The Qur'an and Modern Science,Compatible or Incompatible?
-By Dr Zakir Naik ( Part 15) (Must read passages of Ants.)
LIFESTYLE AND COMMUNICATION OF
ANTS
“And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts –
of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept
in order and ranks.
“At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants,
one of the ants said : ‘O ye ants, get into
your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts
crush you (under foot) without knowing it.’”
[Al-Qur’an 27:17-18]
In the past, some people would have probably
mocked at the Qur’an, taking it to be a book of fairy
tales in which ants talk to each other and
communicate sophisticated messages. In recent
times however, research has shown us several facts
about the lifestyle of ants, which were not known
earlier to humankind. Research has shown that the
animals or insects whose lifestyle is closest in
resemblance to the lifestyle of human beings are the
ants. This can be seen from the following findings
regarding ants:
(a) The ants bury their dead in a manner similar
to the humans.
(b) They have a sophisticated system of division
of labour, whereby they have managers,
supervisors, foremen, workers, etc.
(c) Once in a while they meet among themselves
to have a ‘chat’.
(d) They have an advanced method of
communication among themselves.
(e) They hold regular ‘markets’ where they
exchange goods.
(f) They store grain for long periods in winter and
if the grain begins to bud, they cut the roots, as
if they understand that if they leave it to grow,
it will rot. If the grain stored by them gets wet
due to rains, they take it out into the sunlight
to dry, and once dry, they take it back inside
as though they know that humidity will cause
development of root systems which will cause
the grain to rot.
SPIDER’S WEB, THE FRAGILE HOME
“The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah
is that of the Spider, who builds (to itself) a house;
but truly the flimsiest of houses is the Spider’s house –
if they but knew.”
[Al-Qur’an 29:41]
Besides giving the physical description of the spider’s
web as being very flimsy, delicate and weak, the
Qur’an also stresses on the flimsiness of the
relationship in the spider’s house, where the female
spider many a times kills its mate, the male spider.
The parable also has reference to the weakness of
such relationship of the people who seek protection
for this world and for the hereafter from those other
than Allah.
-By Dr Zakir Naik ( Part 15) (Must read passages of Ants.)
LIFESTYLE AND COMMUNICATION OF
ANTS
“And before Solomon were marshalled his hosts –
of Jinns and men and birds, and they were all kept
in order and ranks.
“At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants,
one of the ants said : ‘O ye ants, get into
your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts
crush you (under foot) without knowing it.’”
[Al-Qur’an 27:17-18]
In the past, some people would have probably
mocked at the Qur’an, taking it to be a book of fairy
tales in which ants talk to each other and
communicate sophisticated messages. In recent
times however, research has shown us several facts
about the lifestyle of ants, which were not known
earlier to humankind. Research has shown that the
animals or insects whose lifestyle is closest in
resemblance to the lifestyle of human beings are the
ants. This can be seen from the following findings
regarding ants:
(a) The ants bury their dead in a manner similar
to the humans.
(b) They have a sophisticated system of division
of labour, whereby they have managers,
supervisors, foremen, workers, etc.
(c) Once in a while they meet among themselves
to have a ‘chat’.
(d) They have an advanced method of
communication among themselves.
(e) They hold regular ‘markets’ where they
exchange goods.
(f) They store grain for long periods in winter and
if the grain begins to bud, they cut the roots, as
if they understand that if they leave it to grow,
it will rot. If the grain stored by them gets wet
due to rains, they take it out into the sunlight
to dry, and once dry, they take it back inside
as though they know that humidity will cause
development of root systems which will cause
the grain to rot.
SPIDER’S WEB, THE FRAGILE HOME
“The parable of those who take protectors other than Allah
is that of the Spider, who builds (to itself) a house;
but truly the flimsiest of houses is the Spider’s house –
if they but knew.”
[Al-Qur’an 29:41]
Besides giving the physical description of the spider’s
web as being very flimsy, delicate and weak, the
Qur’an also stresses on the flimsiness of the
relationship in the spider’s house, where the female
spider many a times kills its mate, the male spider.
The parable also has reference to the weakness of
such relationship of the people who seek protection
for this world and for the hereafter from those other
than Allah.
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