The Qur’an, Basic Scientific Research and Technology (Perspective)

The Qur’an is a complete code covering all aspects of life, whether spiritual, intellectual, political, social, economic or scientific. It is a code which has no boundaries of time, place or nation. These messages are spread throughout the Qur’an in a variety of ways, such as direct stipulation, reminders of Allah’s favors in His creation, stories of past communities followed by the lessons which have to be learned from them, and allusions to knowledge that has subsequently been proven as fact through modern scientific methods. This paper is a reading of selected verses in the Qur’an that relate to scientific research and technology. Based on the reading, it concludes that the Qur’an encourages an engagement with scientific research and technological innovations and development.