XV.
MARINE PHENOMENA
BETWEEN
SCIENTIFIC
DISCOVERIES AND THE QUR’ANIC VERSES
We
present to you Professor Shroeder, a marine scientist from West Germany.
We met with him at the Seminar of Marine Scientists held at KingAbdul-Aziz
University in Jeddah. I was asked to deliver a talk on Marine Phenomenon
between scientific discoveries and the Qur’anic verse. The next day, Professor
Shoeder stood up and commented on what I had said. He started saying:
I would like
to comment on the lecture which Shaykh Az-Zindani gave us yesterday, and
would like to say how much I appreciate this lecture in the framework of
such a scientific meeting. One doesn't need to be a Muslim, but even for
me as a Christian, it is important to not only see science as it is, but
also see it in a broader sense and picture and when compared with religion,
see it in the framework of religion.
After that,
Professor Shroeder proceeded to discuss the relationship between science
and religion. He referred to the wide gap between the various religions
and science, for there is a mutual repulsion between the leaders of religious
thoughts and the masters of natural sciences. Professor Shroeder, however,
was astonished when he was informed of the truth contained in various Qur’anic
verses revealed 1400 years ago. He commented: