By Zia H. Shah, MD — expanded edition of the essay first written in March 2010 and published in The Muslim Times on November 3, 2015 with the help of […]
Presented by Gemini by Zia H Shah MD Qur’an 14:48 describes the cosmos being transformed into “another earth” and other heavens, not simply wiped out. That makes the verse fit […]
Presented by Claude ABSTRACT This essay offers a verse-by-verse scientific, philosophical, and theological commentary on Qurʾān 71:11–20, the heart of Prophet Noah’s appeal to his people in Sūrat Nūḥ. These […]
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of Claude Abstract This commentary examines the Quranic phrase وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ (“and each, in an orbit, is swimming”), which […]
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Audio teaser: Quranic Orbital Mechanics and Modern Physics The concept of a static, unchanging universe dominated the human imagination for millennia. From the crystalline […]
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of Claude Prologue Surah Al-Jathiyah — The Kneeling — is the sixth of the seven Ḥā Mīm chapters, revealed in Mecca […]
Epigraph أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ كَمْ أَنۢبَتْنَا فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ زَوْجٍۢ كَرِيمٍ Al Quran 26:7 Presented by Zia H Shah MD with help of Claude Quran 26:7 poses a deceptively […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Quran states: “He (God) keeps the heavens from falling down on the earth without His permission” (22:65). This poetic verse […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This commentary examines Qur’an 41:9–12 in depth, exploring its scientific, philosophical, and theological implications. It demonstrates that these verses, when properly […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract: This article offers a comprehensive commentary on Qur’an 57:25, a verse rich with theological, philosophical, and scientific significance. The verse declares […]
Epigraph الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَاتِ وَالنُّورَ ۖ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِرَبِّهِمْ يَعْدِلُونَ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن طِينٍ ثُمَّ قَضَىٰ أَجَلًا ۖ وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى عِندَهُ ۖ ثُمَّ أَنتُمْ تَمْتَرُونَ Praise […]
Presented by Zia H Shah MD with the help of ChatGPT Introduction: Al-Qur’an 31:10–11 (Surat Luqmān) and 13:2–3 (Surat ar-Raʿd) are verses that vividly describe the creation and sustaining of […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Introduction Modern physics and Islamic theology both assert that nothing truly disappears without a trace. In science, this […]
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Epigraph سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs in every region of the […]
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Epigraph الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Epigraph: Exalted is He who put constellations in the heavens, a radiant light, and an illuminating moon –– it is He who made the night and day follow each other […]
Epigraph: Exalted is He who holds all control in His hands; who has power over all things; who created death and life to test you [people] and reveal which of […]
Epigraph: سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ ۗ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفِ بِرَبِّكَ أَنَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ We shall show them Our signs upon the horizons and […]