Electromagnetic Epectrum
📖Quran 69:38-39
I swear by what you see, and by what you do not see.
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This verse refers to everything in creation that humans can see and cannot see, specifically pointing to natural phenomena beyond human perception. While the Quran does not explicitly mention the electromagnetic spectrum by name, it leaves such unseen aspects of the universe for humans to discover. Many skeptics or critics may say that the Quran does not mention these phenomena by name, but when the Quran speaks of things humans cannot see, it challenges us to explore and uncover them. Modern science shows that much of the universe – including infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays, microwaves, and radio waves – exists beyond the range of human vision. This verse encourages reflection, observation, and investigation, and the term “electromagnetic spectrum” can be seen as a modern label describing what the Quran already alludes to: natural phenomena that are hidden from direct human perception, a sign of Allah’s wisdom and creation.
Electromagnetictic spectrum
The types of electromagnetic radiation are broadly classified into the following classes (regions, bands or types):
- Gamma radiation
- X-ray radiation
- Ultraviolet radiation
- Visible radiation
- Infrared radiation
- Terahertz radiation
- Microwave radiation
- Radio waves
This classification goes in the increasing order of wavelength, which is characteristic of the type of radiation.
Reference: Electromagnetic spectrum
Additional Information
This verse refers to aspects of creation that humans can see and cannot see, specifically pointing to natural phenomena like the electromagnetic spectrum. While the Quran does not mention it by name and is not a science textbook, it provides signs for humans to reflect upon and explore. Modern science shows that much of the universe – including gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, and radio waves – exists beyond the range of human vision, with only visible light detectable by the naked eye. The verse encourages humans to observe and investigate what they cannot see, showing that the unseen in nature is a sign of Allah’s wisdom and creation, deliberately left for humans to discover.