The quran miracles

Aisha (May Allah be pleased with her) said: “Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) used to be guarded until (Allah will protect you from men) was revealed. Thereupon he looked out of the tent and dismissed the guards, saying: “O people! Go away, for Allah, the Exalted, has guaranteed my security.”

This represented an excellent example of utter trust in the promise of Allah (SWT) and the perfect confidence in its realization. Thenceforth he did not appoint guards for his private security, exclusively trusting in and depending on the truthful Divine Promise.

A reasonable man would not risk his life if he had any doubt about the truthfulness of such a promise. Subsequent events occurred then, realizing Allah’s Promise to safeguard his Messenger.

Following are three of such events:

The event of “That Al-Riqa’ campaign”:
Jabir ibn Abdullah said: “ We accompanied Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) in Najd Campaign. When he was in a valley full of thorny trees and it was midday nap, he sat in the shade of a tree and hung his sword. The others also scattered in the shade of trees. While we were in that state Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) called us. We went to him to see a Bedouin sitting in front of him. He said: ‘This (Bedouin) came upon me while I was asleep and drew my sword. I woke up to see him standing over me brandishing an unsheathed sword. He said: ‘Who can protect you from me?’ I said: ‘Allah!’ Then he sheathed the sword and sat down, as you see him.’ Allah’s Apostle (Peace be upon him) did not punish him.”

Reference  : "ILM AL IMAN" by ABD ALMAJEED ALZENDANEE.

The Hebraic Versions of Torah still carry the name of Muhammad without ambiguity. In the song of songs, chapter 5,Verse 16,we read:

Which means: “ His speech is the most pleasant. He is the Great Muhammad, this is my beloved, and this my friend.” The Hebraic word clearly indicates the name of Muhammad but Jews and Christians refuse to admit that and insist that it is not a proper name but an epithet describing the Prophet, claiming that it means “altogether lovely”.

“His mouth is most sweet; yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved and this is my friend.”

Then, who can be described as having all virtuous characteristics but Muhammad, the great Prophet, Allah’s beloved and favored Messenger?

In the New Testament, the Prophet’s name occurs in several positions. In the Book of John 16:7, we read Jesus’ words while addressing his Disciples:

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I go away; for if I go not away, the comforter (“periclytos” in Greek) will not come unto you.”

The word “comforter” is translated from the Greek word “paracletos” which had been used to replace the original word “periclytos” meaning “Muhammad” or “Ahmad” in Arabic. The two Greek utterances have little difference in pronunciation as well as in spelling; therefore, the scribes could have easily used one word for the other in some versions. Jews and Christians have preferred the corrupted version to the true one.

There is a Gospel known by the name the Gospel of Barnabas, which the church banned in 492 AD by the order of Pope Gelasius. It was confiscated everywhere. But there was still a copy of that Gospel in the library of Pope Sixtus V. Fortunately a certain Roman Monk called Framarino managed to bring it out. He had found the letters of Ireneus, where the came upon the name of the Gospel of Barnabas mentioned as a reference. His curiosity urged him to look for that gospel. When he became a close friend to Pope Sixtus V, he got that copy of the gospel and found in it that there would come a time when it would be claimed that Jesus is Allah’s son, and this misconception would continue till Muhammad, Allah’s Messenger comes, to set things right.

In the Gospel of Barnabas, (220:4), we read: “And this mocking shall continue until the advent of Muhammad the Messenger of God, who, when he shall come, shall reveal this deception to those who believe in God’s Law.”

Framarino was converted to Islam and published among people this Gospel, which the church had opposed.

The name of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) has clearly been mentioned in the scriptures of Jews and Christians throughout history. Muslim scholars used to use this fact in their disputes with the priests and learned Jews.

In the Book of Isaiah, we read: “I make your name Muhammad. O Muhammad, the holy one of the Lord! Your name has been there always.” This quotation is taken from “Al-Din wa Al-Dawala” written by ‘Ali ibn Raban Al-Tabari (who had been Christian and then embraced Islam). He died in 247 AH.

We read, in the Book of the Isaiah also: “We heard, from the extremes of earth, the voice Of Muhammad.”

In the Book of Habakkuk, we read : “God came from Tayman, the Holy one from the Mount of Paran. Mohammed’s splendor has covered the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise.” That is also mentioned in “Al-Din wa Al-Dawlah” of Ali ibn Raban al Tabari. It is also mentioned by Ibrahim Khalil Ahmad, previously a Christian priest who embraced Islam later and included the above Verse in a book he wrote in 1409 AH.

