The Quran is the first book on the face of Earth that mentions the scientific fact of recycling more than 1400 years ago. This may help the scientific-minded Atheists to realize that Allah is able to bring them back to life on the Day of Judgment.
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The verse 10:4 of the Noble Quran is composed of 28 Arabic words; it talks about:
1) A very important fact
2) Then the verse strengthens this important fact by assuring us that this fact is but an Allah’s promise that will happen certainly.
3) Then the verse makes a remarkable scientific pause to simplify the important fact and make it easy to be understood by the scientific minded people
4) Further, discuss the impact of the important fact on both the believers and the Atheists
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1) What is the very important fact? To Allah you shall return
2) How the verse strengthens this important fact? It is Allah’s promise will certainly happen.
3) What is the remarkable scientific pause? Allah originates the creation and repeats it. This scientific pause = the recycling of everything around us
4) What is the impact of the important fact on both the believers and the Atheists?
On the believers = reward, with equity
The Atheists = scalding drink + grievous suffering
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The verse and the remarkable scientific pause
The remarkable scientific pause is translated as
Allah originates the creation and repeats it, or
Allah begins the creation and he reproduces it
The verbs originates, begins, repeats and reproduces are in the present tense that indicate the continuity of the acts of beginning the creation and the repetition of it.
All organic material in nature are recycled. If you go for a walk in the woods, you will see compost formed from deadfall. Organisms like mushrooms help to break down the deadfall and create the compost. When a living thing dies, it breaks down and becomes a source for nutrients for other living things. Even animal waste is utilized as fertilizer.
If we look around us or inside us we then acknowledge this Quranic scientific fact very much
Everything around us is created, recycled and then created again
Around us, we see that the soil, air, gases, clouds, rain, plants, bacteria and energy are recycled every minute etc.
Inside our body, we see that millions of cells are created, recycled and reproduced again every minute.
This is the ever-continuous Allah’s action
It goes without saying that the Quran is the first book on the face of Earth that mentions this scientific fact of recycling more than 1400 years ago.
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How this this scientific fact of recycling serves the issue of Faith?
Let us agree first about this: without the continuous process of recycling that occurs every minute around and inside us, our lives would have been impossible.
Have we praise Allah for that?
Well, is the One who does that unable to bring you back to life in the Day of Judgment?
Back to the meanings of the verse 10:4
To Allah you shall return to face the reckoning when He gives each one, believer or unbeliever, his or her fitting reward
“To Him you shall all return. This is, in truth, Allah’s promise.”
Allah has promised that you will return to Him and Allah’s promise will certainly happen.
For resurrection is the completion of creation.
“He originates all His creation, and then brings them all back to life so that He may reward, with equity, those who have believed and done good deeds. As for the unbelievers, they shall have a scalding drink and a grievous suffering for their unbelief.”
Administering justice to all is in itself one of the aims of original creation and bringing all creatures back to life. Similarly, giving pure happiness and enjoyment without any unwelcome consequences to spoil its effects is another aim of the process of creation and resurrection.
The unbelievers will have to suffer the consequences of their errant ways just like one who violates the rules of health: he suffers disease and debility and they suffer distress after distress. Their outcome will be unmitigated misery, in contrast to the pure happiness the believers enjoy: “As for the unbelievers, they shall have a scalding drink and a grievous suffering for their persistent disbelief”
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The verse 10:4 in different translations:
QARIB:
To him all of you will return together. This is, in truth, the promise of Allah. He originates creation, then he revives it so that he may recompense those who believe and do righteous deeds. As for the unbelievers, theirs is a drink of boiling water and a painful punishment for their disbelief.
SHAKIR:
To him is your return, of all (of you); the promise of Allah (made) in truth; surely he begins the creation in the first mstance, then he reproduces it, that he may with justice recompense those who believe and do good; and (as for) those who disbelieve, they shall have a drink of hot water and painful punishment because they disbelieved
PICKTHAL:
Unto him is the return of all of you; it is a promise of Allah in truth. lo! he produceth creation, then reproduceth it, that he may reward those who believe and do good works with equity; while, as for those who disbelieve, theirs will be a boiling drink and painful doom because they disbelieved.
YUSUFALI:
To him will be your return- of all of you. the promise of Allah is true and sure. It is he who beginneth the process of creation, and repeateth it, that he may reward with justice those who believe and work righteousness; but those who reject him will have draughts of boiling fluids, and a penalty grievous, because they did reject him.
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