The Qur’ānic Oath “By the Sky of Ripples”: A Linguistic and Cosmological Analysis of Gravitational Waves as a Scientific Miracle

This study examines the Qur’ānic verse “By the sky of ripples” (Qur’an 51:7) as a striking point of convergence between divine revelation and modern cosmology. It argues that the Arabic term al-ḥubuk—meaning ripples on sand created by wind,ripples on surface of water— linguistically anticipates the scientific concept of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of spacetime detected in 2015. The study concludes that this harmony fulfills the divine promise in Qur’an 41:53, affirming that revelation precedes and encompasses empirical discovery as the ultimate source of truth.