(… قُلْ سِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ انظُرُوا) (Say, “Travel through the land; then observe …): Allah (swt) calls us to learn lessons through utilizing the intellect, proofs and evidence. The word observe here, means ‘to think. We are told to look at what happened to the deniers over the course of history. We are to look, think and learn from them.

Ponder upon the precision of this verse in terms of science. Allah (swt) says: “Travel through the land”; instead of: on the land, whereas if the Quran had come from other than Allah (swt) the latter would have been used. The Arabic word of (Through) means ‘in’, while the normal usage for this sentence will be “on”, as we walk on the earth. However, we are in fact walking in the earth, if we consider the layer of atmosphere found there, which is an inseparable part of it and which we need in order to breath. So, if we were to walk ‘on’ the earth, it would mean that we are walking above the layer of atmosphere.

From here, we can see that the Holy Quran is sent with precise knowledge, which the human mind can understand. As the human intellect develops, it will realize that the Words of Allah (swt) are Words sent down by the All-Knowing, All-Wise, All-Aware, All-Merciful, All-Compassionate and The Acceptor of Repentance. The One who does not say a word except that it is precise, according to knowledge that might not have reached us yet. And a time will come when the scholars and scientists will reach this knowledge that was unknown before and discover its truth.