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The science of modern cosmology, observational and theoretical, clearly indicates that, at one point
in time, the whole universe was nothing but a cloud of 'smoke' (i.e. an opaque highly dense and hot
gaseous composition). The Qur'an (41/11) also mentions this fact: "Then He turned to heaven
when it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, 'Come willingly or unwillingly.' They
both said, 'We come willingly.'" Until recently, scientists called this 'smoke' cosmic dust. However,
after analyzing a sample of it which laboratory studies showed that it is related to the early cosmos
smoke, they realized that the best description for it is 'smoke',[18] just as the Qur'an calls it.
The Qur'an (27/88) says, "You will see the mountains and reckon them to be solid; but they
go past like clouds-the handiwork of Allah Who gives to everything its solidity. He is aware
of what you do." This verse stresses that the Earth not only rotates but also has a direction of
rotation. The direction of movement of the main cloud masses at 3,500-4,000 meters high is always
from West to East, hence the reason why it is generally the state of the weather in the West which is
looked at in meteorological forecasts.[19] The main reason why cloud masses are pulled from West
to East is the direction in which the Earth rotates. As we now know, our Earth spins from West to
East, a scientific fact only recently established, but which the Qur'an stated more than 1,400 years
ago, when the Earth was believed to be flat and resting on the back of an ox.
While the Qur'an states that it is easy for Allah to bring man back to life after death, peoples'
fingerprints are particularly emphasized: "We are able to put together in perfect order the very
tips of his fingers." (75/4) The emphasis on fingerprints has a very special meaning.[20] This is
because shapes and details on everyone's fingerprint are unique to each individual.[21] Every person
who is alive or who has ever lived in this world has a set of unique fingerprints. Furthermore, even
identical twins having the very same DNA sequence have their own set of fingerprints.[22] Fingerprints
attain their final shape before birth and remain the same for a lifetime unless a permanent scar
appears. That is why fingerprints are accepted as a very important proof of identity, exclusive to their
owner. The science of fingerprints has been used as a non-erring identity determination method.
However, what is important is that this feature of fingerprints was only discovered in the late
19th century. Before then, people regarded fingerprints as ordinary curves without any specific
importance or meaning. However in the Qur'an, Allah points to the fingertips, which did not attract
anyone's attention at that time, and calls our attention to their importance. This importance has only
been fully understood in our day.
The Qur'an (21/31) also draws attention to a very important geological function of mountains: "We
placed firmly embedded mountains on the earth, so it would not move under them…" The
verse states that mountains perform the function of preventing shocks in the Earth. This fact was not
known by anyone at the time the Qur'an was revealed. It was, in fact, brought to light only recently,