نشریه قرآن و علم
پیاپی 14 (بهار و تابستان 1393)

Many a Quranic verses revolve around experimental sciences and subjects. In interpretation of such verses, the exegetes have chosen different approaches. Some have taken human scientific achievements for granted and have tried to apply them to the Quranic scientific verses but some others maintain that such verses have nothing to do with the human scientific discoveries because the language of the Quran is quite different from that of science. Allamah Tabatabai in his famous commentary “Almizan”, has criticized both approaches and has chosen a third, moderate way. In some cases, he has considered the new scientific findings as decisive, and has regarded the referents of some scientific verses of the Quran as its miracle and scientific prediction. In other cases, he has deemed the referents of the Quranic verses to differ from such human scientific theories and discoveries. The authors of the present study try to specify the method and extent Allamah Tabatabai utilizes scientific discoveries in interpreting scientific verses. Moreover, they would examine the theoretical foundations, arguments and solutions he has used in approving, disapproving, or adapting such scientific breakthroughs with the Quranic scientific verses.

The Holy Quran has employed implicit words for fertility. Man’s sperm or seminal fluid has been cited as one of the many factors of fertility. This point brought about many assumptions that ‘sperm’ is the only factor behind fertility. However, with due research, one understands that the Quran points at fertility of both man and woman alike. Most of the previous commentators, who knew nothing of physiology, fertility and woman’s physiological condition on fecundity, would ascribe the dominant medical theories of their time to the Quran but the new exegetes have reformed such interpretations. The Holy Quran has employed various terms for fertility and formation of genes. To have a precise understanding of the subject, one has to study the following five terms: absolute fluid, spilt or blended fluid, less or weak fluid, semen and mixed fluid. Studying such terms in the light of the new medical sciences would better reveal the scientific miracle of the Quran.

Hygiene provides, protects and develops one’s health. Health is a necessary pre-requisite for the development and efficient use of the whole life. Allah, the almighty, has sent the Quran to guide whoever seeks His pleasure to healthy and righteous ways. Islam has introduced hygiene and health as divine blessings granted to human. As a result, Islamic law has paid special attention to the aforementioned blessings. The reason behind the revelation of the Quran is human education and guidance towards perfection but the Quran contains programs and guidelines to safeguard human from various physical, spiritual, psychological, social, devotional and reflective harms [aspects]. Therefore, it is necessary to employ health sciences to offer a deeper and more technical understanding of the concepts and solutions that promote hygiene and keep one’s health in the light of the Quran. Given this important issue, the author infers and offers twenty solutions on hygiene and rehabilitation, completely derived from the Quran.

One of the scientific and ethical aspects of the Quran is its method of devotional education. The paper deals with the foundations, aspects, objectives, characteristics and challenges of devotional education in the light the Quran. Thus, it depicts the Quranic method on human’s upbringing so that he has to serve his Lord’s will and pleasure. The present author, after giving the etymological description of the related words such as worship and education [pedagogy], cites God-centrism and human existential poverty as the foundations of devotional education. In addition, he discusses various rational, physical and socio-political aspects of devotional education. Then, he asserts that the main and ultimate objective behind pedagogy [education] is visiting Allah. Moreover, the author introduces humility, honesty, love and knowledge as characteristics of the devotional education. Finally, he delves into the challenges and barriers that hinder devotional pedagogy [education].

The current paper deals with the psychological and mental impact of faith. It is the most vital, important and practical Quranic, psychological and Hadith-related discussion. The writer, at first, points at some of the mental and psychological illnesses people face in the process of their life and then introduces faith as the only remedy for those diseases. According to him, the individual impacts of faith are as follows: salvation, contentment, reliance on Allah, insightfulness and divine forgiveness. The social impacts of observing faith are as: social health, fighting against corruption, and developing social integration of the [Muslim] community.

Living in Ahqaf territory, the people of ‘Ād were known as residents of Iram. From all the divinely-sent books, only the Quran has reflected their story. Thus, for many years, the people would assume the history of people of ‘Ād as a fabricated myth but some believed that the prophet had taken this story from the Ptolemaic tales. Today the researchers have accessed useful information on ‘Ād people that proves the miraculous nature of the Quran. The information available suggests that whatever in the Quran has been said about the people of ‘Ād is true and fact-based. After many years of research and thanks to the Quranic verses, the European scholar Nicholos Kilab and his group found the remnants of People of ‘Ād in Oman. The findings of the archeologists and the recent discoveries are in total harmony with what is cited by the Quran. The author has touched the following discoveries: the tall towers, the remaining houses of the people of ‘Ād, their residential places and the burial of their territory under the sandy rubbles. All these discoveries fit the Quranic version of the story. The author has responded to the claim of discovering large skeletons that reportedly belong to the people of ‘Ād.

Human beings have always been in touch with their surroundings. Sometimes, this very relationship is established either through reflection, touching, tasting, hearing, and smelling or by seeing. Human sees his surrounding colorful and these colors have their positive or negative impact on them. Such impact can be physical and psychological. The psychological impact is clearer and of much significance. The psychology of colors is a newly born science that studies the psychological effects of colors on human. Being 14 centuries ahead of this science, the Holy Quran has not deprived the human from such an important issue. The Holy Quran speaks of colors such as blue, yellow, red, green, black and white and their direct and indirect influences on human. The blue color brings about tranquility, yellow causes delight and clarity, red begets excitement, green causes relaxation of nerves, black is abominable and white is noble, soft and pure. The author tries to study all these colors and their impact on human beings.