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| The concept of scientific miracles in the Quran basically means that there (supposedly) is scientific information in the Quran that wasn't known in the 7th century when the Quran was first written which proves that the Quran's origin is divine.
| | In recent times, many Muslim scholars have interpreted certain [[Qur'an|Quranic]] verses as being miraculously predictive of modern scientific discoveries and have presented these interpretations as evidence of the Quran's divine origin. Interestingly, no verse contained in the Quran has ever prompted a scientific discovery, and Modern Muslim scholars have also generally not tried to argue that this has ever been the case. As such, all the purported instances of miraculous scientific foreknowledge in the Quran have been identified as such ''only'' ''after'' the science they are alleged to describe has been discovered by independent and unrelated means. Critics have pointed out this weakness and generally hold these so-called scientific miracles to be the product of theological sophistry whereby science is ''read back into'' the Quran upon discovery. Critics also maintain that there is no instance in the Quran where a scientific subject has been described with sufficient clarity, specificity, and accuracy so as to qualify as anything Miraculous. |
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| Islamic apologists came with many claims about scientific miracles in the Quran. Usually ''after'' science discovers something, they re-interpret some Quranic verses and claim that "the Quran mentioned it 1400 years ago". | | In the eyes of historians, the Quran's author(s) almost certainly made no pretensions about predicting modern science. In support of this perspective, there is no Islamic scripture that actually claims that the Quran (or Islamic scripture in general) contain allusions to future scientific discoveries. Consequently, where the Quran makes mention of what are today perceived as topics of scientific interest (such as the wonders of the day and night sky, fauna and flora, or the human spirit), historians suggest that these passages were originally intended to simply inspire awe in their audience by orienting that audience's attention towards the world's many marvels and especially those marvels accessible to individuals living in the harsh, arid, and rocky environment of early 7th century Arabia. |
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| There is also a newer version of the miracle claim, that uses a fancy word "hypoxia": | | There is also a newer version of the miracle claim, that uses a fancy word "hypoxia": |
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| ===The Qur'an and Mountains=== | | ===The Qur'an and Mountains=== |
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| This article will prove that the verse in question is scientifically wrong, and show you how apologists make false statements and distort information in order to support their case. It will also demonstrate how a layman could make a better guess than the author of the Qur'an. | | This article will prove that the verse in question is scientifically wrong, and show you how apologists make false statements and distort information in order to support their case. It will also demonstrate how a layman could make a better guess than the author of the Qur'an. |
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| ===Other miracles=== | | ==See also== |
| These are lesser known:
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| * [[Ant Wings Miracle in the Quran]] | | *[[Scientific Errors in the Quran]] |
| * [[Antioxidants Miracle in the Quran]] | | *[[Islam and Science]] |
| * [[Bacteria in the Quran Miracle]] | | *[[Islamic Prophecies]] |
| * [[Bedsores Miracle in the Quran]] | | *[https://www.answering-islam.org/authors/katz/haman/bucaille.html AnsweringIslam: The Haman Hoax] |
| * [[Cataracts Miracle in the Quran]]
| | *[[WikiIslam:Sandbox/Lowest Point on Earth Miracle|Lowest Point on Earth Miracle]] |
| * [[Chemical Elements in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Cholesterol Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Coal Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Crow Funeral Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Day Getting Longer Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Digital Books Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Distance Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Eardrum Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Equivalence Principle in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Exoplanets in the Quran]]
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| * [[Eye Pupil Miracle In The Quran]]
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| * [[Fasting Miracle in the Quran]] - health benefits of fasting
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| * [[Fat Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Fault Lines Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Fire Whirl Non-Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Fluorescence Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Freshwater In Mountains Miracle In The Quran]]
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| * [[Full Moon Miracle in the Quran]] | |
| * [[Galaxy Filaments Not In The Quran]]
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| * [[Gardens Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Gravitational Lensing in the Quran]]
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| * [[Gravitational Waves in Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Hemoglobin Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Honey Bees Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Honey Healing in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Housefly Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Human Senses Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Hydrogen in the Quran]]
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| * [[Hydrothermal Vents in the Quran]]
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| * [[Inner Ear Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Internal Waves in the Quran]]
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| * [[Invisible electromagnetic spectrum in the Quran]] (aka Light Miracle)
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| * [[Isotropy in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Magnetosphere not in the Quran]]
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| * [[Meiosis in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Meteorites Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Microburst in the Quran Non-Miracle]]
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| * [[Milk Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Minerals Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Miscarriage Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Mosquito Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Name of Moses in the Quran Non-Miracle]]
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| * [[Nocturnal Animals Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[North Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Orographic Effect in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Paper money in the Quran]]
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| * [[Perspiration Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Petrol Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Pharaoh King Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Photic Zone Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Photosynthesis in the Quran]]
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| * [[Pi in the Quran]]
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| * [[Plant Stress Miracle In The Quran]]
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| * [[Pollination Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Pompeii not in the Quran]]
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| * [[Prime Numbers Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Pumice Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Rayleigh Scattering Not In The Quran]]
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| * [[Redshifting not in the Quran]]
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| * [[Relational Algebra Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Resuscitation Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Rust Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Sea Breeze Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Singularity in the Quran]]
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| * [[Sinkhole Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Skin Nerves Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Solar Flare Non-Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Sonic Weapons in the Quran]]
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| * [[Sound Waves Miracle in the Quran]] (sound of the Big Bang)
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| * [[Spacetime in the Quran]]
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| * [[Spider Web Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Starlight Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Steam Explosions in the Quran]]
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| * [[Subduction Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Sun's Orbit Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Superionic Water in the Quran]]
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| * [[Tank Armor Piercing in the Quran]]
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| * [[Tectonics Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Television Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Terminal Velocity Not In The Quran]]
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| * [[Time relativity in the Quran]]
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| * [[Volcano Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Weathering and Erosion Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Weight of clouds in the Quran]]
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| * [[White Hair Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Wind Snaps Trees in the Quran Miracle]]
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| * [[Womb Miracle in the Quran]]
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| * [[Work Miracle In The Quran]]
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| * [[Wormholes in the Quran]]
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| External: | | External: |
| * [https://www.answering-islam.org/authors/katz/haman/bucaille.html AnsweringIslam: The Haman Hoax]
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| Unfinished articles:
| | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC0D4187BE2661850 The Rationalizer: Top scientists comment on the Quran] (video playlist) |
| * [[WikiIslam:Sandbox/Lowest Point on Earth Miracle|Lowest Point on Earth Miracle]]
| | **Interviews with quote-mined scientists who supposedly approved the "scientific miracles" |
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Scientific Errors in the Quran]]
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| * [[Islam and Science]]
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| * [[Islamic Prophecies]]
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| External:
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| * [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC0D4187BE2661850 The Rationalizer: Top scientists comment on the Quran] (video playlist) | |
| ** Interviews with quote-mined scientists who supposedly approved the "scientific miracles" | |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| [[Category:Miracles]] | | [[Category:Miracles]] |
| [[Category:Islam and Science]] | | [[Category:Islam and Science]] |
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