The Qur’an and Scientific Findings Through Time

Ustadh Farid Dingle answers questions concerning Qur’anic verses comprising scientific findings that are uncannily similar to scientific findings, and whether verses have been changed over time.

Question:

Assalam alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh.

I am a Muslim. So one night a thought strikes my mind that “maybe, after the scientists have discovered some particular thing, the Arabs have added those discoveries in the Qur’an by replacing previous ayats.” Please try to understand that I am not saying that the Qur’an is written by humans. Rather my question is that maybe they have done some mixing by adding the scientific ayats and saying that it is already written in the Qur’an?

For example in Sura al-Anbiya 21:30 it says that “the heavens and the earths were joined together and we cleft it asunder.” My question is that maybe, after the Big Bang theory was discovered, the Arabs added this verse to the sura?

I really need evidence about it, so please help as this answer means a lot for me. This answer is like my life, so please don’t just say that there was no addition but please state evidence. It is really necessary to me and sorry because my question will make everyone angry, but this thought is killing me.

Answer:

Wa alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Dear questioner,

The Qur’an is too wide spread to allow a mass conspiracy to change its content even in manuscripts that date back over a thousand years.

The Qur’an has not been changed.

That said, we do notice that there is some level of over emphasis on “scientific” verses that don’t necessarily conform in any detailed way with the latest scientific discoveries. This however has nothing to do with changing the text.

I pray this helps.

Farid

Checked and approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani.