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Fulfilment
of a Mighty Prophecy --
Superiority of Quranic Truths over Scientific
Theories:
by Dr. Allah Bakhsh Sahib
"Allah is
the Light of the Heavens and the Earth."
[Nineteenth century
science conceived matter to be indestructible, immutable,
dynamic and eternal. Modern Nuclear-science has, however,
exploded the falsity of this myth. It has proved beyond
doubt that the Atom is divisible and destructible. Thus the
Quranic concept of the mystery of the creation of Universe
has been confirmed by the twentieth century Nuclear-science.
It was during the height of the nineteenth century
materialistic concept that a mighty prophecy was made. It
was prophesied that the falsity of this concept which was
contrary to Quranic truths would soon be proved. Accordingly
in exact fulfilment of the Divine prophecy, the twentieth
century nuclear-science has established the falsehood of the
nineteenth century science, thus setting a seal of
confirmation on the truthfulness of the Quranic concepts
about the creative forces working in the universe. Himself
an unlearned man in Western science and methodology, yet
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, the Mujaddid and
Promised Messiah of the present century of Islam, prophesied
in clear, unambiguous terms about the falsity of the eternal
concept of matter vis-a-vis the reality of the Lord of
Universe as well as the futility of following the
materialistic Western civilisation, at a time when these
concepts were dazzling and ascendant; scientific concepts
about creation of matter and life. How wonderfully true has
the mighty prophecy proved to be! Could it emanate from a
source other than the All-knowing?].
The
Nineteenth Century Dalton's Atomic Theory:
The nineteenth century
scientific concept about the nature of creation of matter
was based on Dalton's Atomic theory. According to this
theory all matter was composed of certain elements which in
their final form consisted of tiny, invisible and
indivisible atoms. The atoms of one element were considered
to be essentially different from those of the
others.
Moreover, atoms were regarded as
indivisible, immutable, indestructible and eternal. Even
life itself was considered as mechanical, merely a process
of the result of working of the physical and chemical laws
of matter and nothing more. Hence the materialistic
view-point of life was in the full ascendant.
Discovery
of Radio-Active Elements:
The notion of conservation of
mass and eternal nature of matter was violently shaken by
the discovery of the Radio-active elements, especially
Radium and Uranium. It was discovered that the atoms of
these elements were not stable, but were continuously
undergoing spontaneous disintegration. By constantly
emitting electrical radiations, they were decreasing in
their mass. Atoms of these radioactive elements were thus
undergoing constant change by discharging from them
particles of light, heat and electric radiations (energy).
Now it has become fully established that matter and
energy are inter-convertible. But besides spontaneous
disintegration it is now an established fact that atoms can
he disintegrated artificially also by the process of
"fission." This process if continued from one atom to
another to produce a "chain-reaction", is the great mystery
underlying the invention and preparation of an
Atom-Bomb.
Internal
Structure of an Atom:
The internal structure of an
atom has been very much likened to our planetary solar
system. Its components are protons, positively charged
electrical particles; electrons, the negatively charged
electrical particles; and neutrons, the uncharged neutral
particles. The protons and neutrons of an atom form its
inner core or nucleus, while the negatively charged
particles, the electrons, are in constant motion, revolving
round the nucleus in different orbits. It is now held that
the atoms of each and every element are basically composed
of the same three components, protons, electrons and
neutrons. The difference in the elements results from the
difference in the number of protons and electrons. Thus an
atom of hydrogen, the simplest atom, consists of one
positive proton, round which revolves one negative electron.
Similarly the atoms of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen are
composed of six, seven and eight protons respectively, round
which revolve the corresponding number of electrons. An atom
of uranium is the largest atom, consists of 92 protons round
which revolve 92 electrons in different orbits. The metal
uranium is a radioactive element which constantly and
spontaneously emanates particles of radiations and is the
one used in the preparation of an atom bomb.
