“By the Fig and the Olive…”
Japanese Research Team President Embraces Islam
Another Scientific Miracle of the Holy Quran
Dr. Taha Ibrahim Khalifa, former dean and Professor of medicinal plants and drugs at Al-Azhar University tells us in the following article - about a scientific miracle in the Quran.
Metallothionein (MT) : A material which is produced by humans and animals brains in small quantities. This material is a protein that contains Sulfur which can easily bind with zinc, iron and phosphorus. This substance is considered very vital to the human body in the sense of reducing cholesterol, performing metabolism, strengthening the heart, and controlling breath.MT production increases gradually between the ages of 15 to 35 years. Then, the production level decrease till it stops at the age of sixty. That is why itis not easy to obtain MT from humans. Also, only minute amounts of MT are to be found in animals.
Therefore, scientists kept searching for MT in plants. A team of Japanese scientists searched for this magical substance which works to clear the arteries of blockages and aids in good health. The team found the MT substance only in two types of plants;
the fig and the olive.
Let’s just think for a moment in the oath of God Almighty in fig and olive. Then, let’s try to link it directly to the creation of human beings in the best manner and then abasing them to the lowest of the low.
After MT was deduce from figs and olives, scientists found that the use of MT from fig or olive alone did not give the expected benefit for the human health. The benefits were only seen when MT that is extracted from fig was mixed with MT that is extracted from olive. After noticing that, the Japanese team tried to find the best mix ratio between fig and olive in order to ascertain the most effective combination
The best mix ratio was found to be 1 fig to 7 olives!
Dr. Taha Ibrahim Khalifa has searched the Holy Quran and found that fig was mentioned once while olive was mentioned six times explicitly and one time implicitly in Al Mu’minun chapter:
“Also a tree springing out of Mount Sinai, which produces oil, and relish for those who use it for food.” (Surah Al Mu’minun 23:20) indicating the olive trees famous in the Sinai region.
Dr. Taha has sent all the information that he gathered from the Holy Quran to the Japanese research team. After verifying that the discovered information were mentioned in the Holy Quran over 14 centuries ago, the President of the Japanese research team was so taken aback by the find that he declared his Islam and the research team surrendered the patent to Dr. Taha Ibrahim Khalifa.
“It is He who sends down rain from the sky: from it ye drink, and out of it (grows) the vegetation on which ye feed your cattle. With it He produces for you corn, olives, date-palms, grapes and every kind of fruit: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought.”
(Surah Al Nahl 16:10-11)
The Quran is a book of SIGNS, but to understand it, one must reflect on the knowledge one has amassed, and even then, many of its secret may still be left unknown to you - as they were for previous generations. But for those you discover, you will have those Einstein moments which leave you shouting "Eureka" - that is until you eventually cave in and accept Islam - after which, you'll be shouting "Allahu Akbar".
The amazing thing about the Quran is that it continues to surprise scholars, scientists, historians, geologists, nutritionists, physicists, astronomists etc etc etc - because it is a true revelation and the final one - none will come after it, that can stand up to the scrutiny which the Quran has undergone time and time again.
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