Muslims hold the status of knowledge and education very highly, as it’s blessings are vast and both Allah and our Prophet ﷺinstructed and informed us of its importance. In Islam, there is little distinction between religion and knowledge, as both were originally taught in a Mosque. Knowledge included science, and it sat comfortably with religion, unlike many other parts of the world. All four founders of the Muslim schools of law; Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi’i, and Imam Ibn Hanbal – gained their vast knowledge in mosque gatherings. All 3 holiest sites in Islam, the Haram in Makkah, Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah, and Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem – regularly have scholars that preach and teach, open to all those who want to benefit.
A Danish historian, Johannes Pedersen, claimed that learning, “was intimately bound with religion…to devote oneself to both…afforded…inner satisfaction and… service to God”
Aside from the importance of knowledge, the Holy Quran contains formal teachings and facts given that were provided over 1400 years ago yet only recently scientifically ‘discovered’.
The production of milk and pulmonary blood circulation:
“And indeed, for you in grazing livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from what is in their bellies – between excretion and blood – pure milk, palatable to drinkers.”
Quran 16:66
The theory of Big Bang/ the creation of Universe:
“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the earth were a joined entity, and We separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?”Islam and science
Quran 21:30
The alteration of Day and Night:
“He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. Unquestionably, He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.”
Quran 39:5
The expansion of universe:
“And the heaven We constructed with strength, and indeed, We are [its] expander.”
Quran 51:47
The Flight of Birds:
“Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky? None holds them up except Allah . Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.”
Quran 16:79
The bees and their honey:
“And your Lord inspired to the bee, “Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you].” There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colours, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.”
Quran 16:68-69
The miracle of the freshwater and saltwater that never mix:
“He released the two seas, meeting [side by side]; Between them is a barrier [so] neither of them transgresses. So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny?”
Quran 55:19-21
Similarly, there are further scientific facts mentioned in the Holy Quran about Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Botany, Geology, and Hydrology etc.
In fact, it was Muslims who helped invent and discover mathematics, trigonometry, chemistry, vision and cameras, instruments of surgery, universities, navigational methods, astronomy and so much more! This was all completed in the time known as The Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation.
So who told you Islam and Science don’t mix?
