Qur'an Mentions Pulsar Stars
Ayah from Surah At-Tariq (86:1-3)
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
"By the sky and the Tārīq (the Knocker)! And what will make you know what the Tārīq is? It is the piercing star."
Scientific Explanation
This verse refers to a celestial object called "At-Tariq", which means "the Knocker", and describes it as "an-Najm ath-Thaqib" (النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ), meaning "the piercing star."
1. What Are Pulsars?
- Pulsars are highly magnetized neutron stars that rotate rapidly and emit powerful beams of radiation.
- They produce a rhythmic knocking or pulsing sound when their signals are detected on Earth via radio telescopes.
- The term "At-Tariq" (the Knocker) in the Qur'an is a striking parallel to these stars that emit repetitive pulses, similar to a knocking effect.
2. Why "Piercing Star" (النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ)?
- Pulsars emit intense electromagnetic radiation, which can "pierce" through space.
- Some pulsars emit X-rays and gamma rays, making them among the most powerful sources of radiation in the universe.
- This aligns with the Qur’anic description of At-Tariq as a "piercing star" (ثَّاقِبُ), indicating something that penetrates or shines intensely.
3. A Discovery Made in 1967
- Pulsars were first discovered in 1967 by astronomers Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish.
- They noticed repetitive radio pulses coming from space, which were later identified as rapidly rotating neutron stars.
- This discovery came centuries after the Qur'an already described a mysterious "knocking" star that pierces through darkness.
The Qur'an’s description of At-Tariq (The Knocker) as a piercing star remarkably aligns with modern scientific discoveries about pulsars. This knowledge, revealed over 1,400 years ago, serves as evidence of divine wisdom.
Allah is truly the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
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