In Isaiah also we read : “What I will give him will not be given to anyone else. Ahmad will praise Allah newly. He comes from the best land; the wilderness and its inhabitants will rejoice. They will celebrate the Oneness of Allah at every elevated place and glorify Him on every hill.”

This is mentioned by Abdullah Al-Turjuman, whose name had been Anslam Tormida. He had been a Spanish priest before he was converted to Islam. He died in 832 AH.

Jubayr ibn Mut’im said: “ I heard Allah’s Messenger (Peace be upon him) saying: ‘I have various names: I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad, and I am Al-Mahi with whom Allah obliterates disbelief, and I am Al-Hashir at whose feet people will be gathered, and I am Al-‘Aqib.’’’ Allah (SWT) says: (And Remember, the son of Mary, said: ‘ O children of Israel! I am the Messenger of Allah (sent to you) confirming the Torah (which came) before me, and giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me whose name shall be Ahmad.’ When he came to them with clear signs, they said, ‘ This is evident sorcery.’)(61:6)

Professor Abdul-Ahad Dawud Al-Ashuri, the former archbishop of Mosul, who was converted to Islam, says (in his book “Muhammad in the Bible”): “The statement popular among Christians: “Glory be to Allah in the heavens and peace be on earth and happiness be among people” was originally: “Glory be to Allah in the heavens, Islam be on earth, and Muhammad is for people.”

The name of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) occurred in the Hindu Scriptures. In the Sama Veda, we read: “Ahmad acquired Shari’ah (religion law) from his Lord. This Shari’ah is full of wisdom. I receive light from him just as from the sun.”

In Athrava Veda (another Hindu Scripture), Kanda 20, Sukia 127, Mantra 1-3, we read: “O people! Listen to this carefully! Muhammad will be raised among people…. His greatness will be praised even in paradise and it will be subjected to him, and he is the Muhammad.”

In Bhawishya Purana (another Hindu scripture ) parv 3, Khand 3, Adhya 3 , Shalok 5-8, we read: “Just then an illiterate man with the epithet Teacher, Muhammad by name, comes only with his companions. The angel will purify him with the five things.”

The five things of purification are obviously the five daily prayers that cleanse a Muslim of his sins.

Reference  : "ILM AL IMAN" by ABD ALMAJEED ALZENDANEE.

Praise and glory to Allah (he who said):

(Pharaoh said: O Chiefs! No god do I know for you but myself: therefore, o Haman! Light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar! )
( al-qasas, verse 38)

Pharaoh is talking to the nobles of his nation telling them that he knows no God for them except himself, so he calls for Haman asking him to build him from the baked clay "which is the bricks" a high building so he may see Moses’ God .

This verse points to many miracles such as:

1- Pharaoh making himself a God: as in saying ( No god do I know for you but myself ) the archeological researches which had been held on the ancient Egyptian civilization assure that the Pharaohs since the fourth family were announcing that they are the children of "God Raa "that symbolizes  the god of the sun which was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians , not only this but also the name "Raa" accompanied the pharaohs’ surnames such as "Raa Nip" which means the golden god, and as "Pristed" the archeological scientist  said "the most obvious proof that the Pharaohs were making themselves gods could be a song for the sun which had been saved by the texts of the  pyramids repeated in it the identification of the Pharaoh as the god of the sun, this song is talking to Egypt including a wonderful long listing of the benefits that Egypt was enjoying them under the protection and ruling of the god of the sun in order of this he gives the Egyptian pharaoh the same benefits therefore, he must receives the same gifts from Egypt that is why the whole song is repeated again putting the name of pharaoh wherever comes the name of "Raa or Horase "in the original song".

