The miracles in holy Quran about Iron

[abd allah abd alrahman]

Iron is one of the elements highlighted in the Quran. In the chapter
known Al-Hadeed, meaning Iron, we are informed:

“And We also sent down iron in which there lies great force and which
has many uses for mankind…” (Quran 57:25)

The word “anzalna,” translated as "sent down" and used for iron in the
verse, could be thought of having a metaphorical meaning to explain
that iron has been given to benefit people. But, when we take into
consideration the literal meaning of the word, which is, "being
physically sent down from the sky, as this word usage had not been
employed in the Quran except literally, like the descending of the
rain or revelation, we realize that this verse implies a very
significant scientific miracle. Because, modern astronomical findings
have disclosed that the iron found in our world has come from giant
stars in outer space.[1]

Not only the iron on earth, but also the iron in the entire Solar
System, comes from outer space, since the temperature in the Sun is
inadequate for the formation of iron. The sun has a surface
temperature of 6,000 degrees Celsius, and a core temperature of
approximately 20 million degrees. Iron can only be produced in much
larger stars than the Sun, where the temperature reaches a few hundred
million degrees. When the amount of iron exceeds a certain level in a
star, the star can no longer accommodate it, and it eventually
explodes in what is called a "nova" or a "supernova." These explosions
make it possible for iron to be given off into space.[2]

One scientific source provides the following information on this
subject:

“There is also evidence for older supernova events: Enhanced levels of
iron-60 in deep-sea sediments have been interpreted as indications
that a supernova explosion occurred within 90 light-years of the sun
about 5 million years ago. Iron-60 is a radioactive isotope of iron,
formed in supernova explosions, which decays with a half life of 1.5
million years. An enhanced presence of this isotope in a geologic
layer indicates the recent nucleosynthesis of elements nearby in space
and their subsequent transport to the earth (perhaps as part of dust
grains).”[3]

All this shows that iron did not form on the Earth, but was carried
from Supernovas, and was "sent down," as stated in the verse. It is
clear that this fact could not have been known in the 7th century,
when the Quran was revealed. Nevertheless, this fact is related in the
Quran, the Word of God, Who encompasses all things in His infinite
knowledge.

The fact that the verse specifically mentions iron is quite
astounding, considering that these discoveries were made at the end of
the 20th century. In his book Nature’s Destiny, the well-known
microbiologist Michael Denton emphasizes the importance of iron:

“Of all the metals there is none more essential to life than iron. It
is the accumulation of iron in the center of a star which triggers a
supernova explosion and the subsequent scattering of the vital atoms
of life throughout the cosmos. It was the drawing by gravity of iron
atoms to the center of the primeval earth that generated the heat
which caused the initial chemical differentiation of the earth, the
outgassing of the early atmosphere, and ultimately the formation of
the hydrosphere. It is molten iron in the center of the earth which,
acting like a gigantic dynamo, generates the earth’s magnetic field,
which in turn creates the Van Allen radiation belts that shield the
earth’s surface from destructive high-energy-penetrating cosmic
radiation and preserve the crucial ozone layer from cosmic ray
destruction…

“Without the iron atom, there would be no carbon-based life in the
cosmos; no supernovae, no heating of the primitive earth, no
atmosphere or hydrosphere. There would be no protective magnetic
field, no Van Allen radiation belts, no ozone layer, no metal to make
hemoglobin [in human blood], no metal to tame the reactivity of
oxygen, and no oxidative metabolism.

“The intriguing and intimate relationship between life and iron,
between the red color of blood and the dying of some distant star, not
only indicates the relevance of metals to biology but also the
biocentricity of the cosmos…”[4]

This account clearly indicates the importance of the iron atom. The
fact that particular attention is drawn to iron in the Quran also
emphasizes the importance of the element.

Moreover, iron oxide particles were used in a cancer treatment in
recent months and positive developments were observed. A team led by
Dr. Andreas Jordan, at the world famous Charité Hospital in Germany,
succeeded in destroying cancer cells with this new technique developed
for the treatment of cancer—magnetic fluid hyperthermia (high
temperature magnetic liquid). As a result of this technique, first
performed on the 26-year-old Nikolaus H., no new cancer cells were
observed in the patient in the following three months.

This method of treatment can be summarized as follows:

1. A liquid containing iron oxide particles is injected into the
tumour by means of a special syringe. These particles spread
throughout the tumour cells. This liquid consists of thousands of
millions of particles, 1,000 times smaller than the red blood
corpuscles, of iron oxide in 1 cm3 that can easily flow through all
blood vessels. [5]

2. The patient is then placed in a machine with a powerful magnetic
field.

3. This magnetic field, applied externally, begins to set the iron
particles in the tumour in motion. During this time the temperature in
the tumour containing the iron oxide particles rises by up to 45
degrees.

4. In a few minutes the cancer cells, unable to protect themselves
from the heat, are either weakened or destroyed. The tumour may then
be completely eradicated with subsequent chemotherapy.[6]

In this treatment it is only the cancer cells that are affected by the
magnetic field, since only they contain the iron oxide particles. The
spread of this technique is a major development in the treatment of
this potentially lethal disease. Iron has also been found to be a cure
for people suffering from anemia. In the treatment of such a
widespread diseases, the use of the expression “iron in which there
lies great force and which has many uses for mankind” (Quran, 57:25)
in the Quran is particularly noteworthy. Indeed, in that verse, the
Quran may be indicating the benefits of iron even for human health.
(God knows best.)


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Footnotes:
[1] Dr. Mazhar U. Kazi, 130 Evident Miracles in the Qur'an (New York,
USA: Crescent Publishing House: 1998), 110-111; and www.wamy.co.uk/announcements3.html,
from Prof. Zighloul Raghib El-Naggar’s speech.

[2] Ibid.

[3] Priscilla Frisch, “The Galactic Environment of the Sun,” American
Scientist, January-February 2000,
www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/21173?fulltext=true.

[4] Michael J. Denton, Nature’s Destiny (The Free Press: 1998), 198.

[5] www.inm-gmbh.de/cgi-bin/frame/frameloader.pl?sprache=en&url=http://www.inm-gmbh.de/htdocs/technologien/highlights/highlights_en.htm.

[6] "Nanotechnology successfully helps cancer therapies," IIC Fast
Track, Nanotech News from Eastern Germany, Industrial Investment
Council, October 2003; www.iic.de/uploads/media/NANO_FT_Nov2003_01.pdf