LIGHTNING BETWEEN SCIENCE AND FAITH

LIGHTNING BETWEEN SCIENCE AND FAITH

Written by: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel

Abstract

New studies confirmed that the seenLightning flash is not a continuous action but it consists of many phases, the most important phase is when the beam moves from the cloud toward earth and the return phase as the beam return back to the cloud.

Itmeans that the Lightning flash goes and returns in a fraction of time which is can’t be seen by the naked eye.

Prophet Mohamed peace be upon him says about this phenomenon: “don’t you see that lightning passes and returns in a blink of an eye”. These words are considered to be a clear scientific miracle especially when we find thattoday’s scientists are using the same words as the words of the prophet peace be upon him.

In this research we will see that the prophet not only talked about phases of the lightning or its speed but he told us about a recent scientific discovery that the needed time for a lightning stroke is the same needed time for an eye glance!!Taking into consideration that the needed time for each phase of these two phases is measured by a fraction of a second which is impossible for an eye to catch

This proves that the prophet told us about things which areclearly identified only by the recent photographing advanced machines.

Also, we will see a prophetic miracle as the prophet told us that the lightning flash goes from and returns to the cloud in a time equals to the time of eye’s glance as that is against the old beliefs which consider the lightning flash happens in no time.

This is an indication that the prophet didn’t agree on wrong beliefs of people at that time but he corrected these beliefs, simply because His teacher is Allah Almighty Who taught the whole humanity.

When we contemplate in the lightning phenomenon we should conclude that what the prophet told us concerningthis phenomenon is identical with all recent researches and studies in the twenty one century.

Also, there is a miracle in the Hadith of the prophet peace be upon him as he used this scientific miracle during his talking about the day of resurrection which is denied by atheists. As if the prophet is talking to them by using their language which is science by telling them that as you see the lightning phenomenon happens as a certainfact, you will also see day of resurrection as a certain fact.

Definitely,this miraculous hadith increase the belief of the believer and opens a path for the atheist to believe in Allah Almighty because the only wayto persuade atheists to believe is the materialistic scientific proofs.

At the end we have to mention that this prophetic hadithprove that every single word mentioned by the prophet peace be upon him is an inspiration from Allah Almighty who created lightning and that the prophet is sincere. Also it is a proof that Islam is the religion of science and that hadith is one of many clear evidences that Mohamed is Allah’s prophet as He Almighty described prophet Mohamed by saying: (By the star when it goes down, (or vanishes)*Your companion (Muhammad) has neither gone astray nor has erred*Nor does he speak of (his own) desire*It is only an Inspiration that is inspired.){Sûrat An-Najm-The Star-verse1-4}

We ask Allah Almighty to make this research a guide for skeptical and atheists to believe in the religion of Islam and to be sure that Mohamed is the last prophet by Allah Almighty.