In one verse, we are informed that mountains are not motionless as they seem, but are in constant motion.You see the mountains you reckoned to be solid going past like clouds. (Qur’an, 27:88) This motion of mountains is caused by the movement of the Earth’s crust that they are located […]

Iron is one of the elements highlighted in the Qur’an. In Surat al-Hadid, meaning Iron, we are informed:And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which has many uses for mankind… (Qur’an, 57:25) The word “anzalna,” translated as “sent down” and used for iron in […]

In a number of Qur’anic verses, the humble date is honoured as one of the blessings of Paradise. (Qur’an, 55:68) When this fruit is examined, it can be seen to have a great many important features. One of the oldest known species of plant, the date is today a food […]

THE FIG: A FRUIT WHOSE PERFECTION HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEEN REVEALED[I swear] by the fig and the olive. (Qur’an, 95:1)The reference to the fig in the first verse of Surat at-Tin is a most wise one in terms of the benefits imparted by this fruit.The Benefits of the Fig for […]

PROPHET MUSA (AS) AND SEA’S SPLITTING IN TWOThe kings of Egypt-known as “Pharaohs” (or “Fir’awn” in the Arabic of the Qur’an)-regarded themselves as divine in the polytheistic, superstitious religion of ancient Egypt. At a time when the people of Egypt favored a superstitious belief system over a divine belief system-the […]