Oscar, who's a fish, lives in a tank in Waterfoot, England. He's attracting quite a bit of attention because markings on one side of his body seem to spell out the name Allah in arabic script, while markings on his other side seem to spell out Muhammad. Since I don't know arabic, I'm not in a position to judge how much the markings look like these words. But at least saying that markings spell a word is a bit more cut-and-dry than saying that markings look like Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or someone else whose appearance is unknown. (And now that I think about it, I suppose the Muslim ban on images of Muhammad means that the world will never get to see pieces of toast or frying pans bearing the image of Muhammad.) People who have examined Oscar are quite confident that the markings haven't been painted on in any way. I'm sure Oscar's new-found status as a miracle fish won't hurt the price the pet shop owner can fetch for him. (Thanks to Paul Farrington for the link.)
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There's a marine fish sometimes kept in saltwater aquariums that's known as the "Koran Angelfish," because most specimens have markings near the tail that look like an Arabic scripture, at least to some people.
Like most of these kinds of "signs," I think you have to filter out a lot of surrounding stuff, and use some imagination, to see that marking as a written word.
As for people being the enemies of what they don't know, I agree with that to a degree. Certainly people are afraid of the unknown and therefore treat it with caution, and unfortunately also with contempt and intolerance more often than not, however I'm not sure what it is that you are inferring that I don't know so I can't comment on whether I am the enemy of it.
Part of your comment, "People who are wise enough can know without any doubt that Allah exists whither humans admit it or not", is completely intolerant, suggesting that people who do not know or believe that Allah exists are not wise.
Anyway, enough of this religious debate, I am neither religious, nor intolerant of other peoples' religious beliefs. If you wish to be intolerant then that is your decision to make, however I would be prepared for many people to take you to task should you decide to take that route.
Which raises a question: if images of Mohammed are forbidden because images of the prophets are prohibited, why is there not continual outrage about the depictions and even sculptures of Jesus - and indeed Abraham, Moses et al - that are, well, ubiquitous?
How appropriate that my spambot word is 'peace', eh?
Nevertheless I would warn the muslims not to get over excited about these things as these are not part of Islam. These things can be considered as 'signs' for the beleivers like many other signs and miracles around you. Non beleivers will never be able to accept this indirect sign as proof of anything since they have been rejecting even greater miracles such as Quran and such. This little fish cant show them any more than some random dots...
I like the joke:)
this is an answer to all those who suspect islam and don't believe that Mohammed is a prophet of Allah.
..i ask all of those who read my post..please..before arguing and debating...go and read about islam..Mohammed...read about him...and if u won't be convinsed , at least u will respect this man(Mohammed)..who was really mercy of all mankind...please..search the net about Islam or prophet Mohammed..and u will find out that this fish is the least sign proving that he is a messenger of God, you will read about the sooooo many scientific miracles in Quraan, you will know surprising facts about islam..u can go to islamworld.net..it is a comprehensive site about islam...this is my advice to you as a loving brother for all of you..believe me..you will do nothing but reading..just surfe this website and then judge..then add any comments u want to add..i will read them all...
peace be upon all of you...
The Qur'an does not convince those that read itr of its sacred origin - only those that read it when already convinced of this. The faith, in almost all cases, comes first. I've had a couple of Muslim friend who, like you, seem to assume that to read the Qur'an is to be conviced of its holiness. It just ain't so. Certainly it nothing I've read has convinced me that he 'was really mercy of all mankind' (any more than Jesus was, or Buddha, say)...
And what the F is a 'scientific miracle' (apart from an oxymoron, heh heh!!)?
about scientific mericals in Quraan u were laughing at..i wanted only to tell u that many many non-muslim scientists had converted to islam as soon as they found out that quraan has preceeded their findings with 1400 years at least..u can know all about islam at me..if all of u didn't do that..u will be a loser..this is my advice to u...
This kind of thinking is antiethical to science: if we comnpare a model (such as a theory or, in this case, the Qur'an) with reality, and the model fails to predict reality, then the flaw is in the model. To suggest anything else is to get things arse-forwards, but this is precisely what Qur'anic thinking does. By no coincidence, this is the same thing that pre-Enlightenment Europe did - one reason that the heliocentric model of the galaxy was rejected for so long, for example, was that it was believed that what was said in the Bible had precedence over what was observed.
In the case of Qur'anic 'science', what we really have is verses which described the world as it appeared to people one and a half thousand years ago (It is He Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon: all swim along, each in its rounded course.) reinterpreted and tortured to fit modern knowledge ('It is significant that the Arabic word used here - "falak" - does not mean circular course, just rounded. Kepler was the first European astronomer to realize that the paths of the planets and the moon are elliptical. It was not until later, though, that astronomers also realized that the sun has an orbit as well - around the center of the Milky Way.'). Irt's purest sophistry. To justify the claims made of the Qur'an with regard to science, a Qur'anic scholar ought really to be able to use the book to resolve some of the unanswered questions of science before science answers them first...
Of course, all this only has point if you start out believing such assertions as that the Qur'an could - or should - have anything to say about the natural world. But that's something that depends on a critical assumption - that the Qur'an is the work of God, not men.
you've put some quranic examples about science..
but i want to clarify something for first..Quraan scientific miracles is not mentioned to be a proof of the Quraan ginuninty...it's only as u refered...description of the nature around the people 1500 years ago..but here comes the point...1500 years ago...and we can find a book describing these nature scenes that accurately with no mistake at all...plus it's adding hints for the coming generations and the recent ones for better understanding of the scientific revolution, and to find this signs..till now ..suitable for its related scientific theory..it's something marvellous..
in addition to that no..not as u said that quraan( as a model )sometimes fails to predict reality and on that..we blame reality not the model(that's wht i undrstood)..Quraan nver never contradicted reality or mere facts..it needs only better understanding to its meanings, it's values..it needs openmindness to accept it...then you will every time you hear a quraanic verses..you will shake your head astonishingly with its deep meanings and signs..saying...(yeah, right..subhan Allah, God is great)..Outest, believe me..i'm telling you that coz i know what you r thinking of..what r the factors affecting u..i've seen many people who think like u..and others with different idiolgies..but i'm telling u what should really happens if &if; only...u understood true meanings of Quraan..
any way, i've tried to answer u with my very poor English as much as i could..but i really admired your way of thinking..and i really hope if we could communicate with emails..if u like...my email : .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
N.B:falak in arabic means( orbit )..at least that what we call it here..
plus..there is another verse in quraan saying that the sun is not a steady star..it's moving too...
Oh, and Jaffar - I can't be certain of your meaning because you are clearly a near-total illiterate and appear to have omitted a critical noun. However, you appear to be saying that rather than criticizing muslims for rioting over depictions of Mohammed, Christian themselves should take to the warpath over desecrations of their own idols. Do I have that right?
CHECK OUT THIS Video :"Allahu akbar" in a fish. noticed that the fish was not born with it, it just happened later on a sudden. this fish wasn't eating after this happend to it .but it kept growing even bigger than the other fish.
say allah akbar walhamdu lillah
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Thank you Hamid in Africa, I too am a muslim. I'm sorry if you're angry I copied and pasted your reference from the Quran. It clearly spells out Mohammed. And for u people joking around you will be punished in this life and the hereafter.