The Quran & Science

Signs in the Universe

The Quran was revealed 1,400 years ago to an unlettered man in a desert society with no scientific instruments. Yet it contains statements about the origin of the universe, the stages of embryonic development, the structure of mountains, the properties of the deep ocean, and the nature of iron — all confirmed by modern science. This section explores these correspondences not to prove Islam, but to deepen wonder.

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Did You Know?

The Quran uses the same word — آيَات (ayat) — for both its own verses and for the signs in creation. Reading the Quran and observing the universe are, in the Quranic worldview, the same act.