Islamic Science Claims
Critical examination of scientific claims in the Qur’an and Hadith, exposing errors, anachronisms, and modern reinterpretations through documented analysis.
The Qur'an and the Flight of Birds Paid Members Public
How Birds Fly It has become a major tool in Muslim dawah ("invitation", i.e. efforts to convince others of the truth of Islam) to claim that the divine origin of the Qur'an is proven by its amazing scientific accuracy that can only be from God,
ALAQA (clot?) and other embryological stages in the Qur'an Paid Members Public
ALAQA (CLOT?!?) AND OTHER EMBRYOLOGICAL STAGES IN THE QUR'AN Dr. William F. Campbell It has been said that the idea of the embryo developing through stages is a modern one; that the Qur'an is anticipating (i.e. prophesying) modern embryology by describing different stages in the
The nature of moonlight -- an error in the Bible? Paid Members Public
Moonlight Musings Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz This is a brief reply to Sami Zaataris charge that the Bible contains a scientific mistake since it claims that the moon actually emits light. In the first place, the Bible writers were no more mistaken than modern writers and meteorologists today who
Does the Qur'an Speak About a "Lifecycle of the Universe"? Paid Members Public
Responses to Shibli Zaman On a considerable number of Muslim websites we find the approach to call people to accept the Qur'an as truth and embrace Islam on the basis of alleged amazing scientific knowledge found in the Qur'an that can only come from God. In
Science and the Quran Revisited [Part 2] Paid Members Public
Science and the Quran Revisited A Response to a Muslim’s Arguments for the Inspiration of the Quran [Part 2] Sam Shamoun Part 1: Islamic Hermeneutics: Proposing a Methodology to Insure Proper Interpretation of the Quran Part 2: Analysis and Refutation of The Alleged Scientific Claims Within the Quran Analysis
Rebuttals to "Islamic Information" : Science in the Quran - 13 : What Shape is the Earth? Paid Members Public
Responses to "Islamic Information" Science in the Quran Chapter 13 : "What Shape is the Earth?" Shabir attempts to establish that the Quran affirmed the shape of the earth as being spherical, as opposed to being flat, centuries before this fact was discovered. Hence, Shabir hopes to
Rebuttals to "Islamic Information" : Science in the Quran - 11 : The Sun & Moon and Their Orbits Paid Members Public
Responses to "Islamic Information" Science in the Quran Chapter 11 : The Sun & Moon and Their Orbits Exposing Dr. Maurice Bucaille's Misinformation Shabir tries to demonstrate that the Quran is a scientific miracle, foretelling modern scientific facts centuries before these facts were discovered. The only problem
Rebuttals to "Islamic Information" : Science in the Quran - 10 : Comparing Apples and Oranges Paid Members Public
Responses to "Islamic Information" Science in the Quran Chapter 10 : Comparing Apples and Oranges The sun and the moon are different from each other not only in terms of size, but also in terms of function. The sun generates light, but the moon does not. The moon merely