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Allah, the Almighty,
says: (He
said): O Yusuf (Joseph), the man of truth! Explain to us
(the dream) of seven fat cows whom seven lean ones were
devouring, and of seven green ears of corn, and (seven)
others dry, that I may return to the people, and that
they may know. Yusuf said: For seven consecutive years,
you shall sow as usual and that (the harvest) which you
reap you shall leave in ears, (all) - except a little of
it which you may eat. Then will come after that, seven
hard (years), which will devour what you have laid by in
advance for them, (all) except a little of that which
you have guarded (stored). Then thereafter will come a
year in which people will have abundant rain and in
which they will press (wine and oil).”
(Yusuf: 45-49) |
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The
Scientific Fact:
Storing corn in its ears is considered one of the basic
methods of preserving such seeds during hard
environmental conditions. This combination of growing
crops and preserving and storing them is called
preserving products.
Dr.
`Abd al-Majid Bil`abid and his colleagues from Rabat
University in Morocco conducted research on some wheat
seeds that were left in their ears for two years and
some other seeds that were left outside their ears.
Primary results showed that the ears experienced no
change and stayed 100% viable despite the fact that the
storehouse was normal and no special conditions were
provided. Scientists also found that seeds left in their
ears lost a considerable amount of water and became
drier than those left outside their ears. This means
that 20.3 % of the weight of the seeds left outside
their ears is water which will affect the seeds ability
to grow once cultivated, simply because water makes it
more vulnerable to decay.
Thereafter, researches compared the rates of growth
between seeds left in their ears and others left outside
their ears for 2 years. They found that seeds left in
their sheaths have a better growth rate - of 20 % root
length and 32 % trunk length. Afterwards, researchers
tried to estimate the proteins and sugar that remained
unchanged. They found that such substances had fallen by
32 % after 2 years of storage in the seeds left outside
their ears while after one year of storage such seeds
lost 20 % of these substances. The seeds stored in their
ears lost nothing. |
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Facets of Scientific Inimitability:
Almighty Allah says: “…which
you reap you shall leave in ears”
which means that storing seeds in their ears is the best
way to preserve them.
There
are two other scientific observations in this verse:
1-
Defining the period over which seeds are expected to be
viable: 15 years. People were commanded to grow wheat
for 7 years and then 7 hard years would follow and then
one year (totaling 15 in all) will come when people will
be able to produce wine and oil. Scientific researches
have proven that wheat seeds can keep their ability to
grow for a maximum of 15 years.
2-
The method of storage by leaving seeds in their ears has
also been tested in the research. This shows that the
best way to store seeds is the way practiced by Prophet
Yusuf who was taught by Allah. It is historically proven
that this way was unknown before, especially to ancient
Egyptians who used to store wheat seeds outside their
ears. Obviously, this is a scientific miracle that shows
the greatness and accuracy of the Ever-Glorious Qur'an
and that it is a revelation from Allah (Exalted and
Glorified be He). |