2- The second miracle is using the pharaohs the bricks in building towers:
Pharaoh asked Haman to build him a lofty palace "or a tower" from the baked clay which is the bricks, and this is considered  as a historical miracle of the Holy Quran, as it was a common thought to the historiographers that the bricks didn’t appear in ancient Egypt except after the age of Romans, and this is according to the opinion of the historiographers makes an arguing about that verse which declares the demand of Pharaoh that Haman should build him a lofty palace from the baked clay or the bricks, and that remained the opinion of the historiographers until  " Patry" an archeological scientist discovered an amount of burned bricks which used in building entombments and also used in establishing some of the bases of the buildings return back to the ages of the Pharaohs "Rammsis the second , Mrinbtah and Sity the second"  from the nineteenth family (1308-1184  b.c )  and he discovered them in an archeological site not far away from ( Be Rammsis or kantir )  the Capital city of those pharaohs in the east of the Delta

3- The third miracle is pointing to one of pharaoh's assistant by his name "Haman" : Professor Morris Bokay mentioned the following:

The Holy Quran is mentioning a person called Haman who is one of pharaoh's attendants , and that last one demanded from him to build a high tower or a lofty palace allowing pharaoh as he said sarcastically from Moses to mount it and reach the God of his belief .

And I wanted to know if that name isn’t  connected to a hieroglyphic name, It could be saved as a document of the documents of that age, so then "Nakhara" would be occurred which means

"writing the letters of a language in the letters of another language" from a language to another , and I won't satisfied with an answer except if it is coming from an expert in the hieroglyphic language and also knows the Arabic language in a good way , so I asked a French  egyptologue scientist  the two previous mentioned conditions were perfectly available in him , I wrote in front of him the Arabic name of the eminent man  "Haman" but I didn’t mention to him anything about the reality of the concerned text and just told him that this text is related to the seventh century a.c in a doubtless way, his first answer was that origin is impossible because it is not possible to find a text including a name of an eminent man in the hieroglyphic language and also having a  hieroglyphic rhyme related to the seventh century a.c and it won't be well known till now ,that is because the hieroglyphic language had forgotten a long time before, on the other hand he advised me to check the dictionary of personal names of the new empire and to search for this name which symbolizes to me the hieroglyphic language if it is really found , he was just assuming this, and while searching I found it written in this dictionary exactly as I expected and Oh...What a surprise!! not only I found his name but also I found his job as it was written in German language "the chief of quarrying workers" but without any sign to the date of the text except that it is related to the empire which Moses' age was during it , and  the job which was written points out that the mentioned parson was interested in the construction field, what makes us think of the comparison we can make between the order that pharaoh ordered in the Holy Quran and between what was specified in what was written. 

God says: ( Pharaoh said: O Chiefs! No god do I know for you but myself: therefore, o Haman! Light me a (kiln to bake bricks) out of clay, and build me a lofty palace, that I may mount up to the god of Moses: but as far as I am concerned, I think (Moses) is a liar! )

Reference  : "The Holy Quran and the contemporary science"
                      by Professor Morris Bokay

Allah mentioned “Aad” ‘s people while talking about His messenger “Hud” (peace be upon him) as He says:
(To Aad’s people we sent their brother “Hud” .He said: “O my people, worship Allah. You have no other god but Him. You are but inventing”). (Surat Hud, verse 50)

The Qur’an specified the location of “Aad” in Al-Ahqaaf that means “Dunes”. The Qur’an didn’t tell about its location but the tellers said that it is located between Yemen and Oman. Allah says:
(Mention that the brother of Aad warned his people at the Dunes and verily there have been numerous warners before and after him.) (Surat Al-Ahqaaf “The Dunes”, verse 21)

The Qur’an told us that “Aad” ’s people built a city called “Iram” which is mentioned in the Qur’an as Allah says:
(Have you known what your Lord did to Aad. Iram; the city with huge pillars. Like which there is no other city anywhere.) (Surat Al-Fajr “The Dawn”, verses 6,7,8)

Historians said that “Aad” ’s people worshipped three idols; namely, ”sadaa”, “somoud”, “habaa”. This is according to what’s mentioned in the history of Al-Tabari.

“Hud” called on his people to worship only Allah and give up worshipping idols because this is the way to avoid Allah’s torment in the doomsday. But what was the effect of this call on the tribe of “Aad”? They despised him and described him as being foolish, reckless and a liar. “Hud” dismissed these false accusations asserting that he was a messenger sent by the god of the worlds, and that he wants nothing but advising them. Allah says:
(The Leaders who disbelieved among his people said, “Surely we see that you are behaving foolishly, and we think that you are a liar.) (Surat Al- A’raaf “The Purgatory”, verse 66)

The Reminding of Allah’s blessings:

“Hud” kept addressing his people in an attempt to convince them to return to the right path reminding them of Allah’s blessings to them, as he said: “ Is it too astonishing that Allah guides you through a man from your people who came to warn you of the bad end that will befall you as a result of your infidelity. Don’t you remember that Allah made you the inheritors of the earth after the people of Noah who were perished by their bad deeds, and that He granted you strength in your bodies and in your power? These blessings should make you believe in Allah and thank Him, not to make you infidels.”

