of this small research: Everyone knows that the ignorant man can easily change his religion for any cause - love, money, work - and there are many examples of this type of hesitating people. But everyone also knows that a famous scientist and a major specialist in science will not easily change his rigid ideas, especially in the field of religion, except for very strong evidence, and highly surprising data.

These luminaries of the school of modern science cast their votes for Muhammad (PBUH), that man who came from a very primitive time, could not write or read, and called the world with a loud voice, saying that he is the last Prophet, believing in all previous Prophets and continuing their mission, and correcting the religious controversies and misunderstandings, believing in all the miracles of the previous Prophets, but having the greatest miracle that every nation, with every language and every place and every time until Doomsday can see, discuss, and understand. It is the miracle in the filed of the mind, the miracle of science that is the great Qur'an.

When people who were professional in magic in Moses' time admitted and believed in Moses after they saw his miracle, they were the strongest evidence for Allah to the human race in this period. When the followers of Jesus believed in him, they were the evidence for all their nation. And now after this long time, Muhammad is calling the human race to the straight way, the way of the previous Prophets, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, and others, to avoid the misunderstandings and mistaken actions committed by those who kept the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Muhammad (PBUH) was a branch from the same tree of Prophets, a descendant of Abraham, like other Prophets coming before. He has the continuously visible miracle, the scientific miracle of the Qru'an, and when the people who are professional in science in every field admit and enter Islam behind Muhammad, thus, they are the greatest form of evidence from Allah and Muhammad.

"And say: 'The truth has now come from your Sustainer. Let, then, him who wills believe in it and let him who wills reject it. Verily, for all who sin against themselves (by rejecting Our truth) We have readied a fire." [Qur'an 18:29]

"There has come unto you from God a light, and a clear divine book, through which God shows unto all that seek His goodly acceptance the paths leading to salvation and, by His grace, brings them out of the depths of darkness into the light and guides them onto a straight way."[5:15-16]

9. Professor Alfred Kroner: Professor of the Department of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Germany.

"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."

"Somebody who did not know something about nuclear physics 1400 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, or many others of the questions that we have discussed here...

If you combine all these and you combine all these statements that are being made in the Qur'ân in terms that relate to the earth and the formation of the earth and science in general, you can basically say that statements made there in many ways are true, they can now be confirmed by scientific methods, and in a way, you can say that the Qur'ân is a simple science text book for the simple man. And that many of the statements made in there at that time could not be proven, but that modern scientific methods are now in a position to prove what Muhammad said 1400 years ago."

10. Professor William W. Hay: A well-known marine scientist. He is Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA. He was formerly the Dean of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.

After a discussion with Professor Hay about the Quran’s mention of recently discovered facts on seas, he said:

“I find it very interesting that this sort of information is in the ancient scriptures of the Holy Quran, and I have no way of knowing where they would come from, but I think it is extremely interesting that they are there and that this work is going on to discover it, the meaning of some of the passages.” And when he was asked about the source of the Quran, he replied: “Well, I would think it must be the divine being.”

11. Professor Gerald C. Goeringer: Associate Professor of Medical Embryology at the Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.

During the Eighth Saudi Medical Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor Goeringer stated the following in the presentation of his research paper:

“In a relatively few aayahs (Quranic verses) is contained a rather comprehensive description of human development from the time of commingling of the gametes through organogenesis. No such distinct and complete record of human development, such as classification, terminology, and description, existed previously. In most, if not all, instances, this description antedates by many centuries the recording of the various stages of human embryonic and fetal development recorded in the traditional scientific literature.”

12. Professor Yoshihide Kozai: Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan, and was the Director of the National Astronomical Observatory, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.

He said:

“I am very much impressed by finding true astronomical facts in [the] Quran, and for us the modern astronomers have been studying very small pieces of the universe. We’ve concentrated our efforts for understanding of [a] very small part. Because by using telescopes, we can see only very few parts [of] the sky without thinking [about the] whole universe. So, by reading [the] Quran and by answering to the questions, I think I can find my future way for investigation of the universe.”

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