ENGLISH- QURANIC GEOGRAPHY: MATHEMATICAL PROPORTIONS AND MODERN GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

This paper uses the most current geospatial technologies and mathematical modeling to perform an empirical study of major geographical descriptions present in the Quran. It studies certain phenomena through the use of Geographic Information systems (GIS), remote sensing data, and tested scientific models: the convergence of two seas at the Strait of Gibraltar, the stabilizing effect that mountains have as a whole via the principle of isostasy and the determination of the Dead Sea as the lowest point on Earth. Moreover, the study examines the existence of inherent mathematical ratios, including the Golden Ratio φ (phi), in natural structures mentioned in the reading. The findings indicate that there is a strong association of these bible verses with modern geoscientific evidence. The exegesis supports the factual correctness of the descriptions with the help of well-known databases and research papers of other scientists. This inter-disciplinary theory is named Quranic Geography, and it is the gap between scriptural studies and empirical science. This study finishes by noting the opportunity of the future digital uses and greater quantitative analysis to study this convergence further and provides a structure of evidence-based discourse between scientific inquiry and historical religious texts.