Quran’s Role

Quran’s Role This mindset hindered scientific investigation and mastery over the natural world. The Quran taught that nature was created for humans—to be studied, understood, and utilised for their benefit. (Quran, 45:13) This Quranic teaching profoundly influenced people. For the first time in history, the idea of understanding and controlling nature took hold. People began to investigate nature, and after centuries of study, the revolution known today as the scientific revolution emerged. Before the Quran, humanity was divided into high and low classes. The Quran strongly declared that all human beings are equally created by God. In the sight of God, all humans are the same. This message of human equality from the Quran deeply touched people and slowly transformed their thinking. This process continued over centuries, until a new social age emerged where all human beings were recognized as equals with equal rights. Before the Quran, war was widely seen as the only way to achieve goals. As a result, one group was always fighting another. The Quran introduced God as a God of mercy, and the Prophet as a Prophet of mercy. It promoted values like peace, patience, and avoidance of conflict, and showed that the power of peace is greater than the power of war. In this way, for the first time in history, the path of peaceful struggle was opened.