Islam and Peace
Islam in the Modern World
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In view of the level of knowledge in Muhammad’s
day, it is inconceivable that many of the statements
in the Qur’an which are connected with science
could have been the work of a man. It is, moreover,
perfectly legitimate, not only to regard the Qur’an
as the expression of a Revelation, but also to award
it a very special place, on account of the guarantee
of authenticity it provides and the presence in it of
scientific statements which, when studied today,
appear as a challenge to explanation in human
terms.
PASSING MODERN TESTS
New methods to determine the antiquity of ancient
objects have been evolved in modern times. One of
these, called carbon-14 dating or radio-carbon
dating, was developed just after the Second World
War. It gave the stamp of credibility to many facts
which had hitherto remained unauthenticated. It
was applied in one famous instance to a
mummified body, believed to be that of Merneptah,
a contemporary of Moses. The mummy, discovered
by Professor Loret in one of Egypt’s pyramids, did
