Living World
The female honeybee, ants, the flight of birds, microscopic life and biomimetics.
How the Process of Photosynthesis Begins in the Morning
When plants undergo photosynthesis, they take in carbon dioxide, a harmful gas that human beings cannot consume, from the air, and give off oxygen instead.
Surah at-Takwir, 17-18
1609The female honeybee and the healing in honey
In Surat an-Nahl, the verbs addressed to the honeybee are in the feminine form in Arabic. Science learned only in the 17th century that the worker bees who make honey, build the comb and gather food are all female.
Surah an-Nahl, 68-69
The Existence of Microscopic Life
The above verses indicate the existence of life forms unknown to people at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an.
Surah Ya-Sin, 36
The Existence of Animal Societies
As a result of modern-day animal and bird ecology study, we know that all animals and birds live in the form of separate societies.
Surah al-An‘am, 38
Biomimetics: Drawing Inspiration from the Design in Living Things
Before scientists and research and development experts embark on new projects, they usually look for models in living things and imitate their systems and designs.
Surah an-Nahl, 66
Locusts Moving in Swarms
This verse describes all people's situation in the Hereafter as one resembling swarming locusts. There is great wisdom in this simile.
Surah al-Qamar, 7
1959How ants communicate
Surat an-Naml tells of a female ant warning the others of danger. Research in the 20th century revealed that ants possess an extremely complex system of chemical communication.
Surah an-Naml, 18
The Food Cycle
In the above verse, our attention is drawn to a food cycle of which people at the time of the Qur'an's revelation could have known nothing.
Surah al-An‘am, 95
Aerodynamic Forces and the Flight Programmed in Birds
Due to the force of gravity, all bodies which are airborne should eventually fall to earth, either quickly or slowly. Everything, living or otherwise, is subject to the Earth’s gravitational pull.
Surah an-Nahl, 79
The Miracle of Fire and Wood, That Cannot Be Obtained Artificially
One of the chemical substances mainly responsible for the structure of wood is "lignocellulose." This substance is a compound of the materials known as "lignin" and "cellulose" that give wood its hardness.
Surah al-Waqi‘ah, 71-74
The Cloning of Living Things
The above verse contains the expression "yubattikunna," which derives from the verb "battaka"meaning "to cut off or break off." The term "yughayyirunna"in the verse derives from the verb "ghayyara," meaning "to change, alter,…
Surah an-Nisa, 119