Note: Islam encourages science and the acquisition of knowledge with absolutely no contradiction between the Quranic revelation and the scientific facts. However, the Quran carries a divine message and guidance from God to all mankind, it is not a scientific book nor the faith of Muslims is conditionally based upon whether or not scientific fact coincides with what is found in the Quran. It is just viewed as a confirmation of what was already held as true and it may also be a clarification of those matters which may have been beyond the scope of human knowledge at any given time. For more on this, click here.