Space outside organized
astronomical systems was earlier assumed to be a vacuum. Astrophysicists later
discovered the presence of bridges of matter in this interstellar space. These
bridges of matter are called plasma, and consist of completely ionized gas
containing equal number of free electrons and positive ions. Plasma is sometimes
called the fourth state of matter (besides the three known states viz. solid,
liquid and gas). The Qur’an refers to the presence of this interstellar material
in the following verse:
25:59 ►“ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ
أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ الرَّحْمَنُ فَاسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرًا “
“He Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between.” [Al-Qur’an-Surah
Al-Furqan- 25:59]
It would be ridiculous for anyone to even suggest that the presence of
interstellar galactic material was known 1400 years ago!
1A similar message is conveyed in the Qur’an in 13:2, 35:13, 39:5 and 39:21.
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the
night and the day, and the [great] ships which sail through the sea with that
which benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of rain,
giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein
every [kind of] moving creature, and [His] directing of the winds and the clouds
controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use
reason. (164)
And [yet], among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals [to
Him]. They love them as they [should] love Allah. But those who believe are
stronger in love for Allah. And if only they who have wronged would consider
[that] when they see the punishment, [they will be certain] that all power
belongs to Allah and that Allah is severe in punishment. (165)
[And they should consider that] when those who have been followed disassociate
themselves from those who followed [them], and they [all] see the punishment,
and cut off from them are the ties [of relationship], (166)
Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so
we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves
from us." Thus will Allah show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they
are never to emerge from the Fire. (167)
O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not
follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy. (168)
He only orders you to evil and immorality and to say about Allah what you do not
know. (169)
Surah Al Baqara 2:164-169
Waves under ocean
The holy Qur’an referred to a new scientific discovery that is in the deep of
oceans there are waves and dark, let us read …
Scientists discovered that in the deep of oceans there are deep waves which are
different from surface waves. Allah Almighty makes the parable of deeds of
atheists and disbelievers as a man who lives in the deep of the sea where he is
covered by a layer of deep waves that is covered by a layer of surface waves
which is covered by darkness, this likeningis to demonstrate how those atheists
by their deeds are far from the light of Allah (following principles and orders
of Islam).
Allah Almighty says “ (Or [the state of a disbeliever] is like the darkness in a
vast deep sea, overwhelmed with a great wave topped by a great wave, topped by
dark clouds, darkness, one above another, if a man stretches out his hand, he
can hardly see it! And he for whom Allah has not appointed light, for him there
is no light.){Sûrat An-Nûr -The Light –verse 40}.
Glory to Allah, recent scientists found that discovery in 2007 and they didn’t
expect that finding. Who told prophet Mohamed peace be upon him about the deep
waves? Allah is the teller who says about Himself: ((He Alone) the All-Knower of
the Gha'ib (unseen), and He reveals to none His Gha'ib (unseen).*Except to a
Messenger (from mankind) whom He has chosen (He informs him of unseen as much as
He likes)){Sûrat Al-Jinn -The Jinn -verse26-27}.