BIOLOGY

“اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ ۖ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ ۖ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونَةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا…

Leucochloridium paradoxum is a parasitic worm of various birds, which uses snails as an intermediate host in Europe and North America. If the snails get infected by the parasite after…

Schistosoma is a parasite which has a complex life cycle in both snails and humans. The worm starts its life as an egg in freshwater where it hatches into a…

“مَّا مِن دَآبَّةٍ إِلاَّ هُوَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا” (سورة هود: 56). “There is no creature but He holds it by the forelock” (Qur’an, 11:56). ‏‏”وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَى‏” (‏الأعلى‏:‏ 3‏). “Who has…

“وَاسْأَلْهُمْ عَنِ الْقَرْيَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةَ الْبَحْرِ إِذْ يَعْدُونَ فِي السَّبْتِ إِذْ تَأْتِيهِمْ حِيتَانُهُمْ يَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا وَيَوْمَ لَا يَسْبِتُونَ ۙ لَا تَأْتِيهِمْ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَبْلُوهُم بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ” (الأعراف:163)….

 “وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ. إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى الْفُلْكِ الْمَشْحُونِ. فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ . فَالْتَقَمَهُ الْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ.  فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ . لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ .  فَنَبَذْنَاهُ بِالْعَرَاءِ وَهُوَ سَقِيمٌ” …

“وَتَحْسَبُهُمْ أَيْقَاظًا وَهُمْ رُقُودٌ ۚ وَنُقَلِّبُهُمْ ذَاتَ الْيَمِينِ وَذَاتَ الشِّمَالِ ۖ وَكَلْبُهُم بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِالْوَصِيدِ ۚ لَوِ اطَّلَعْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَوَلَّيْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِرَارًا وَلَمُلِئْتَ مِنْهُمْ رُعْبًا”(الكهف:18). “And you would think them…

“فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِ إِن تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْهِ يَلْهَثْ أَوْ تَتْرُكْهُ يَلْهَث. ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَا” (الأعراف: 176). “His metaphor is that of a dog: if you chase it, it…

“كَأَنَّهُمْ حُمُرٌ مُّسْتَنفِرَةٌ. فَرَّتْ مِن قَسْوَرَةٍ” (المدثر:50-51). “As if they were frightened (wild) donkeys, fleeing from a lion” (Qur’an, 74:50-51). The above verse refers to the facts that wild donkeys usually…

” فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُ كَيْفَ يُوَارِي سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ ” (المائدة:31). “Then God sent a crow searching in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace…

“وَتَفَقَّدَ الطَّيْرَ فَقَالَ مَا لِيَ لَا أَرَى الْهُدْهُدَ أَمْ كَانَ مِنَ الْغَائِبِينَ. لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا أَوْ لَأَذْبَحَنَّهُ أَوْ لَيَأْتِيَنِّي بِسُلْطَانٍ مُّبِينٍ. فَمَكَثَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ فَقَالَ أَحَطتُ بِمَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِ…

“مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّخَذُوا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ أَوْلِيَاءَ كَمَثَلِ الْعَنكَبُوتِ اتَّخَذَتْ بَيْتًا ۖ وَإِنَّ أَوْهَنَ الْبُيُوتِ لَبَيْتُ الْعَنكَبُوتِ ۖ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ” (العنكبوت:41). “The likeness of those who take to themselves…

“خُشَّعًا أَبْصَارُهُمْ يَخْرُجُونَ مِنَ الْأَجْدَاثِ كَأَنَّهُمْ جَرَادٌ مُّنتَشِرٌ” (القمر: 7). “They will emerge from their graves with downcast eyes, like swarming locusts” (Qur’an, 54:7). God in the above verse mentions…

  “حَتَّىٰ إِذَا أَتَوْا عَلَىٰ وَادِ النَّمْلِ قَالَتْ نَمْلَةٌ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّمْلُ ادْخُلُوا مَسَاكِنَكُمْ لَا يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ سُلَيْمَانُ وَجُنُودُهُ وَهُمْ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ” (النمل:18). “Then, when they (Solomon and his soldiers) reached…

“فَاسْلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا” (النحل: 69). “Go along the pathways of your Lord, made easy.” (Qur’an, 16:69) The worker honeybees may travel up to 10 km away from their hive…

“وَأَوْحَىٰ رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ . ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ فَاسْلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلًا ۚ يَخْرُجُ مِن بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ…

” يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ ۖ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْئًا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ ۚ…

Since the early history of mankind, people have been gaining experience about animal behavior. This has enabled them to tame and train animals like cats, dogs, donkeys, birds, etc. However,…

  “فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَجَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَنًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ حُسْبَانًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ” (الأنعام:96). “He splits the dawn and appoints the night as a time of stillness and the…

There are three types of plant flowers: 1) Male flower, 2) female flower and 3) the most common hermaphrodite flower which have both male and female parts. The fact of…

There are several verses in The Glorious Qur’an referring to the floral diversity on Earth. Interestingly, the Qur’an mentions about 22 plants belonging to 17 plant families. Let’s have a…

The phenotype of a living creature is based on its characteristic traits, which are inherited through genes. The role of genes was discovered by Mendel between 1856 and 1863. On…

“صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ” (النمل: 88). “[It is] the work of Allah, who perfected all things. Indeed, He is acquainted with that which you do.”  (Qur’an, 27:88) “مَّا تَرَى…

“أَمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أَمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُون” (الطور: 35). Were they created by nothing, or were they themselves the creators? (Qur’an, 52:35). The hereditary material of humans and all living creature…

Before the advent of Islam, Arabia was culturally isolated and economically underdeveloped region. Most of the land was and still is arid desert; rainfall was scarce; vegetation scant and very…