In ancient times
a well-known theory by the name of ‘Theory of Atomism’ was widely accepted.
This theory was originally proposed by the Greeks, in particular by a man
called Democritus, who lived about 23 centuries ago.
Democritus and
the people that came after him, assumed that the smallest unit of matter was
the atom. The Arabs used to believe the same. The Arabic word dharrah most
commonly meant an atom. In recent times modern science has discovered that it
is possible to split even an atom. That the atom can be split further is a
development of the 20th century. Fourteen centuries ago this concept
would have appeared unusual even to an Arab. For him the dharrah was the
limit beyond which one could not go. The following Qur’aanic verse however,
refuses to acknowledge this limit:
“The
Unbelievers say, ‘Never to us will come The Hour’: say,
‘Nay!
But most surely, By my Lord, it will come Upon you – by Him Who knows
the unseen –
From
Whom is not
hidden
The least little atom In the Heavens or on earth:
Nor
is there
anything
less Than that, or greater, but Is in the Record Perspicuous.’”
[Al-Qur’aan
34:3] [1]
This verse
refers to the Omniscience of God, His knowledge of all things, hidden or
apparent. It then goes further and says that God is aware of everything,
including what is smaller or bigger than the atom. Thus the verse clearly shows
that it is possible for something smaller than the atom to exist, a
fact discovered
only recently by modern science.
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