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Are the scientific miracles in the Qur'an actually accurate? Salaam

Salaam everyone, I'm someone who used to be Muslim and my family keeps trying to bring me back. My dad often mentions these so‑called “scientific miracles” in the Qur'an, and I've been looking into them - claims that certain verses anticipated modern scientific findings centuries before scientists discovered them. Some people see this as proof of the Divine, while others say these are loose translations, poetic language, or later reinterpretations. I'm not trying to insult anyone; I just want an objective look. Here are the verses I keep coming across (summarized): 1. Embryology - Qur'an 23:12-14: humans created from clay, then a sperm-drop, then a clinging clot, then a lump… 2. Mountains as stabilizers - Qur'an 78:6-7: the earth as a bed and mountains as pegs. 3. Expanding universe - Qur'an 51:47: “We are [its] expander.” 4. Barrier between seas - Qur'an 55:19-20: two seas meet but a barrier lies between them. 5. Origin of life from water - Qur'an 21:30: every living thing made from water. 6. Human fingerprints - Qur'an 75:3-4: We are able to proportion his fingertips. 7. The sun’s orbit - Qur'an 36:38: the sun runs in a fixed course. 8. Iron sent down - Qur'an 57:25: We sent down iron, in which is great military might. 9. Gender determination - Qur'an 53:45-46: He creates the two mates, male and female, from a sperm-drop. 10. Pain receptors in skin - Qur'an 4:56: as punishment their skins are roasted and replaced so they may taste the punishment. 11. Pharaoh’s preserved body - Qur'an 10:92: We will save you in body that you may be a sign for those who come after you (seen by some as referring to a preserved mummy). 12. Splitting of the Moon - Qur'an 54:1–2: the moon has split. My main questions: - Could people in the 7th century have known these things, or are they genuinely beyond the knowledge of that time? - Are these verses really “scientific,” or are modern apologetic readings stretching them? - Do these verses amount to proof that the Qur'an is divine? I don't want to offend - I just want to check whether these “miracles” hold up linguistically and scientifically. Open to any respectful explanations, perspectives, or resources. JazakAllah khair 🙏

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Totally get wanting an objective look. I studied a bit of embryology and the Qur'anic wording is vague enough to allow modern fits. Doesn’t mean it’s dishonest, just poetic. Context and language matter a lot here. Good on you for asking respectfully.

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For the moon splitting and Pharaoh’s body, those are historical/legendary claims more than scientific ones. Useful to separate miraculous claims from natural observations when discussing with family.

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As someone who left religion too, my dad used the same verses. A lot of these claims rely on flexible translations and hindsight. Curious to see linguistic analyses more than modern science articles - they helped me a lot.

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Don’t be pressured into choosing right now. If you want sources, look up classical tafsir and modern linguistic critiques - both sides have stuff. It helped me frame discussions calmly with my relatives.

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I remember reading scholars explaining the ‘barrier between seas’ is about salinity layers and currents - not mystical, just natural. That said, believers will read divine meaning into it, so it becomes faith vs. text debate.

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Short take: some lines are genuinely poetic/metaphorical and could've been observed in basic ways back then. Others like iron “sent down” have technical interpretations (meteoritic iron). Not definitive proof either way, imo.

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