The Quran is the last message of Allah that asks its readers to ponder over it. However, most Muslims read the Quran without understanding the message and overlook perspectives and miracles can change their worldview. This article attempts to share the Quranic miracles that will amaze the readers and they will read the Quran in the future while pondering over the verses.
Climbing Up in the Sky
This is one of the most interesting Quranic verses that sheds light on a scientific wonder everyone knows today:
“When Allah wishes to guide someone, He opens their chest to Islam; when He wishes to lead them astray, He closes and constricts their chest as if they were climbing up to the skies.”
(Surah al-Ana’m: Verse: 125)
Scientific Miracle in the Verse
The last five words prove to be interesting scientific miracles. Allah states in the last part that He constricts the breasts of certain people if he wishes as if they were climbing up to the skies. Today, most people know how their breasts constrict if they fly up in a plane. This becomes more obvious for fighter pilots who fly straight up to the sky with maximum speed in jets and experience breathing difficulty. This happens due to two reasons:
- As a person climbs higher in the sky, the air pressure drops and the air becomes thinner. This phenomenon also lessens oxygen in the air and makes it difficult for the person to breathe.
- At higher altitudes, the air pressure outside becomes lower than inside the lungs. This makes breathing more difficult to breathe in the thinner air. The veins also struggle to pump oxygen throughout the body.
The miracle in this verse is that these words were revealed 1400 years back when nobody knew about flying. The first man in recent history reported to fly was in 1738 and people only dreamt of flying before that. However, this Quranic verse discusses the feeling of flying up to the sky in the era when nobody had technology to fly and state the feeling hence, proving the certainty of the Quran.
The Difference of ‘King’ & ‘Pharoh’
This is one of the most profound historical miracles of the Quran which proves it not to be a copy of the Holy Bible. In Quran, the verses mentioning the monarchs of Egypt at the time of prophet Joseph (May Allah be pleased with him), call them ‘Malak’ meaning ‘King’. However, when the Quran discusses the monarch at the time of the prophet Moses (May Allah be pleased with him), it refers to him as ‘Pharaoh’.
Historical Miracle in the Verse
The miracle in the verses is that the Quranic usage of the titles aligns with historical precision. Most people criticize the Quran to copy all the stories of previous prophets from the Bible proving it not to be a book from Allah. However, several tiny details in the Quran prove it not be a copy of any previous books. The proof as per this Quranic story is that when the Bible states stories of the Egyptian past, it refers to all the kings, whether at the time of the prophet Joseph or Moses (May Allah be pleased with them) as Pharaohs. This detail goes against the Egyptological data. The Holy Quran uses different titles of Egyptian kings at the time of both prophets, which aligns with history and proves to be a marvelous historical miracle.
The Lowest Point on Earth
This Quranic verse exhibits both geographical and prophetic miracles proving it to be the book from Allah indeed. The verse states:
“The Romans have been defeated in the lowest land, but after their loss, they will soon be triumphant. Within three to nine years. The verdict of the affair, before and after, is with Allah.”
(Surah al-Rum: Verse: 2-4)
Geographical & Prophetic Miracles in the Verse
Byzantine and Persia were two powerful Empires when they engaged in conflict in the early 7th century. The Romans suffered great losses in the battle. However, the aforesaid verses were revealed stating the prophecy of Romans winning in the next battle against the Persians. Another battle took place in 627 C.E. seven years after this verse, in which Romans emerged as victors. This seemed impossible as Persians were considered to be more powerful in both battles. The geographical miracle in the verse is, mentioning the lowest land on Earth where both parties fought. It proves to be a miracle as the second war was fought near the Dead Sea which is known today as the lowest point on Earth. Nobody could tell at that time that the Dead Sea was the lowest point on Earth which is a fact known today due to scientific progress.
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