Allah says in the Qur’an (Is it too much wonder that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man like you, to warn you? Call in remembrance that He made you the inheritors after Noah’s people and gave you growth of stature. Remember Allah’s blessings that you may succeed.) (Surat Al-A’raaf “The Purgatory”, verse 69)

The Qur’an tells us that Hud’s people didn’t thank Allah for His blessings, but rather they indulged in pleasures and turned haughty. Hence, “Hud” told them (as the Qur’an says):
(Do you build on every height a monument for vain delight! And you make fine buildings as if you will last forever! And when you strike, you strike mercilessly! Rather fear Allah and obey me. Fear Him Who has provided you with what you know. He provided you with livestocks and children. And gardens and springs. Truely I fear for you the retribution of a Great Day.) (Surat Al-Shu’araa “ The Poets”, verses 128 to 135)

When they disobeyed their messenger, Allah punished them by sending a stormy wind that was loaded with sands and dust, and it covered them completely and destroyed them. Allah says:
( And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a fierce roaring wind.) (Surat Al-Haaqah” The Reality“, verse 6)

The Main Points that Mentioned about Aad in the Qur’an:

1) The people of “Hud” were living in “Al-Ahqaaf” which means “the Dunes”, and the historians said that it is located between Yemen and Oman.
2) “Aad” ‘s people were having groves, livestocks, and springs.
3) “Aad” ’s people built an enormous city called “Iram”, which had tremendous palaces and huge pillars. That is why, Allah described it in the Qur’an as: “Iram; the city with huge pillars.”
4) When they accused “Hud” of lying, Allah sent a stormy wind loaded with dust that killed them and immersed their city in sands.

The Archaeological Finds of the City of Iram:

At the beginning of 1990, there appeared press-releases in the well-known newspapers of the world declaring "Fabled Lost Arabian city found", "Arabian city of Legend found", "The Atlantis of the Sands, Ubar". What rendered this archaeological find more intriguing was the fact that this city was also referred to in the Qur’an. Many people who, since then, thought that ‘Ad recounted in the Qur’an were a legend or that their location could never be found, could not conceal their astonishment at this discovery. The discovery of this city, which was only mentioned in oral stories of Bedouins, awoke great interest and curiosity.

It was Nicholas Clapp, an amateur archaeologist, who found this legendary city mentioned in the Qur’an ⁽¹⁾. Being an Arabophile and a winning documentary film-maker, Clapp had come across a very interesting book during his research on Arabian history. This book was Arabia Felix written by the English researcher Bertram Thomas in 1932. Arabia Felix was the Roman designation for the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula which today includes Yemen and much of Oman. The Greeks called this area "Eudaimon Arabia" and medieval Arab scholars called it "Al-Yaman as-Saida".⁽²⁾

All of these names mean "Fortunate Arabia", because the people living in that region in old times were known to be the most fortunate people of their time. Well, what was the reason for such a designation?

Their good fortune was in part due to their strategic location - serving as middlemen in the spice trade between India and places north of the Arabian Peninsula. Besides, the people living in this region produced and distributed "frankincense", an aromatic resin from rare trees. Being highly favoured by the ancient communities, this plant was used as a fumigant in various religious rites. In those times, the plant was at least as valuable as gold.

The English researcher Thomas described these "lucky" tribes at length and claimed that he found the traces of an ancient city founded by one of these tribes⁽³⁾. This was the city known as "Ubar" by the Bedouins. In one of the trips he made to the region, the Bedouins living in the desert had shown him well-worn tracks and stated that these tracks led toward t he ancient city of Ubar. Thomas, who showed great interest in the subject died before being able to complete his research.

Clapp, who examined what the English researcher Thomas wrote, was convinced of the existence of the lost city described in the book. Without losing much time, he started his research. Clapp tried two ways to prove the existence of Ubar:

First, he found the tracks which the Bedouins said existed. He applied to NASA to provide the satellite images of the area. After a long struggle, he succeeded in persuading the authorities to take the pictures of the region⁽⁴⁾.

