{"id":111663,"date":"2024-09-24T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=111663"},"modified":"2024-09-24T11:10:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:10:46","slug":"ancient-wisdom-meets-modern-science-the-qurans-insights-on-honey-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/science\/111663-ancient-wisdom-meets-modern-science-the-qurans-insights-on-honey-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science: The Quran\u2019s Insights on Honey Bees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a striking intersection of ancient wisdom and modern science, Faraz Khan reports that the Quran&#8217;s insights into honey bees have garnered attention, Australasian Muslim Times revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent discovery confirms that honey is exclusively produced by female worker bees, a fact noted in Surah An-Nahl (16:68-69) over 1400 years ago. The verse highlights the bees\u2019 habitat and behaviors, using feminine grammatical forms to indicate that these roles are performed by females.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beekeeper McKay Orton, with a background in entomology, praised the Quran for its accurate depiction of honey\u2019s healing properties and the ecological significance of bees. She emphasized the importance of preserving bee populations, crucial for pollination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quran also mentions that bees possess multiple stomachs, aligning with modern science. 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