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Fat Miracle in the

Quran

Some Islamic apologists claim that the

Quran contains detailed knowledge about
fat-burning in the verse 22:27. The verse
doesn't talk about fat-burning at all.

Contents
"Miracle"

The verse
 Apologetic translation

Actual translation

Losing weight by sprinting

See also

References

"Miracle"
Out of all energy sources fats is the
slowest to convert to energy.

Fats serve both as energy

sources for the body, and
as stores for energy in
excess of what the body
needs immediately. Each
gram of fat when burned or
 metabolized releases about
9 food calories (37 kJ =
8.8 kcal). Fats are broken
down in the healthy body
to release their
constituents, glycerol and
fatty acids. Glycerol
itself can be converted to
glucose by the liver and
so become a source of
energy.
Wikipedia, Fats, 2019

Fats need a lot of time to convert to

energy. If you sprint for a few minutes
then you won't burn any fats. However if
you run a marathon then you will burn a
lot of fats. So it is the endurance
activities that burn fats, not the short
burst ones. This was only known
recently, however this was portrayed in
the Quran 1400 years before it was
discovered.

[Quran 22:27] And announce

the pilgrimage to
humanity. They will come
to you on foot, and on
every skinny [animal] they
will come from every deep
valley.
"Damer ‫ " ﺿﺎﻣﺮ‬means became skinny or
thin. For short journeys people used to
go walking however for long journeys
they used to ride animals (camels,
horses...). Those animals become skinny
when they travel long distances and
climb out of deep valleys. However short
journeys on foot will not make you
skinny. Today we know why short
distance walking will not make you
skinny because it is the endurance
activities that burn fats, not the short
burst ones. Traveling long distances and
climbing out of deep valleys are
endurance activities that burn fats.
 How could an illiterate man who lived
1400 years ago have known how to burn
fats?
miracles-of-quran.com: Fats

The verse
Apologetic translation

The verse says nothing about burning fat:

And announce the pilgrimage to

humanity. They will come to you on foot,
and on every skinny [animal] they will
come from every deep valley.
 Quran 22:27 translated by miracles-of-
quran.com [1]

Since it says nothing about burning fat, the

miracle claim is false.

Actual translation

Apologists translated the verse as talking

about two types of pilgrims:

those on foot
those on skinny animals and these are
from deep valley

But in most translations the Quranic text is

understood and translated as talking
about:
 those on foot
those on skinny animals

And "they will come from every deep

valley" is an addition that is not attached
to the second category. So both those who
come on foot and those who come on
animals can come from a deep valley.
Which makes more sense, because should
a person not make a pilgrimage just
because he doesn't have an animal? Most
translations divide the "camel" from "they
will come" by a semicolon or a comma:

Muhsin Khan: And proclaim to mankind

the Hajj (pilgrimage). They will come to
you on foot and on every lean camel,
they will come from every deep and
distant (wide) mountain highway (to
perform Hajj).

Pickthall: And proclaim unto mankind the

pilgrimage. They will come unto thee on
foot and on every lean camel; they will
come from every deep ravine,

Sahih International: And proclaim to the

people the Hajj [pilgrimage]; they will
come to you on foot and on every lean
camel; they will come from every distant
pass -
 Quran 22:27

Yusuf Ali did use the interpretation that

they are skinny, because of long journeys:

Yusuf Ali: "And proclaim the Pilgrimage

among men: they will come to thee on
foot and (mounted) on every kind of
camel, lean on account of journeys
through deep and distant mountain
highways;

Quran 22:27

But even if this was the real meaning, it

wouldn't be a scientific miracle, because it
was observable in the 7th century, that
animals get lean when traveling on long
distances.

Losing weight by sprinting

Islamic apologists claim:

If you sprint for a few minutes then you

won't burn any fats.

miracles-of-quran.com: Fats [2]

But the reality is:

Sprinting is one of the most explosive

exercises you can do. It's a complete,
total-body workout -- targeting the butt,
hips, hamstrings, quads, calves and abs -
- that builds long, lean muscle. In fact,
many professional athletes incorporate
sprints into their training for that reason.

Sprinting also promotes fat loss and

increases your metabolic rate for several
days after the workout, a phenomenon
known as the excess post-exercise
oxygen consumption (EPOC) effect.
EPOC -- also known as "afterburn" --
allows you to continue burning calories
long after the workout is over.

WebMd: Sprint Burpees

See also
Pompeii not in the Quran
Superionic Water in the Quran
Scientific Miracles in the Quran

References
1. https://miracles-of-quran.com/fats.htm
2. https://miracles-of-quran.com/fats.htm

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