Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 641
UNVEILING OF THE 'UNSEEN' BY THE QURAN – A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE begin to scale the heavenly heights to learn the secrets of space. . This scenario brings to mind some other verses of the. Holy Quran which also predict an era of space and air travel. The following are the relevant verses: وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ * 51:8. And by the heaven full of tracks. ³ شيرات وَالْمُرْسَلَتِ عُرْفًا * فَالْعَصِفْتِ عَصْفًا * والنـ نَشْرًا * فَالْفُرقتِ فَرْقًا 5-77:2. And by those who are sent forth with specific tasks,. And by those who move like the moving of fast winds,. And by those who propagate a goodly propaganda,. And by those who distinguish and discriminate between friends and foes. 39. These and many other similar verses repeatedly draw the picture of a sky which is extensively used for air travel. . It is charted into tracks, messengers fly to and fro, airborne propaganda is carried out extensively and it has become possible at last for man to fly on the wings of air. Having fulfilled his dream to fly, man would begin to entertain loftier ambitions. He would begin to discern the secrets of the heavens and the heavenly bodies. He would peel off the covers which enwrap them to unveil their mysteries. He would set space stations and posts to watch and monitor what passes in the heavens above him. The following verse clearly illustrates this phase of human advancement in science and technology which would make it literally 601