Second, Clapp went on to study the ancient manuscripts and maps in the Huntington library in California. His aim was to find a map of the region. After a short research, he found one. What he found was a map drawn by the Greek-Egyptian geographer Ptolemy in 200 AD. In the map was shown the location of an old city found in the region and the ways that led to this city.

Meanwhile, he received the news that the pictures had been taken by NASA. In the pictures, some caravan trails became visible which were difficult to identify with the naked eye, but could only be seen as a whole from the sky. Comparing these pictures with the old map he had in hand, Clapp finally reached the conclusion he was looking for: “ the trails in the old map corresponded with the trails in the pictures taken from the satellite”. The final destination of these trails was a broad site understood to have once been a city.

Finally, the location of the legendary city which had been subject of the stories told orally by the Bedouins was discovered. After a short while, excavations began and remains of an old city started to be uncovered under the sands. Thus, this lost city was described as "the Atlantis of the Sands, Ubar".

Well, what was it that proved this city to be the city of the people
of ‘Ad mentioned in the Qur’an?

Right from the moment remains started to be unearthed, it was understood that this ruined city belonged to ‘Ad and Iram’s pillars mentioned in the Qur’an, because among the structures unearthed were the towers particularly referred to in the Qur’an.

A member of the research team leading the excavation, Dr. Zarins said that since the towers were alleged to be the distinctive feature of Ubar, and since Iram was mentioned as having towers or pillars, this then was the strongest proof so far that the site they had unearthed was Iram, the city of ‘Ad described in the Qur’an. The Qur’an mentions Iram as follows :
( Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?) (Surat al-Fajr: 6-8)

The Miracle of Predicting the Unknown:

Long ago, historians misgave about the reality of Aad’s people, as the former did not find any trace of them. By the beginning of the 20th century, the National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) made a voyage around the earth by a space shuttle equipped with a radar which was capable of deeply penetrating the soil. When the shuttle came across the Void Quarter, it’s been discovered that there was a stream of two dry rivers; one of them running from west to east, and the other running from south to north. That is why the Americans got dazzled because this site is the driest part of the earth, yet it had running rivers till the near past.

Later on, the shuttle was equipped with more penetrating radar. It took a photo of a stream of two rivers that flow into a lake with a diameter of 40 Km. At the south of the Void Quarter. Between the two mouths of the river, the shuttle took pictures of a construction that is unexampled in its size. Hence, historians, archeologists, and men of religion were mobilized to determine the nature of this construction. All of them were unanimously agreed that this construction is “ the palaces of the city of “Iram”) which is described in the Qur’an as:
( Iram; the city with huge pillars. Like which there is no other city anywhere.) (Surat Al-Fajr (The Dawn), verses 7,8).

When they began to remove the sands from the city, they discovered an eight-sided castle by the city fences. It was built upon many enormous pillars and is described by Allah as (Iram; the city with huge pillars.)

Who told the prophet Mohammad (the son of Abdullah) about the story of Aad? Who told him exactly its lactation in Al- Ahqaaf (the Dunes) that exists in the Void Quarter; the site which is characterized by its loose sands that occupy most of it? Who told him that the people of Aad had built a colossal city called “Iram” and that it had huge palaces and castles with great pillars. It is He, the god of the worlds, who sent the Qur’an on the heart of His dear prophet Mohammad (the son of Abdullah), as Allah (exalted be He) says:
(To Aad’s people we sent their brother Hud. He said, “ O my people worship Allah, you have no other god but Him. You are but inventing (50). O my people I don’t ask you for any reward, my reward is from none but Him who originated me (51). O my people seek your Lord’s forgiveness, and then repent to Him. He will then ask the sky to rain in abundance, and augment your strength and don’t turn back into transgressors (52)”) (Surat “Hud”.)

Allah also says in another position (to his prophet “Hud”):
(If they turn away, then say, “I have warned you of a stunning punishment like that of Aad and Thamoud (13). When the messengers came to them, from before him and behind them saying (worship none but Allah), they said (if your Lord had willed, He surely would have sent down angels, so we are surely unbelievers in that with which you are sent) (14). As for Aad, they turned haughty on earth without right, and said “ who is mightier than us in power?” did they not realize that Allah, Who created them, is mightier than them in power? And they denied our revelations (15). Consequently, we sent upon them a furious wind in ominous days that we might make them taste the torment of humiliation in this life, and verily the torment of the Hereafter will be more humiliating and they will find no help (16). ) (Surat Fussilat (Detailed))

