Isotropy in the Quran Miracle
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Isotropy in the Quran miracle is one of the most embarrassing miracle claims. It says that the phrase "not eastern nor western" is a scientific miracle, because it means there are no preferred directions in space ( which is called "isotropy" in science ).
The claim
Definition of Isotropy Qualitatively, isotropy refers to the absence of preferred directions in space. 'Primordial Cosmology', Montani Battisti Benini Imponente, World Scientific (2011) page 97.
So there are no preferred directions in space however 1400 years ago this was portrayed in the Quran:
[Quran 24.35] Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The allegory of His light is that of a pillar on which is a lamp. The lamp is within a glass. The glass is like a brilliant planet, fueled by a blessed tree, an olive tree, neither eastern nor western. Its oil would almost illuminate, even if no fire has touched it. Light upon Light. Allah guides to His light whomever He wills. Allah thus cites the parables for the people. Allah is cognizant of everything.
"Neither eastern nor western" means no preferred directions in space.
How could an illiterate man who lived 1400 years ago have known that there are no preferred directions in space?
The Bible
Besides the obvious fact that the phrase "neither eastern nor western" doesn't require knowledge of modern science, the same phrase was mentioned long before the Quran, in the Old Testament:
For not from the east, nor from the west, Nor from the desert comes exaltation;
So if this is a miracle, then it's a miracle of the Bible, because the Bible mentioned it first.
