A common household name which remains to this day is Albert Einstein, an individual
not only known for his scientific discoveries but also for sharing his contemplated thoughts on
the universe. These thoughts consisted of intense religious as well as scientific beliefs, in fact a
very famous Einstein quote is “Science without religion is lame, and Religion without Science is
blind” and it is no surprise as Einstein himself was a Jew and having this strong religious
background still contributed to much of today’s science. The stereotype in the 21st century is that
religion cannot be connected with science or a religious person cannot believe in science and
vice versa. This is evident even in dictionaries, for example, Religion …show more content…
Although there may be slight differences in the two
subjects in present day, Religion was the earliest form of inquiry about the universe which
directly resulted in modern Science and both intersect in the context of curiosity, belief and truth.
Today’s most infamous religion, Islam, has many scientific allusions present in the Quran
and the Hadiths (traditions/sayings of the prophet Muhammad). One of these allusions is present
in the Quran describing the development of the embryo [23:14] “Then We made the sperm-drop
into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump,
bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So
blessed is Allah, the best of creators.” The Arabic word for embryo in the Quran is used as the
term “ala-qah”, and it can mean three things: a blood clot, a suspension or a leech. Today with
scientific technology we know that a human embryo is a blood clot in its early stages
not only known for his scientific discoveries but also for sharing his contemplated thoughts on
the universe. These thoughts consisted of intense religious as well as scientific beliefs, in fact a
very famous Einstein quote is “Science without religion is lame, and Religion without Science is
blind” and it is no surprise as Einstein himself was a Jew and having this strong religious
background still contributed to much of today’s science. The stereotype in the 21st century is that
religion cannot be connected with science or a religious person cannot believe in science and
vice versa. This is evident even in dictionaries, for example, Religion …show more content…
Although there may be slight differences in the two
subjects in present day, Religion was the earliest form of inquiry about the universe which
directly resulted in modern Science and both intersect in the context of curiosity, belief and truth.
Today’s most infamous religion, Islam, has many scientific allusions present in the Quran
and the Hadiths (traditions/sayings of the prophet Muhammad). One of these allusions is present
in the Quran describing the development of the embryo [23:14] “Then We made the sperm-drop
into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump,
bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So
blessed is Allah, the best of creators.” The Arabic word for embryo in the Quran is used as the
term “ala-qah”, and it can mean three things: a blood clot, a suspension or a leech. Today with
scientific technology we know that a human embryo is a blood clot in its early stages