From: fall217@cse.unl.edu ()
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: quran and modern science
Date: 4 Jan 1993 21:41:26 GMT
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rroy@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Raja R Roy) writes:


>        The evidence posted recently is very subjective and open to inter-
> pretation. Can someone describe what was done by Allah on each successive
> days of those six days of creation. I have HEARD that man was created first
> and then when he felt darkness two lanterns were created to guide him. These
> lanterns are sun and moon. Surely, creation of man before sun and moon is in
> direct violation of findings of modern science. I want to see whether it is
> true that according to quran man was created before sun and moon.

> Raja

Dear Raja:
	In Quran, there is no such story which contain such lanterns etc.
My limited knowledge is unable to detect any such detail of six days.
I do remember the verse which condemn the concept that God rested the 
seventh day.
	Quran is not the scientific reserch paper. Yes! it contains some
information which is very interesting from a scientific point of view.
These information are collected and discuss in "bible Quran and science"
worth not more than 5-7 $.  Most of the people who have tried to make a
point against the subject have neither read the book nor the Quran.
These scientific challenges are given to humans as a sign but every 
eye does not look for truth.  Unless serch is not with the right intention
no one can find the truth.  Right intentions demands the aceptance of truth
if it is found not just ignore the findings which do not agree with our thieses.

	This is simply a mentality very common in bias people.  
This book is not the only book nor the author is the only person.
Jefry lang profesor at KSU had the same openion and also accepted Islam.
Moris ( author of BQ&S) was not muslim.  To say that he may had chosen one
interpretation on the bases of his belife need atleast 2nd thought.  He was 
not muslim at that time.

	Mr chaterjee made a point that no christian have time to vest on
scientific aspect of religious books.  He is just ignorent about the author
.  Author was a french christian, surgen put to find scientific errors in
Quran.  Zuamer Institute in USA is a big institution to resech on Quran.
Let me mention you the Anis Sharrosh a christian scholer, who  claimed that
several scholars who worked in Israel for 14 years have translated qospal
in a language silmillar to Quran.( I dont accept that they can even come
close to such a good language).   Simply people do not have the capacity 
to come up any thing close to Quran.  


F.F. Arbuthnot says:
	"From the litterary point of view, Quran is regarded as a specimen 
of the purest Arabic...."    The construction of Bible and Quran,London 1885

JOHN NAISH says:
	" The Quran in its original Arabic dress has a seductive beauty and 
charm of its own.  Couched in concise and exalted style, its brief pregnant
sentances,often rhymed, .........." 
The wisdom of the Quran, Oxford 1937 preface.p.vii..

SAROJINI NAIDU SAYS:

	"Sence of justice is one of the most wonderful ideals of Islam, because
as I read in the Quran I find those dynamic principles of life,not mystic but
practical ethics for the daily conduct of life suited to the whole world."
 ( Lecture on " the ideals of Islam vide speaches and writings of Sarojini
	Naidu, Madras,1918,p.167.sarojini naidu)
 
	Every one has time untill his time is not over.  To acuse some one is 
very easy but to judge is difficult.

Sorry for not perfact english. Please if some thing is not clear mail me.

Syed Agha Saeed
Ps: None of the above mentioned is muslim according to my information unless
mentioned other wise.
 
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