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Science in the Glorious Quran: The blessed tree

“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…

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God Ordains and Guides – When Snails Become Keen to Attract Birds

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…

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God Ordains and Guides – A Tour of a Parasite in Human Body

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…

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God Ordains and Guides – Salmon Fish Migration

“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…

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Science in the Glorious Quran: Fishes at Water Surface

“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)….

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Science in the Glorious Quran: Beaching of Whales

 “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” …

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Science in the Glorious Quran: Dogs’ Body Language – Stretching the Forelegs

“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…

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Science in the Glorious Quran: Dogs’ Body Language – Panting

“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…

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Science in the Glorious Quran: The Lion and the Prey

“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…

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Science in the Glorious Quran: The Intelligence of the Crow

” 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…