From Microcosm to Macrocosm

" From Microcosm to Macrocosm- The Bucaille Report" is an approx. one hour documentary film,released in 2010, produced, written and directed by Farouq Abdul-Aziz (Manara Communications Inc.,).
Introduction
The documentary film ‘From Microcosm to Macrocosm’ deals with the research made by well known French Gastroenterologist and scientist Dr. Maurice Bucaille on the subject of the compatibility of the Holy Scriptures with modern Science. To Bucaille's amazement, as well as a host of other scientists topped by Prof. Keith L. Moore, the Qur'an has been discovered to be the richest source of endorsing such compatibility. This documentary selects, among many, only two scientific disciplines to probe; Embryology and Theoretical Physics. The final results of Bucaille's search have proven to be quite rewarding.
This film include the interviews of following personalities
*Father Michel Lelong - Catholic Priest,Founder of Islamic-Christian amenity group in France.Author of the book "Muslims and the Christians- Adversaries or Partners".
*Dr.Zaghloul El-Naggar - Muslim scholar, Chairman of Committee of Scientific Notions in the Qur'an, Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Cairo, Egypt.
*Dr. Abdullah Al-Muslih - General secretary of the Commission on Scientific Signs in the Quran and Sunnah since 2002-2003.
*Dr. Sabri Al-Demerdash - Egyptian Scholar, Professor of science teachings in the university of Kuwait.
*Prof. Muhammad Al-Taliby - Professor of history of north Africa and Islamic studies.Professor Emeritus of Islamic studies in university of Tunisia.
Synopsis
In his structural and textual analysis of the Holy Scriptures gastroenterologist Maurice Bucaille had finally come to definitive conclusions after decades of scientific scrutiny. Finding compatibilities (and incompatibilities) with modern science in those Scriptures was an arduous but rewarding task.
Bucaille’s discovery that The Qur’an and modern science are ‘intertwined’ has come as a full surprise to many; himself on the top.
Out of a hefty number of verses related to science and knowledge in general, Bucaille’s short list totaled about 200 verses directly related to various scientific disciplines such as astronomy, geology, botany, theoretical physics, and embryology among others. Having studied classical Arabic to be able to fully understand the Qur’an in its original language, Bucaille has always pointed out that “it is of paramount importance to combine the command of the Arabic language with the scientific know-how in order to fully understand the meaning of those verses related to science”.
Here is a select of his discoveries;
===This Microcosm!===
In his search for scientific signs in the Qur’an, Dr. Bucaille had found out that precise mechanisms and clearly-defined stages of human reproduction are detailed in many passages. Those are described in simple terms and in strict accordance with what was to be discovered much later on.
Having categorized his scientific conclusions, Bucaille indicates that fertilization is performed by only a very small volume of liquid. A fact repeated in the Qur’an 11 times as in verse 4, chapter 16:
He ‘alone’
has created man
from nutfa (a ‘mere’ sperm-drop).
The Arabic word nutfa comes from a verb meaning 'to dribble a drop, to trickle'. Here it signifies the sperm because the word is associated in another verse with the word sperm. Verse 37, chapter 75:
Was he not
nutfa (a mere sperm-drop)
from maniy (an emitted semen?)
Another verse indicates that the small quantity in question ends up in a 'firmly established lodging' (qarar) which obviously means the genital organs. Verse 13, chapter 23:
Then We made him nutfa (a sperm-drop)
set in qarar makeen (a well-established place).
Bucaille points out that although the words ‘qarar makeen’ are hardly translatable, yet they could read ‘a safe and firmly established lodging’. That is the spot where man grows in the maternal organism.
Indeed, it is We ‘alone’
who have created man
from a nutfa (a sperm-drop)
amshaj (of mingled fluid)
to try him ‘in life’.
Thus did We make him
‘a being
endowed with’ hearing
and seeing.
Amshaj is the Arabic word for ‘mingled fluid’.
Propelled by a certain medical enthusiasm, Bucaille continues to tell us about the spermatic liquid which is formed by various secretions coming from four glands starting with the testicles: the secretion of the male genital gland containing spermatozoon; the elongated cells with a long flagellum. Second gland; the seminal vesicles, are the reservoirs of spermatozoon. The prostate gland comes in third as it secretes a liquid that gives the sperm its creamy texture and characteristic odor.
Finally the glands annexed to the urinary tract: Cooper's or Méry's which secrete a stringy liquid and Littré's glands that give off mucous.
These are the origins of the 'mingled liquids' - Amshaj, the Qur'an is referring to.
There is, however, more to be said on this subject. When the Qur'an tells us about a fertilizing liquid composed of different components, it also informs us that man's progeny will be maintained by something which may be extracted from this liquid. The Arabic word, translated here by the word 'quintessence', is sulalah. It signifies 'something which is extracted, the issue of something else. A crystal-clear reference to what is known today as In Vitro Fertilization, or IVF.
This is the meaning of verse 8, chapter 32:
Then He made his progeny
from sulalah a ‘quintessence of’ humble fluid
drawn forth.
In consequence, it is difficult not to be struck by the agreement between the text of the Qur'an and the scientific knowledge we possess today of these phenomena.
From Microcosm to Macrocosm
In his study of the basic process of the formation of the universe and the resulting composition of the worlds, Bucaille comes upon two verses; the first is verse 30, chapter 21:
Have those who disbelieve
Not seen ‘by the knowledge they acquire’
That the heavens and the earth
Were conjoined as ‘one’ mass,
Then We clove them asunder-
One century had elapse since Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory came into existence. The theory best known as the Law of Mass and Energy Exchange did actually lay the foundation of the Big Bang theory while explaining the formation of the Universe. On the 20th of November 2008, an international team led by Laurent Lellouch from the Center for Theoretical Physics in France, managed to prove that the theory is actually right from a subatomic perspective.
The new venture has reached a new frontier while proving that Einstein was correct. The group’s finding; energy can be transmuted into mass and vice versa. And that is New!
Isn’t this simply a physically sound explanation of the creation of the universe?
Bucaille notes; ‘in this verse we notice that the reference is made to a separation process (fatq) of a primary single mass which elements were initially fused together (ratq). It must be noted that in Arabic 'fataq' is the action of breaking, diffusing, separating, and 'rataq' is the action of fusing or binding together elements to make a homogenous whole.
Energy caused a Mass to exist then the Mass got blown up into Energy … with a bang … a Big Bang!
….. the heavens and the earth
Were conjoined as ‘one’ mass,
Then We clove them asunder-
Only two words; Mass/Cleft explain the creation of the universe as we know it today …
The Formation of the Universe, Plurality of the Worlds, the Gaseous State of the Universe, the Expansion of the Universe are but a few themes explored by Bucaille and examined in relation to certain verses of the Qur’an.
Space travel is one of those. He read in verse 33, chapter 55;
O fellowships of the jinn
and of the humans,
if you are able to penetrate
through the ‘outer’ spheres,
of the heavens and the earth
then do so penetrate them.
Yet never shall you penetrate them,
but with an overwhelming authority.
Bucaille notes that this is one of three verses in the Qur'an that should command our full attention. This verse expresses, without any trace of ambiguity, what man should and will achieve in the field of space exploration; penetrating the regions and diameters of heavens and earth.
Bucaille seems to be bedazzled on this ending note:
“Once more, it is difficult for me not to be impressed, when I read passages of the Qur'an under the light of modern science. The Qur’anic statements cannot simply be ascribed to the thought of a man who lived in the (Arabian) desert more than fourteen centuries ago”.

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