ISLAM

LOCATION : Mecca

HISTORY : 611

NAME : Qur’an, Surat al-Takvir, verses 15-16

NEWS : No, I swear by those who cower (by turning back). To those who enter their nests by flowing

SCIENCE

LOCATION : England, Cambridge

HISTORY : 1642 – 1720

NAME : Isaac Newton

NEWS : There is a gravitational force that exists between all particles of matter everywhere in the universe.

Isaac Newton found the law of gravity based on the apple that fell on his head while sitting in the botanical garden at Cambridge University, which caused his past knowledge to be reinforced. Since the main job of a scientist is not to invent what does not exist, but to discover what does exist, Allah (swt) has revealed the necessary news about the order of the universe in His Word. In order to understand the verses, we need to examine the meanings of the words in the verse.

In the 15th verse, it says “Fela uksimu bilhunnesi”. It starts with an oath. When Allah (swt) swears in any verse, it is to draw attention to the importance of that thing. Allah (swt) knows the most accurate.

Al-Malmalili Hamdi Yazır says about this verse: “The word ‘Hunnes’ is the plural of the word ‘Hânis’. Since hans and hunûs are necessary (intransitive) and continuous (transitive) in the sense of shrinking and cowering or regressing and falling behind, hânis means cowering, absenting, or absorbing and absenting, or falling behind or regressing. ‘Hanes’ with the conquest of ‘ha’ and ‘nun’ means that the tip of the nose is slightly raised behind the lip and the rest is flattened, as in the noses of cattle and gazelles, and this is handsome from the ‘yass’ called ‘fatas’. That is why gazelles and their cheeks and cattle are called “hunüs”. Here hans is mostly used in the necessary (intransitive) sense, meaning to turn back and cower. Therefore, ‘hunnes’ has been interpreted in the sense of those who cower or those who turn back.”[186]

By using the word “hunnes”, i.e. pulling towards the centre, to describe gravity, we are talking about a force that is against the flow. This points to the gravitational force of matter.

In verse 16, ALLAH (swt) says “Aljawaril kunnesi”. The Arabic equivalent of the phrase which we translate as “those who enter their nests” is “kunnes”. Kunnes: It is the plural of the word al-Qanis. What is hidden and concealed, invisible and disappearing is called kunnes. When a gazelle enters the kunnes, which is its bed and shelter, it is called “kenese.”[187]

There are other verses that mention the law of gravity in this sense. In the verse, “Allah is the One Who raised the heavens without pillars that you can see.”[188] it is mentioned that there is a force that rises and stands still without pillars. The verse, “He raised the heavens and set the balance (measure).”[189] The verse also mentions the setting of an ordained measure on the earth after it has been raised. The Holy Qur’an informs us of this event 1109 years before its discovery.

[186] Elmalılı M. Hamdi Yazır, Hak din Quran dili, azim publications: 9/30

[187] Muhammad ‘Ali al-Sabuni, Safwat al-Tafasir, Ansar publishing: 7/227; Izzet Derveze, Tafsir al-Hadith, Ekin Publications: 1/126

[188] Surah Rad, Verse 2

[189] Surah Rahman, Verse 7