Wrote by Feras nour alhak

Reference  :
1 Haron Yahya  books
1. Afeef Tabara’s “With the Prophets”
2. The National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
3. Zaghlool Al-Naggar’s “From the Miraculous Signs in the Qur’an”

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⁽¹⁾ Thomas H. Maugh II, “Ubar, Fabled Lost City, Found by LA Team”,
    The Los Angeles Times, 5 February 1992.
⁽²⁾ Kamal Salibi, A History of Arabia, Caravan Books, 1980.
⁽³⁾ Bertram Thomas, Arabia Felix: Across the “Empty Quarter” of Arabia,
    New York: Schrieber’s Sons 1932, p. 161
⁽⁴⁾ Charlene Crabb, “Frankincense”, Discover, January 1993

(The people of Noah rejected the messengers (105)when their brother Noah said to them “Will you not fear Allah? (106)Surely I am a faithful messenger to you (107)So fear Allah and obey me (108)And I do not ask you any reward for it, my reward is only from the Lord of the worlds (109) So fear Allah and obey me” (110)They said “Shall we believe in you while the meanest follow you?” (111)He said “And what knowledge have I of what they do? (112)Their account is only with my Lord, if you could perceive (113) And I am not to repulse believers (114)I am only a plain warner (115)they said, “If you desist not, O Noah! You shall most certainly be stoned to death”(116)He said, “O my Lord! Surely my people have rejected me (117)Therefore judge Thou between me and them with a just judgement, and save me and those believers who are with me”(118)So We saved him in the Ark filled (with all creatures) (119)then we drowned the rest afterwards (120)Verily there is a sign in this, but most of them do not believe (121)and verily your lord is The Mighty, The Most Merciful (122))

And says in Surat Noah, in verses (1, 2):

(We sent Noah to his people, saying: “Warn thy people before a painful retribution afflicts them” (1) O my people! Surely I am a plain warner to you (2) )

The Miracle of Predicting the Unknown: This story is considered one of the greatest images of predicting the unknown, and it is certified by modern archaeological finds.

The story of the Deluge in Ancient civilizations

It’s well known that the deluge stories were widespread all over the world for a very long time. For, there are many deluge stories in some of the Ancient Near East societies, India, Burma, Malawi, Australia, islands of the Pacific, and all the Red Indian societies. The most important of these stories are the Sumerian and the Babylonian deluge stories, and the Jewish deluge story as mentioned in the Torah. Despite the falsifications that fill these stories, they all agree that a deluge had happened and that there was a righteous man who built a ship and embarked in it of each kind two, male and female; his family and the believers who followed him.

First, the Sumerian Deluge Story:       Till late last century, people were believing the Torah to be the first source of the deluge story; but modern discoveries proved that this is not true. For, in the year 1853, a copy of the Babylonian deluge story was found. Between 1889-1900 A.D, an American expedition prospected in Iraq for the clay tablet that contains the Sumerian deluge story in Nippur. The tablet can be dated by its script to the era of the famous Babylonian king “Hammurabi”.

The Sumerian Deluge Story in Brief : The story is telling about a pious king called “Ziusudra” who was serving God in reverence and humbleness. “Ziusudra” was informed of the decision of the assembly of gods; as they would send a great deluge accompanied by heavy rains and storms. The deluge raged for seven days and seven nights and wiped out the earth. “Ziusudra” was described as being the “ the preserver of the seed of mankind.” 

Second, the Babylonian Deluge Story:

1- The Epic of Gilgamesh: On 3^rd December 1872 A.D, Sydney Smith managed to collect the fragmentary pieces of the Epic of Gilgamesh and put it together. It is written in 12 anthems or rather “tablets”, and the deluge story is written in the 11^th one.

The story in brief is telling about a man called Gilgamesh who was told by the Deities to build a great boat and convey on board the seeds of every living thing. They told him that the breadth of the boat would equal its length, the heaven would rain in abundance...etc. At last, the boat rested on Mount Nisr (between Lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers).

2- The Story of Berosus:  In the 1^st half of the 3^rd century B.C, in the days of “Antiochus Í” (280-261 B.C), one of the priests of the great Babylonian god “Marduk” called “Berosus” wrote the history of his country (Babylonia) in Greek in a three-volume book. The deluge story was mentioned in the book; as there was a king called “Xisuthras” to whom the Deity appeared in a vision and informed him that all mankind would perish by a deluge, and commanded him to build a ship and go on board of it when the deluge commences. Soon afterwards; “Xisuthras” built a vessel 1100 yards in length and 44 yards in breadth, conveyed on board provisions for food and drink, and introduced into it animals, both fowls and quadrupeds.

