THE JOURNEY OF KNOWLEDGE

The Quran was revealed in the 7th century CE. At that time, a culture of superstition prevailed across the whole world. After the Quran, a process of scientific discoveries began. This process arrived at its culmination in the 20th century. It is scientific proof of the veracity of the Quran that the scholarly research findings of later times went on to verify the statements of the Quran. In this regard, these words of Sir James Jeans are very pertinent:

“The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than a great machine.” (James Jeans, The Mysterious Universe, p. 137)

This point was made sometime in the 1930s by an eminent British scientist. After this, scientific discoveries verified that the concept of Ultimate Reality in the Quran is true. During this period, through scientific discoveries, atheistic ideas and notions were demolished, and conceptions based on the existence of the One God, as described in the Quran, were proven.

For example, ancient atheists believed that the universe is eternal and has existed since time immemorial. Now, if the universe were indeed eternal, it would mean that it had not been created, and so there would be no question of there being a Creator of the universe. So, atheists used this claim to ‘prove’ that there is no need to believe in the Creator. However, the scientific findings of recent times have proved that the universe had a definite beginning (according to many scientists, some 13.8 billion years ago, in the form of the Big Bang), which points to the need for a Creator who caused the universe to come into being.

Likewise, ancient atheists believed that there is no order in the universe, but from modern scientific findings, it has been proven that a particular order pervades the entire cosmos, clearly indicating the existence of an Intelligent Designer or the One God.

All scientific discoveries verify the religion of monotheism, whether directly or indirectly.