In Springtime, the birds migrate at the same time every
year and make their nests at the same place year after year. This discipline
shows their faith in the Creator. Plants also have faith and pray in their own
way. The Imam said there were 150 types of plants which have further subbranches.
Incidentally, modern Botany also divides plants into 150 types. Plants follow
the Creator’s rules and regulation faithfully and punctually. Even the stones
pray in their way and if it did not, it will explode. The sun’s light is also worshipping
Allah. As it strictly follows the Divine commandments and hence the two
opposite components which do not produce light by themselves are able to
produce light when they meet Allah’s directions.
Theory of Rotation around the sun:
Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq was eleven years old and was a student in his father’s
school in Masjid Nabavi in Medina when he challenged the then prevalent theory
of Ptolemy about the heavenly bodies that sun and the stars were revolving around
the earth. Copernicus, a Polish scientist (1473-1543) said the same thing which
the Imam said about 1,000 years earlier.,
System of Medicine of Imam Jaffar al-Saidq: His
research and theories had great impact on the science of medicine. During the 2nd
and 3rd centuries of Hijra, most of the physicians in the East
followed the methods of diagnosis and treatment prescribed by him. In cases where
the condition of the patient was such that a physians could not know whether he
was dead or alive, Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq had suggested that a small incision
should be made in his body, especially between his two fingers. If blood came out,
it was a sign that he was alive. His theory was practically demonstrated during
the 2nd Hijra when the cousin of Abbasi caliph, Haroon Rashid was
very sick when the royal physician told the caliph that his cousin would die
before dawn. Another physician, Ibne Behla assured the caliph of his sound
health. Next morning, the cousin died, and his body was washed and shrouded.
The caliph summoned Ibne Behla. Ibne Behla requested that his body be placed in
normal clothing because when he was revived, he may die after seeing himself in
traditional shroud. Ibne Behla then made an incision between his left two
fingers. Blood started to flow; the patient opened his eyes.
The Theory of Four Elements: At
the age of twelve, the Imam rejected Aristotle’s theory of four elements;
earth, water, fire, and air. He said that earth was not an element but there
were many elements in it. When the Imam grew up, they could see years before
the European scientist discovered that air was not an element. The Imam said
that air was a mixture of elements. Now we know that there is Oxygen and Ozone
in the air which helps in breathing. He said that Oxygen is strong and active and
if separated in pure form it would burn iron. His father, Imam Baqir said that
by using scientific methods, we can produce fire from water! In the 18th
century this was proved by burning Hydrogen with Oxygen, a flame of fire in the
range of 667 degrees was produced. He said oxygen was behavior. After about
1,000 years, Lavoisier proved that in 9 kg of water, the on ire are 8kg of
Oxygen.
The Theory of Earth’s Rotation on its Axis: The
Imam had suggested that earth was revolving on its axis. When astronauts landed
on moon and turned their telescopes to the earth, they could see that earth was
moving slowly. There are no stars in the galaxy which does not rotate on its axis.
Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq must which have
known the Laws of Mechanics which postulates that when two forces work on an
object in such a one force pushes it away from the center and the other force
pulls it towards the center, then it starts to spin. This is called Centripetal
Force and Centrifugal Force.
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