THE IMPORTANCE OF QUR’ANIC REVELATIONS TO GROW PLANTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR FOOD CHAIN

Abstract

The Holy Quran presents an amazing description of life on this earth, indicating integration and interdependence of various growth factors, that, Allah, under His attribute of “Al-Rahman” created these resources and appropriate capacities and capabilities for sustenance of life on this earth. There are several verses which relate to the sustenance of life and Allah expresses in a comprehensive manner the fact that in Qur’an, there are signs for the people who understand (Chapter 2:165), signs for people who believe, (Chapter 6:100), that you may remember (Chapter 7:58) and for people who reflect (10:25). Alternation of day and night as mentioned in (Chapter 2:165) plays a key role in photosynthesis, the key process whereby light energy is fixed by plants during day time and converted to energy at night time to supply growth needs. There are several hidden processes which take place during the day and during the night and this results in a supply of our food. In this presentation, the aspects of alternation of day and night will be explained in detail to understand the description revealed in The Holy Quran. The author will try to synthesize all the factors which are needed for plant growth and how Allah created the mechanisms to achieve an integration of water, temperature, wind, green color and other factors.