Islam and Evidence

This audio discusses the miracle of Allah's creation of human beings and other living things from water. This scientific fact was not known until hundreds of years after the Qur'an was revealed, yet it was expressed in the Qur'an. This highlights Allah's power over all things, and emphasizes that He is the One Who created human beings from water and gave them relations through blood and marriage.

Be upholders of justice, bearing witness for God alone, even against yourselves or your parents and relatives. Whether they are rich or poor, God is well able to look after them. Do not follow your own desires and deviate from the truth... (Surat an-Nisa':135)

Prophet Muhammad lived in a place where people of different religions, languages, races, and tribes, all coexisted.

It was very difficult for those societies to live together in peace and security.

Yet the justice of the Prophet was a source of peace and security for other communities living in the Arabian Peninsula just as much as it was for Muslims. During the time of the Prophet, Christians, Jews, and pagans were all treated equally.

The prophet explained the true religion to everyone but left them free to make up their own minds because God's commandment was crystal clear and absolute.

''There is no compulsion where the religion is concerned...'' (Surat al-Baqara:256)

In other verses, God reveals, ''So remind them! You are only a reminder. You are not in control of them. (Surat al-Ghashiyya: 21-22)

The constitution of Medina signed by the Muslim immigrants from Mecca, the indigenous Muslims of Medina, and the Jews of Medina is another important example of justice.

The aim of this treaty was to ensure justice among communities holding different beliefs to found a common order. One of the most outstanding features of the treaty is the freedom of belief it established. One of the articles ...

The Jews of Banu Áwf are one nation with the Muslims; the Jews have their religion and the Muslims have theirs...''

In our day the only solution to the fighting and conflict going on all over the world is to adopt the morality of the Quran and like the prophet never to depart from the path of justice, making no distinction between different religions, languages or races.

Because only in that way can humanity attain the peace, security, and happiness it needs and peace security, and justice prevail all over the world, just as in the time of our Prophet.

There were people with varying characters and ideas that surrounded the Prophet. Throughout his life however, he showed an interest in each and everyone warned them about their mistakes and failings and tried to educate them in all matters from cleanliness to matters of faith.

That compassionate, tolerant, understanding, and patient attitude of his was the means by which many people's hearts were warmed to Islam and developed a genuine love for the Prophet.

God describes this pleasing attitude adopted by the Prophet towards those around him in the Quran.

''It is a mercy from God that you were gentle with them. If you had been rough or hard of heart, they would have scattered from around you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them... (Surah Al Ímran:159)

The prophet never pressured those around him to accept the religion nor imposed conditions on them. Instead, he always used the pleasantest means to tell them about it.

Imam Ghazali the great Islamic scholar summed up the Prophet's treatment of those around him in light of the information found in the Hadith.

Everyone thought that the Prophet honored him more. Whoever came to him could see his face. ...He used to call his companions by their surnames with honor and he used to give a surname to anyone who had no surname. He was very affectionate and kind in dealing with the people.''

The male has an «X» and a «Y» chromosome, while the female has two «X» chromosomes. Therefore, the sex of the baby is determined by the sperm and not by the egg. The creation of a Human Being is an incredible process. The Qur'an explains that the embryo is formed from a drop of semen, which is only a part of the whole, and that the sex of the baby is determined by the sperm from the male. In the 7th century, it was impossible for anyone to have known these details, but modern technology has validated that the Qur'an is the word of Allah.

The embryo adheres to the mother's uterus like a leech and develops in three dark regions. The mother has no role in determining the sex of the baby, and the sperm is created in the best possible way. Embryo formation begins with combining the X and Y chromosomes from the mother and father. If a sperm containing an X chromosome unites with the female's ovum, a female baby is born. If it unites with a sperm containing a Y chromosome, a male baby is born.

The Qur'an reveals that the baby's sex is determined by the sperm from the father, not the mother. The zygote then divides and becomes an embryo that clings to the uterus, where it obtains its essential substances from the mother's body. Finally, the bones of the embryo develop first and then the muscles form to wrap around them. The Qur'an states that human beings are created through a three-stage process in the mother's womb. Modern embryology has revealed that these stages occur in three distinct regions of the mother's body, involving the placenta, the lateral abdominal wall, and the wall of the womb.

Each layer consists of three distinct layers, and the baby undergoes three phases of development in the womb: pre-embryonic, embryonic, and fetal. This information was only made available through modern scientific advances, yet it is accurately described in the Qur'an, demonstrating its divine origin.

In communicating the message of God, Prophet Muhammad encountered all kinds of obstacles placed in his path by the idolaters. They behaved aggressively and sought to set traps for the Prophet. Eventually they went further, exiling and seeking to imprison or even kill him.

However, no matter what befell him our Prophet was always patient and resigned and maintained his submission to God. With great determination he continued to preach the word of God.

Because he knew that there was goodness and something auspicious in all things created by God even the very worst difficulties. One of the clearest examples of this is his words when he was hiding in a cave with Abu Bakr after leaving Mecca. Our Prophet's words are related as follows in the Quran.

''If you do not help him, God did help him when those who did not believe drove him out and there were two of them in the Cave. He said to his companion, ''Do not be despondent, God is with us.'' Then God sent down His serenity upon him and reinforced him with troops you could not see. He made the word of those who did not believe undermost. It is the word of God which is uppermost. God is Almighty, All-Wise. (Surat at-Tawba:40)

The prophets words and actions are the best possible models for believers because interpreting events auspiciously is an important virtue stemming from sincere faith in God and a way of life and imposed by that faith.

Believers face up to everything that befalls them with great maturity and know that there is a reason for these events. They first do all they can to resolve a matter. They then place their trust in God and accept the outcome and try to see its auspicious aspect.

In one Hadith our Prophet described the reward that those who put their trust in God can expect.

''If you put your faith completely in God, He will arrange for your sustenance in the same way as He provides for the birds. They go out in the morning with their stomachs empty and return filled in the evening.'' (Tirmidhi Hadiths)

Blood pressure, cholesterol levels, adrenaline, cortisol, and glucose levels can all be affected by stress and depression, which are the result of not submitting to Allah. The physical effects of these mental illnesses include mental illness, drug addiction, insomnia, skin, stomach, and blood pressure disorders, colds, migraines, bone diseases, kidney imbalances, respiratory difficulties, allergies, heart attacks, and brain swelling. To avoid these, believers must live by the moral values of the Qur'an, trust in Allah, look for the good in all things, and accept what happens with the hope of His promise.

Excess insulin in the blood is a major contributor to coronary heart disease, and stress has a negative effect on the immune system. Stress weakens the immune system by increasing production of cortisol, and can lead to a variety of disorders.

Allah promises serenity to believers, who are best protected from the effects of stress by living according to the Qur'an.