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Miracles of the Qur’an

very easily during the degradation of organic substances.
It is therefore generally found in fossil shells and is capable of damaging

the fossils since it can react with oxygen and water. The words "crumbled
dust" in the verse may be a reference to "pyrite degrada-
tion," which leads to the fragmentation and collapse
of a fossil as pyrite reacts with water and oxygen. 3
Another fact confirmed by recent findings is
that matter constantly seeks the most stable state.
A petrified fossil sea shell dating This is the very nature of matter.
back millions of years with iron Therefore, given sufficient time, all mat-
remains that have formed over it
ter will eventually turn into iron. Iron is
the most stable state of nuclear matter. In fact, cosmologists predict a stage
in which everything we know will turn into iron as a result of nuclear fu-
sion and nuclear fission reactions. In his book In Search of Schrödinger's Cat:
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Quantum Physics And Reality, the astrophysicist John Gribbon describes
how iron is the most desirable state of matter and how all matter in the uni-
verse wants to turn into iron. 5
The revelation in the Qur’an about human remains petrifying and
fossilizing leading to an iron-dominant state, is a fact that has now been
scientifically confirmed. In the same way that no archaeological, paleon-

tological, geological or astronomical research was possible at the time the
Qur'an was revealed, neither was it possible to identify the elements us-
ing an electron microscope. Thus, the facts revealed in the verse in Surat
al-Isra’ once more confirm that the Qur'an is a divine text.

A 125-million-year-old fossil tortoise (left) is identical to the
present-day turtle (right).

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