"We made from water every living thing"
The Quran states that all life comes from water, a fundamental truth of modern biology.
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The creation of life, DNA and the wonders of biology
The Fly and Healing: A Lesson in Microbiology
The Prophet ﷺ taught that the fly carries both a disease and its antidote. Modern science has confirmed this microbial phenomenon.
Read articleFingerprints: The Biological Uniqueness of Every Human Being
The Quran states that Allah can reconstruct the fingertips, a reference to the uniqueness of fingerprints discovered by modern science.
Read articleThe Honeybee: A Divine Inspiration Revealed by Science
The Quran mentions the honeybee and its behavior with a precision that modern ethology only confirmed in the 20th century, notably the complex communication of bees.
Read articleThe Spider's House: The Most Fragile of Dwellings
The Quran compares protectors taken besides Allah to the spider's web, "the most fragile of houses." Modern science has confirmed the structural fragility of the spider's web.
Read articleThe Ants: A Social Communication Revealed by the Quran
The Quran recounts the dialogue of an ant warning its fellow ants. Modern science has confirmed the existence of a complex communication system in ants.
Read articleThe Flight of Birds: An Aerodynamic Marvel
The Quran invites us to observe birds "soaring in the air." The science of aerodynamics has revealed the complexity of bird flight, which defies the laws of physics.
Read articleThe Pure Milk: Between Blood and Excrement
The Quran describes the production of "pure" milk between blood and excrement. Modern physiology has confirmed this complex process of the mammary gland.
Read articleThe crow: the bird that teaches burial
The Quran relates that God sent a crow to show Cain how to bury his brother (5:31). Modern ethology confirms the remarkable intelligence of corvids.
Read articleDNA and the creation of man "in the best constitution"
The Quran states that man was created "in the best constitution." The sequencing of the human genome has revealed the extraordinary complexity and precision of the genetic information that codes for every human being.
Read articleThe Resurrection of Bones: The Cellular Renewal of Bone Tissue
The Quran evokes the question of the resurrection of withered bones. Modern biology has revealed that bone tissue is in perpetual renewal, a remarkable process of regeneration.
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