Analysis of the Scientific Miracles of the Holy Qur’an and Their Relation to Physical Phenomena

Abstract

In the contemporary era, with the advancement and development of the empirical sciences and the rapid growth of technology, a new dimension of the scientific mysteries of the Qur’an has been unveiled. Another aspect of the miracles of the Holy Qur’an, which humankind at the time of revelation was incapable of comprehending, has now become evident to scholars, both Muslim and non-Muslim. Among scholars of Qur’anic sciences, this dimension has become known as the “scientific miracles” of the Qur’an. In recent centuries, it has gained a prominent place among exegetes and has been able to uncover many aspects of the natural and cosmic sciences. By “scientific miracles of the Qur’an,” reference is made to verses that contain scientific disclosures—scientific facts unknown to people before the revelation of the verse, such that their truth was only discovered long after the verse was revealed and cannot be considered a mere coincidence. The aim of this article is to analyze instances of the scientific miracles of the Holy Qur’an and their relation to physical phenomena. In this study, Qur’anic verses containing references to physical phenomena have been examined. Through exegetical and scientific discussion under each verse, applying the established principles and rules of scientific exegesis and employing the findings of modern physics, an effort has been made to offer a deeper understanding of these verses. Among these, verses with particular significance—those referring to matters later reached by the science of physics—have been specifically collected and classified under the theme of “physical miracles in the Holy Qur’an.”