Surah al-An‘am, 59
Underground Energy Resources:Petrol
Petrol, the one of the most important sources of energy, was first referred to by that name in a book titled De Re Metallica (On the Nature of Minerals.) This work was published in 1556 by the German Georgius Agricola.
Petrol, the one of the most important sources of energy, was first referred to by that name in a book titled De Re Metallica (On the Nature of Minerals.) This work was published in 1556 by the German Georgius Agricola. Bearing this in mind, it is important to note that the Qur’an contains critical references to these valuable energy resource, which were named hundreds of years later after the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) (Allah knows the truth.)
The letters that comprise the word "petrol" appear side by side in only one verse of the Qur'an. The Arabic words "fee thulumati al-ardi"in verse 59 of Surat al-An'am, meaning "the darkness of the earth," appear in the same verse and suggest the subterranean formation of petrol.
۞ وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْبَرِّ وَٱلْبَحْرِ ۚ وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلَّا يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍۢ فِى ظُلُمَٰتِ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍۢ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلَّا فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ ٥٩
... He knows everything in the land and sea. No leaf falls without His knowing it. There is no seed in the darkness of the earth, and nothing moist or dry which is not in a Clear Book.
◉ There is no letter "P" in Arabic, the letter "Be" being used as its equivalent.
The word “petrol”—which began being used only in recent decades—is written or read in the same way whether in Turkish, English or Arabic. It is the also the same in many other languages all over the world.
So how is petrol formed? According to modern scientific findings, it emerges after a lengthy period of time from the remains of either plants or animals. Another verse of the Qur'an that suggests this reads:
وَٱلَّذِىٓ أَخْرَجَ ٱلْمَرْعَىٰ ٤ فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحْوَىٰ ٥
He Who brings forth green pasture, then makes it blackened stubble.
