Science can offer insights into Quranic truths from "summary" of The Qur'an & Modern Science: Compatible or Incompatible? by Zakir Naik
Science can offer insights into Quranic truths by revealing facts that were unknown at the time of the revelation of the Quran. The Quran contains many statements about natural phenomena that have only been discovered through modern scientific advancements. These scientific discoveries serve to strengthen the belief of Muslims in the divine origin of the Quran. For example, the Quran describes the development of the human embryo in great detail, including stages such as the alaqah (clinging clot) and mudghah (chewed-like lump). These stages of embryonic development were accurately described in the Quran over 1400 years ago, long before modern embryology confirmed these facts. This serves as evidence for the Quran's divine origin and its compatibility with modern scientific knowledge. Similarly, the Quran contains verses about the expansion of the universe, the roundness of the earth, and the water cycle, all of which align with modern scientific discoveries. The Quranic descriptions of these natural phe...
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