The
Discovery of Isotopes of an Element:
Another significant fact in
the Nuclear-research, is the discovery of Isotopes which are
different forms of the same element. They possess the same
properties, but are different only in their mass. This
difference in mass is due to the presence of various numbers
of uncharged particles, the neutrons; whereas the number of
electrical particles, protons and electrons, remains the
same. Thus the same element might have two or more forms or
Isotopes which differ only in their mass, but are identical
in all their properties. It is obvious from this that it is
the number of electrical particles, protons and electrons,
which are responsible for giving to an element its
properties and characteristics.
Inevitable
Conclusions from the Nuclear Structure of an Atom:
From the above brief
description, let us summarise the main conclusions we arrive
at:
1. Atoms of an element are divisible
and consist of the same kind of electrically charged
particles, protons and electrons, but vary in their number
in different elements, the creative force in the universe
is one and the same.
2. Existence of an atom of an element
is ensured so long as the number of positive and negative
electrical particles in it remains the same and equal. As
soon as this balance of electrical charges is upset, there
is a change in the nature of the element. For instance, by
constantly emitting radiations, the radioactive elements are
constantly undergoing a change in their atomic structure.
The non-radioactive elements although stable in their
present state, can also be made radioactive through
"fission" or "fusion" by "bombarding" their nuclei with
radiations, from the radioactive elements. Thus it is
possible to convert atoms of elements into electrical energy
or radiations,
3. The properties or dynamicity of an
element depends upon the number of electrical particles
within it, and not on the mass of the atom.
Thus, the main governing principles
basically working in the creative forces of nature are
three; the essential unity and uniformity of matter, the
balance of opposing electrical forces and the reality and
dynamicity of Energy in contrast to mass and
matter, which is unstable, destructible, non-eternal and
therefore unreal.
The Quranic
Concept of Creation:
Fourteen centuries before the
birth of modern Nuclear-science, the teachings of Quran were
revealed to the Holy Prophet from the source Divine. It was
the voice of God Himself which declared immutable and
unfathomable truths to humanity groping in utter darkness.
It was fourteen hundred years since the truths discovered by
science today saw the light of Divine revelation. Though the
nineteenth-century science in its ignorance belied these
Quranic truths, yet the twentieth century nuclear-science
has set a seal of confirmation upon them. Here are some of
the few relevant references from the Quranic
text.
1. Unity &
Uniformity of the Divine light -- the Prime Motive
force:
"Allah is the light of the
heavens and the earth." (24:35)
"Everything upon this earth is in a
state of change. Only the Presence of your Lord endures
(unchanged) for ever, the Lord of glory and honour."
(55:56).
"Every one in the heavens and
earth, asks of Him. He is ever in His state of supreme
glory." (55:29).
"Everything is perishable except
His Presence." (28:88)
"His is the Kingdom of the heavens
and the earth. He gives life and causes death and He is
Possessor of power over all things. "He is the First and
the Last and the Manifest as well as the Hidden, and He
is Knower of all things." (57:2-3).
In these verses it has been made clear
that God is the source of radiant light of all the creation,
and that He is the prime motive force behind the
Universe. Everything besides Him is changeable and
perishable and is undergoing a constant change. Not only
have the Quranic verses revealed in such unmistakable terms
the mystery underlying the creation as shown by modern
Nuclear-science, but have also emphasised its essential
unity and uniformity. No other scripture has laid so great
an emphasis and stress on the great principle of Unity as
Quran has done. This grand principle of Unity of Godhead
signifies not only the unity and uniformity of the creative
forces but the unity of purpose of human life and conduct as
well.
These verses have also so forcefully
stressed the great attributes of the Glory, the Majesty, the
Power and the Knowledge of the Ultimate Reality;
characteristics of the Divine-Being, which are ever
unapproachable and unfathomable by secular
sciences.
