Quran and Science
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Quran and Science
Baratul Khan
PHI 103
Prof. Kurt Mosser
January 29, 2012
QURAN AND SCIENCE 2 For many centuries now there has been one topic which has been affecting a large amount of people. That topic is religion. Since there are many images of religion, it is hard to tell which one is the truth. Many brilliant scholars has analyzed and still analyzing which scripture in this world can claim to be the book of God Almighty. Any book to claim to be the book of God, it must pass the test of time. Meaning it must include miracles, knowledge of unseen, history of unknown, and the literature which must be at the highest point. Highest point meaning no living being other than God can produce it. Today is the age of science and technology. Within the past 100 years, science has increased brilliantly to very high level. With science we are able to understand the universe, the planet we live in, and create medication for the sick. Information people had no idea of is common knowledge today. With such knowledge, why would someone believe in religion? Is it because of tradition or culture of past four fathers? In order to prove why religion is important, we must understand it and provide evidence scientifically. There are many scientific signs given in the Quran which agrees with modern science. Out of many signs, I will mention some of which are established facts. Majority of us are aware of the term the big bang theory. How the universe came into existence. “The origin of the Big Bang theory can be credited to Edwin Hubble. Hubble made the observation that the universe is continuously expanding. He discovered that a galaxy’s velocity is proportional to its distance. Galaxies that are twice as far from us move twice as fast. Another consequence is that the universe is expanding in every direction. This observation means that it has taken every galaxy the same amount of time to
Quran and Science
Baratul Khan
PHI 103
Prof. Kurt Mosser
January 29, 2012
QURAN AND SCIENCE 2 For many centuries now there has been one topic which has been affecting a large amount of people. That topic is religion. Since there are many images of religion, it is hard to tell which one is the truth. Many brilliant scholars has analyzed and still analyzing which scripture in this world can claim to be the book of God Almighty. Any book to claim to be the book of God, it must pass the test of time. Meaning it must include miracles, knowledge of unseen, history of unknown, and the literature which must be at the highest point. Highest point meaning no living being other than God can produce it. Today is the age of science and technology. Within the past 100 years, science has increased brilliantly to very high level. With science we are able to understand the universe, the planet we live in, and create medication for the sick. Information people had no idea of is common knowledge today. With such knowledge, why would someone believe in religion? Is it because of tradition or culture of past four fathers? In order to prove why religion is important, we must understand it and provide evidence scientifically. There are many scientific signs given in the Quran which agrees with modern science. Out of many signs, I will mention some of which are established facts. Majority of us are aware of the term the big bang theory. How the universe came into existence. “The origin of the Big Bang theory can be credited to Edwin Hubble. Hubble made the observation that the universe is continuously expanding. He discovered that a galaxy’s velocity is proportional to its distance. Galaxies that are twice as far from us move twice as fast. Another consequence is that the universe is expanding in every direction. This observation means that it has taken every galaxy the same amount of time to
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