ontrees, and in (human's) habitations. Then, to eat of all the produce
and follow the ways of your Lord made easy. There comes forth from
their bodies a drink of varying colour, wherein is healing for men:
Verily, in this is a sign for those who give thought."(The Quran,
16:68-69)
The imperative "build" above is the translation of the Arabic word
"attakhithi", which is the feminine form (Arabic grammar unlike
English, differentiates between the sexes). The feminineform is used
when all of those it refers to are female, whereas the masculine is
used when a group consists of at least 1 male.
Therefore the Quran is in fact saying "build, you female bees.."
A swarm of bees , which collect honey and build the hive, are female only.
Thus, the phrasing of this command is in agreement with the scientific
fact that male bees do not partake in the construction of the hive.
Microscopes were not invented until 1610, when Galileo inventedone of
the first microscopes almost a thousand years after Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him). It is only Allah, the Creator of all things, who
revealed such details over 1,423 years ago. This one word of the Quran
is sufficient to prove that Quran is from non other than Allah!
Obtained from The Islamic Bulletin, August 2000 Issue, San Francisco, USA.
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