2. Balance of
Opposing and Contending Pair of Forces:
(i) Let us now firstly see as
to what the teachings of Quran have to say on the
fundamental law of creation, i.e., the balancing of the two
contending forces. It says:
"Everything We have created
is in pairs." (43:12)
"He it is, Who has created all
things in pairs." (51:49)
Explaining the law of creation of
opposing pairs the Quran details it in the following
manner:
"Glory be to Him Who has
created pairs in everything, in what they grow from
earth, from amongst themselves and from that which they
still know not." (36:36).
(ii) In the second place, let us know
what the Holy Quran has to say about uniting of opposing
pairs in a balanced measure:
"The heavens, We raised high
and ordained a balance, in order that you may also not
upset the balance. So do maintain the balance of justice
but do not fall short of the measure." (55:7-9)
According to the science of Astronomy,
the rotation of planets round the sun is the resultant of
the balancing of two forces, the solar force which draws the
planet towards it and the opposing force of the planet
itself which seeks to draw away from the sun. In the
description of Atomic structure given above and likened to
the solar system, we have already seen that the existence of
individuality of an Atom depends upon a balance of the
positive and negative forces of the electrical particles,
the protons and electrons. Any disturbance in the balancing
of these two contending, but equalising forces, leads
towards the disintegration of the Atom. If we turn our
attention from the inanimate world, to the science of
biology, it also states the same principle of balancing of
the two opposing forces, in order to maintain the integrity
of the life of a cell. The cell-nucleus has an equal but
opposing pair of chromosomes, each pair being derived from
the male and the female parent.
This law of balancing or harmony of
opposing pairs is so universal that its application to the
physical, the intellectual as well the moral and spiritual
systems of life of man is equally applicable and
justifiable. In this connection, it is significant to
note the balance of blood pressure, of body temperature, of
diet, of blood sugar, levels of various salts and liquid
contents of blood, and of various hormones, etc., in the
physical system of man. In case of mental balance, the
science of psychology teaches us that the maintenance of
balance between the degree of force of various emotions and
the power controlling them, is essential for the maintenance
of a healthy and happy mind. The same truth is applicable to
the moral and spiritual fields of human activity. We have
opposing and contending moral pairs of qualities and it is
through striking a just balance between the contending
characteristics that we can keep up a harmonious and healthy
blend of the two. However, this subject is too vast to be
dealt with adequately here.
Amount of
Energy or Inner-urge -- The Dynamic Soul:
The third great principle
underlying the mystery of creative forces taught by
Nuclear-science is the fact that the dynamic force of an
atom does not depend on its mass, but on the amount of
energy in the form of number of electrical particles. The
case of Isotopes provides its greatest illustration.
Different forms of the same element possess the same
attributes, because they possess the same number of
electrical particles, but they appear to be different in
their mass, because of the difference in the number of
non-charged particles.
Exactly so does the Quranic-teaching
tell us. The value and worth of an action is to be measured
not by its external form, but by the real and inner urge
giving rise to it. Several kinds of practices have been
prescribed for observance such as prayers, pilgrimage,
fasting, animal sacrifice, almsgiving, jihad, etc. For the
sake of inculcating unity and giving them uniformity, the
external forms for their observance have been detailed. Yet
it has always been emphasised, often and anon, that it is
not their apparent and physical observance that brings any
results, but it is the inner urge and the intention that
really matters. For instance, Quranic verses are amply
eloquent on this when they say that woe be upon those
worshippers who remain unmindful of their prayers, that the
blood and flesh of sacrificial animals is not acceptable to
God, but only the lesson of righteousness which one imbibes
from it, that even alms-giving is worthless if the spirit of
sympathy and fellow-feeling is lacking, and so on. In fact,
merely the external observance of practices unattended by
the true inner urge and self-reform, go waste and act as a
dead-weight.
Analogous
Parallelism between Religious and Scientific Principles:
Thus it has been demonstrated
that religion and science are based on analogous principles.
