SCIENTIFIC MIRACLES IN THE COLOR OF HONEY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO KIDNEY STONES

SCIENTIFIC MIRACLES IN THE
COLOR OF HONEY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO KIDNEY STONES

Ahmed bin Stal

. • Chemistry teacher at the University of Aljelfa


God says in the Qur’an:

“And your Lord inspired to the bee, “Take for yourself among the mountains, houses [i.e., hives], and among the trees and [in] that which they construct. Then eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down [for you].” There emerges from their bellies a drink, varying in colors, in which there is healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought.” (Surah an-Nahl, 16:68-69)

(B) Scientific truth associated with the text

Honey has different colors like the transparent and the bright white, the light, the very light and the dark amber. All of these dyes are derivatives of chlorophyll and carotene and the xanthophylls and other unknown pigments. The most common factor affecting the color of honey is the amount of mineral salts which if present in excess, cause the darker coloration of the honey. The different chemical composition of the soil also affects the color of honey because the flowers’ nectar depends heavily on what minerals the plants absorb from the soil.

Kidney stones are solid masses composed of very small solid crystals. They vary in size from the very small, which could not be seen by the naked eye, to the large. These stones are formed in the pelvis of the kidney, in the ureters or can even move to the bladder. This may cause an obstruction in the urinary tract or diminish its drainage which may lead to its inflation or to severe infections.

Kidney stones are of several types, including:
1. Calcium Stones: which, in turn have many types: calcium oxalate, which constitutes 70% to 80% of the stones and calcium phosphate.

2. Mixed Infective Stones: constitute 15% of the total urinary stones and are more frequent in women.

These stones appear as a result of a defect in the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in the body. Any rise of calcium and/or oxalates in the urine would lead to the formation of relatively insoluble calcium oxalate in the urine which represents the majority of kidney stones, especially among men.

Often, researches concerning the scientific miracles match between the scientific truth and the Qur’anic text or the Hadith. However, in our research we are trying to link between what was said in the verse about the different colors of honey drink and its various effects and impact on the different kinds of kidney stones. Relying on the method of application, we will also show how the Lord Almighty linked the cure with the different colors.

In our lab we chose two types of honey with different colors, trying on one hand to determine by experiment the effect of each type on the form of the kidney stones and on the other hand to see why the Prophet, peace be upon him, recommended to drink the solution of honey. Moreover, wewill show how using honey dissolved in water with different proportions show different results.

(C) The miracle found in the text:

The recommendation of Prophet-Pease Be upon Him-to drink the solute of hony was miraculous. This was seen by obtaining the relation between the drink of verying colors mentioned in the previous verse and the formation of the kidney stones.