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"It is the Truth"

"It is the Truth" is a visually attractive site that is full of colorful pictures and illustrations. It is based on the work of Sheikh Abdul Majeed Zindani and the Commission on Scientific Signs in the Quran and Sunnah, an institution that once enjoyed the support of Osama bin Laden. The goal of this webpage is to convince us that the Qur'an contains scientific facts, many of which were discovered recently, in order to prove that the Qur'an is of divine origin. The "science" of the Qur'an presented here is, in most cases, constructed from extreme extrapolations of a word, or phrase, taken from the Qur'an or Hadith.

The authors also cite many "authorities" who believe (although most do not publish these beliefs, especially in the west) that the Qur'an is factually correct. Some of these experts are well known, but this can hardly imply that their opinions are beyond question. Many of the better-known scientists claim that the website "It is the Truth" mis-represents their opinions, including Dr. Simpson, Professor Palmer, Dr. Goeringer, and Dr. Hay.

For some others their status as "experts" seems to be overrated since their names cannot be found in any major institution and no academic papers have been published under their names. In any event, let us scientifically evaluate if "It is Truth".


Note: The original website is no longer available. An Islamic site in Hongkong has mirrored the original state here. Newer versions of the site are now at www.what-islam.com and www.thisistruth.org. At the latter locations, the structure has changed somewhat since we have written our responses. Nevertheless, the interested reader should be able to match the Muslim claims and our answers without too much effort in order to compare and evaluate.

Science in the Qur'an

Preface RESPONSE
Foreword RESPONSE
Chapter I WHAT IS THE QUR'AAN ALL ABOUT?  RESPONSE
II. ISLAM AND SCIENCE RESPONSE
III. STAGES OF THE CREATION OF MAN (A) RESPONSE
IV. STAGES OF THE CREATION OF MAN (B)  RESPONSE
V. THE EMBRYONIC PHASES RESPONSE and [1]
VI. QUR'AANIC DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL APPEARANCE OF THE FETUS RESPONSE
VII. THE APPEARANCE OF NEW DISEASES DUE TO SPREADING OF LEWDNESS RESPONSE
VIII. ON THE SENSORY CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SKIN RESPONSE
IX. THE QUR'AAN ON THE CEREBRUM RESPONSE
X. SOME QUR'AANIC VERSES ABOUT GEOLOGY AND THE ORIGIN OF THE EARTH RESPONSE
XI. GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION IN THE QUR'AAN RESPONSE
XII. MOUNTAINS RESPONSE
XIII. FACTS ABOUT THE SEAS AND OCEANS RESPONSE
XIV.  DEEP SEAS AND OCEANS RESPONSE
XV. MARINE PHENOMENA BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AND THE QUR'AANIC VERSES RESPONSE
XVI. FACTS FROM ASTRONOMY RESPONSE
XVII. SOME QUR'AANIC VERSE AND ASTRONOMICAL DISCOVERIES RESPONSE
XVIII. THE QUR'AAN ON CLOUDS RESPONSE
CONCLUDING REMARKS RESPONSE


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