Third: The Jewish Deluge Story as Mentioned in the Torah:  The story was mentioned in the Genesis (chapters 6:9) and it goes as follows:

⁵ The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. ⁶ The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. ⁷ So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth-men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air-for I am grieved that I have made them." ⁸ But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. ⁹ This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.

¹² God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. ¹³ So God said to Noah, "I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth. ¹⁴ So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out.

¹⁹ You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. ²⁰ Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. ²¹ You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them." (Genesis 6 [The Flood])

Then God repeated His command in the next chapter:

¹ The LORD then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family…. ⁴ Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights…. ⁵ And Noah did all that the LORD commanded him…all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened…. ¹⁷For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth. ¹⁸ The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water…. ²³ Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark. (Genesis 7)

⁴ and on the seventeenth day of the seventh month the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. (Genesis 8)
 

In spite of the distortion that fills these texts, they all confirm the deluge story. Besides, they; generally, correspond with the Qur’an.

NOW, who told “Mohammad” (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about a story happened thousands of years before his birth?!!

The Archaeological Finds in Iraq Prove the Deluge Story

In 1928, the archaeologist sir Leonard Woolley, found in “Ur” an alluvium deposit which is up to 8 feet thick, and he considered it to be a tangible proof of the Sumerian deluge. It is to be noted that this alluvial deposit lies above and below archaeology of the Ubaid period which represents Early Dynastic Í period in southern Iraq. Afterwards, Woolley went to dig 300 yards southeast of “Ur” to see how far this alluvium deposit goes. Digging results were positive, the thing that made Woolley associates the stratum with the flood mentioned in the holy books.

Sir Leonard Woolley tells us that he found in “Ur”, below the construction layer, an alluvium deposit (16 feet thick) full of painted pottery mixed with flint implements and glass which dated back to 2700 B.C. He also found that “Ur” was living under this deposit during the pre-deluge period. Woolley went on to say that the cause of the complete disappearance of this painted pottery, that was widespread all over the countries of Tigris and Euphrates rivers, was the Deluge that perishes the inhabitants of these counties.

Finding the Remains of Noah’s Ark

In 1959, archaeologists discovered the remains of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat in Turkey (or what is known as Mount Judi). The American “Life” magazine, on Sept. 5, 1960 (page 2), published an article covering the finding of Noah’s Ark supported by some pictures.

Ron Wyatt, an amateur archaeologist, visited the site in 1977 and asserted that site is 6,300 feet above the sea level and 200 miles from the nearest sea.
   

Discovering Evidences of Life before the Deluge

Washington-NASA: hundreds of meters below Black Sea surface, American Explorers found the remains of an inhabited site in region inundated by a cataclysmic flood 7,500 years ago. This discovery equals the discovery of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii that was destroyed by the Vesuve Volcano (Vesuvius) many centuries ago.

Reuters mentioned in a report in this respect that one of the explorers, Robert Ballard, said that his team from National Geographic Society found a rectangular skeleton on a depth of 310 meters below the sea level, which indicates that this site was once inhabited by humans before it was inundated by a great deluge.

Ballard said, in a phone call from the search ship (Northern Horizon), that the find is great, and its architecture and pieces of art dated back to the modern Bronze Age (i.e. 7000 years ago). Moreover, the site included many remnants of human habitations below water surface, which indicates that a large number of people were once living there. Ballard sees that this site surpasses in its importance the find of the wreck of the Titanic 1985. He added that his team reached this find before the 3^rd day of the 2^nd week of the five-week expedition, and the team members hope to reach more finds. Before bringing anything to the surface, the team will dry up the site and take precise documentary photos.

The discoveries were found by the help of sonar scans, and photographed by a remotely-operated vehicle (Argus), equals the electric washing-machine in size, which was connected with the search ship through fiberglass cables. The rectangular skeleton was 15 meters in length and 4 meter in breadth.

References  :
1- Mohammad Bayoumi Mahraan’s “Historical Studies from the Glorious Qur’an”
2- www.geocities.com/islamicmiracles/woodenplatefound.html