The Quran & The Bible in the light of Science and History

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William Campbell says :
Dr. Bukai supposes that the compatibility between science and religion is the first measurement that determines the validity and verity of religious t exts and there is some truth in this assumption.
I do not thin that Dr. Bukai would say such a thing; however, I think that you have misunderstood what he meant as the Holy Koran does not need scientific evidence to prove that these are the words of Allah.
Since the very first day of the message, there were not any scientific facts. The scientific miracle did not appear or develop except in the twentieth century and Islam appeared in the seventh century. Therefore, everyone who was converted to Islam during this period which ranges around thirteen centuries did not believe in it due to scientific facts, but rather for it is the true book of Allah and because religion for God is Islam.

I have discussed before the idea of the miraculous nature of Koran with all its details in the first part.

William Campbell states:

The objective of every writing and reading in any book is to search for religious facts and the most important religious question is: is there a God? Then how can I get to know Him and construct a relation with Him? We will find books in biology or chemistry which are true in the scientific aspect; however, they never mention the name of Allah. Sometimes scientific and religious knowledge may conflict. An example of this is what Dr. Bukai researched concerning stars, planets and shooting meteors which fall and pierce whatever they fall upon. He quoted from Surat Al-Safat (6:37)which belongs to the first Meccan age

(إِنَّا زَيَّنَّا السَّمَاءَ الدُّنْيَا بِزِينَةِ الْكَوَاكِبِ)

Verily we have adorned the near heaven with the stars (for beauty)

There is no problem about this; however, our readings of the following verses would show us a religious problem. The verses 7: 10 of Surat Al-Safat read:

(وَحِفْظاً مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَارِدٍ لاَ يَسَّمَّعُونَ إِلَى الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَى وَيُقْذَفُونَ مِنْ كُلِّ جَانِبٍ دُحُوراً وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ وَاصِبٌ إِلاَّ مَنْ خَطِفَ الْخَطْفَةَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ شِهَابٌ ثَاقِبٌ)

“And to guard against every rebellious devil, they cannot listen to the higher group (angels) for they are pelted from every side. Outcast and theirs is a constant (or painful) torment. Except such as snatch away something by stealing, and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness.”

Here we see the falling meteors (which are physical) in confrontation with spiritual persons. God beats the devil with the piercing meteor. God is a spirit and the devil is a spirit. God, the spirit, beats devils, the spirits, by physical meteors. ( we will discuss this in detail in part 4 chapter 2). Then Dr. Bukai says: (but the meaning becomes ambiguous when the Koran involves considerations of a purely spiritual character with simple physical concepts for our understanding. We have been enlightened today by modern science (Page 182). Next he says: (all these contemplations seem irrelevant to the subject of this study) (page 183)

Undoubtedly, Surat Al-Safat 6-10 confronts us with a difficulty which it does not suffice to refer to it by saying (the meaning becomes ambiguous) or (this is irrelevant to this study). a book that is entitled (Koran, Taurat, Bible and Science) should have dealt with this difficulty and explained it.

How can I differentiate between a heavenly book and another?
The heavenly book contains three aspects which are not followed by a fourth.

1) Belief.. as beliefs are static which never change since the age of Adam till the day of Judgment. God to whom all glory and might belong is one with no change or alteration. The unseen is fixed and the hereafter is coming and the angels are performing their duties. This is what Christianity contradicts with the superstitions of the three hypostases.
2) reporting from God. When God to whom all glory and majesty belong provides us with a verse containing news, we would not find another verse altering this news by another because reporting is telling about an actual matter. God, to whom all glory and might belong, His telling us is an honest reporting form God. Thus, the Elephant episode is not to be reported to us and then its events change later and is told in another surat with other different details. This what the Bible contradicts with conflicting events to each other.
3) Legislation.. legislation is a set of the laws determining man’s relation to God, people, society and the universe. They define what should be done and what should not. In the bible, there are legislations that exceed those of the idolatry.

The Holy Koran is the book of God and His method. The method of God to whom all might and majesty belong was revealed to His messengers made us learn that God to whom all might and majesty belong is the one who created for us this universe and created us. The precision of creation and its greatness indicate for us the greatness of its creator. However, it cannot tell us who He is, nor what He wants from us. Therefore, God sent His messengers in order to tell us: God to whom all might and majesty belong is the one who created this universe as well as us. This necessitates thanking God.
The method of Allah shows us what God wants us to do and how we should worship Him. This necessitates thanking God. God to whom all majesty belong gave us the path and stipulated for us the method of our life in true legislation. God to whom all might and majesty belong does not differentiate between any of us and does not prefer one to another but according to piety. We are all created equals before God to whom all might and majesty belong.