The
contents of this book were originally presented in the form of videotape,
in which several meetings and dialogues were conducted with fourteen well-known
scientists in different fields of science. This was done to examine the
scientific facts mentioned in several Qur’anic verses, and to highlight
the fact that the religion of Islam encourages science and the acquisition
of knowledge with absolutely no contradiction between the Qur’anic revelation
and the scientific facts.
The scientists who participated
in these dialogues were all non-Muslims, most of whom were explaining some
scientific facts which they have realized only very recently and after
several years of research and study. When they were told that what they
have just discovered recently was already referred to either directly or
indirectly in the Holy Qur'aan more than 1400 years ago, they showed a
great deal of astonishment. Their comments were varied, but almost all
of them confessed that this Qur'aan could not have come from any human
or ordinary source. Indeed, some of them were convinced and have affirmed
that the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, is a messenger from Allah,
to the point that one of them even embraced Islam by declaring the Islamic
creed otherwise known as the Shahaadah” and thus became a Muslim.
When those experts and
authorities of science acclaim these facts, they actually demonstrate a
proof of the truthfulness of Islam in front of their fellow scholars and
to those endowed with less knowledge among their own people. They are actually
opening closed doors and paving the road to the true faith in Allah, the
Lord of the universe. What then, is the excuse of those who turn away from
faith after these proofs and the testimonies of those scientists? Allah
said to them in the Qur’an:
Say: Do
you see? If (this teaching) be from Allah, and you reject it, And a witness
from among the children of Israel testifies to its similarity (with earlier
scripture), and has believed while you are arrogant (How unjust you are!)
Truly, Allah guides not a people unjust.(Qur’an
46:10).
Allah also said
in the Qur’an:
Those whom Allah
will to guide, He opens their breast to Islam; Those whom He will to leave
straying, - he makes their breast close and constricted, as if they had
to climb up to the skies: thus does Allah lay abomination on those who
refuse to believe. (Qur’an 6:125).
The original dialogues
with those scientists were recorded on a videotape entitled This Is
The Truth”. They are far more effective and a lot clearer to a viewer.
To make this exchange of ideas available to a wide range of people, we
decided to produce this book, which contains the testimonies of the scientists
who participated in the discussions exactly as they appeared in the videotape,
without any alterations whatsoever1.
The videotape also contained
extensive comments by Shaykh Abdul-Majeed Az-Zindani. These comments were
also recorded here as they were expressed in the English version of the
videotape. All the Qur’anic verses in the videotape were written in this
book according to the English translation of the Holy Qur’an by Abdullah
Yusuf Ali2,
which was revised and edited by the Presidency of Islamic Researches, IFTA,
CALL and Guidance, Saudi Arabia.
We hope that this book
will be of benefit to those who read it, and may Allah help them understand
the message of Islam, leading them to the straight path.
Abdullah M. Al-Rehaili,
Riyadh, Ramadan 1415 (February, 1995).
1. Please
read Web Edition Preface for a summary of changes - Web Ed.
2. Some archaic
linguistic usage has been edited however for the sake of clarity – Web
Ed.