Muslim Christian Dialogue

24. Some scientific facts and proofs from the Qur'an

SCIENTIFIC FACTS
SOME RELEVENT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Q. What is the Islamic perception of God or Allah as the Muslims call Him?
A. The Qur'an answers thus:
"Say: He is Allah the One and only,
Allah, the Eternally besought of all,
He begetteth not, nor is He begotten,
And there is none like unto Him." Chapter 112; vv. 1-4.
"Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth..." Ch.24: v35.

Q. What are the Islamic criteria for anyone to enter paradise?
A. The Qur'an answers: " By time, Verily man is at a loss Except such as have faith (to believe in the Qu'ran) And do righteous deeds, and (join together) in mutual enjoining of Truth, and of patience and constancy." Chapter 103; V.3.

Q. What does the Qur'an say about the reason for the creation of humankind?
A. The Qur'an answers:
(Allah says) "I have not created jinn and humankind, except for My worship." Chapter 51. v. 56.

Q. What is the daily prayer of a Muslim?
A. The opening chapter of the Qur'an, surah Fatihah:
" In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of all the Worlds,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment;
Thee alone do we worship, and Thine aid we seek;
Show us the straight way;
The way of those on whom Thou has bestowed Thy Grace
Those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray."
Chapter 1. Vv. 1-7.

• Commentators of the Qur'an have commented as follows:
• "Those whose portion is wrath" are the Jews who have deliberately distorted the message and are cursed by ALLAH for this.
• Those who have gone astray, are the Christians, as they have made Jesus into god, son of god, and believe in a triune god etc. Every prophet of GOD taught the worship of ONE GOD only but the Church corrupted this fundamental teaching.

Question: How would you describe the life of this world?
Qur'an answers: Chapter 57. v. 20.
"Know that the life of this world is only sport (play), and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children; as the likeness of vegetation after rain, whereof the growth is pleasing to the cultivator, but afterwards it dries up and thou sees it turning yellow, then it becomes straw. And in the hereafter there is grievous punishment, and also forgiveness from ALLAH and HIS good pleasure, whereas the life of this world is but a matter of illusion."
(Look to how beautifully ALLAH the Majestic, sums up the explanation of this temporary life in just one verse).

Question: What is recorded in the Qur'an regarding the claim of divinity of Jesus by his followers?
Qur'an Answers: And when Allah will say on the Day of Judgment: "O' Jesus, son of Mary! Did thou say unto mankind: Take me and my mother for two gods besides Allah?" Jesus will reply: "Be Thou Glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then Thou knewest it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. Lo! Thou only! Thou art the Knower of all things hidden. I spoke unto them only that which Thou did command me: (saying) Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I was a witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when Thou raised me up, Thou was the Watcher over them. Thou art witness over all things. If Thou punish them, lo! they are Thy slaves, and if Thou forgive them, (lo! they are Thy slaves). Lo! Thou, only Thou art the Mighty, the Wise."
"Allah will say: This is a day in which their truthfulness profited the truthful, for theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they are secure for ever, Allah taking pleasure in them and they in Him. That is the supreme triumph" Qur'an: Chapter 5: verses 116-119.