Both have the common object of discovering truth, both work
on the same principle of surrender to the Divine laws, and
both seek to make man's life healthier, happier and higher.
We have also attempted to show above that the three
common concepts on the creation of universe are acceptable
to both, the Quran and modern sciences; i.e., the unity and
uniformity of all creation, the constructive forces of union
of pairs in a balanced and harmonious blend, and the value
and worth of inner enemy or urge of the soul.
Einstein's
Hypothesis of Relativity:
Man seeks to make his life
higher in the physical realm through his powers of
observation, experimentation, reasoning and discovery of
natural laws. In obedience to these laws, he makes
inventions, thus benefiting through surrendering to
Divine-will. But the domain of science remains limited to
the material world and man's physical senses, as obviously
its sphere of activity pertains to the material world. The
realm of religion, however, is different, being the field of
progress of man's moral and spiritual nature. Here he has,
in addition to his good senses, the Divine-Word to aid and
guide him; surrender to it is conducive to progress and
advancement in these planes. In formulating scientific
theories, man is often apt to err. Einstein's hypothesis of
Relativity even postulates that man, through his physical
senses and experiments with matter, can never arrive at the
ultimate truth and reality, because of the very fact that he
is conditioned by time and space. Whereas the basis of true
religion is Divine-communication, which in its perfect form
is infallible. Hence the superiority and excellence of
the perfect Divine word in the form of Quran in contrast to
physical sciences, as the absolute and ultimate truth.
In this age of materialism and scepticism, it was
prophesied by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian during the
last decade of nineteenth century that the Quranic concepts
are absolute truths. Anything contrary to them if upheld by
the then current sciences, was bound to be proved as false
and Quranic teachings would shine out in all their light of
truth. In accordance with this mighty prophecy uttered by
him from the Divine source, we witness its fulfilment
before our own eyes. Nineteenth century scientific notions
about creation, which were contrary to Quranic concepts,
have been shattered to pieces by the twentieth century
Nuclear-science. Here below we reproduce the great prophecy
of the ascendancy and prevalence of Quranic concepts over
current contrary scientific notions, as uttered by this
greatest saint in the history of Islam.
Promised Messiah's Prophecy of Triumph
and Victory of Islam against Alien Sciences and
Cults:
"In this age there is raging
a severe conflict between the forces of religion and
science. Noticing the onslaughts science is making on
religion, there should not be the least disheartening and
disappointment. In this conflict, it must be remembered,
Islam need not make compromise with alien forces like a
vanquished and fallen foe. On the contrary, let
this prophecy be kept in mind, that this age being one of
the spiritual sword of Islam, Islam once again is bound
to come out victorious in this conflict also, as it
has shown its prowess previously, that its foes would
soon be routed ignominiously so that Islam would triumph
over all alien forces. However severe the onslaughts of
science be and no matter with what new weapons the modern
sciences may make attacks, defeat is ultimately decreed
for them.
"I assert it with God's
gratefulness that I have been blessed with the knowledge
of the superior excellences of Islam, on the strength of
which I can assert that not only Islam would safeguard
itself from the onslaughts of the new sciences, but would
soon prove the falsity of the contrary concepts. Indeed,
Islam has absolutely no cause to be afraid of the attacks
which new sciences and philosophy are making. The days of
its glory are near at hand, and I am already witnessing
the signs of its victory in the heavens. This
glory is spiritual as is this victory spiritual. So
that the Divine-forces of Islam might weaken the
contrary forces of false sciences to such a degree as to
crush them entirely. I am at a loss to understand as to
how and from whom have you learnt that the concepts which
modern science and philosophy have coined are superior to
Islamic principles?
"Remember truly that these sciences
possess an incomplete weapon of inductive logic and
reasoning only, whereas Islam has to its credit, not only
all this in its completeness, but has also other heavenly
weapons in its support. What cause for alarm then be for
sake of the faith of Islam!"
(Ainai
Kamalat-i-Islam)
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