Dr. Zaid Kasim Ghazzawi

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering

How to learn Engineering Sciences Fully from The

Noble Qur’an?

How to learn Civil Engineering from the Noble Qur’an?

The Optimal Specifications for a Structure

Strong: ability to withstand the applied loads Stiff: no large deformations upon loading Light weight: to minimize stresses due to

body loads Stable

How to know the design that satisfies the optimal

requirements for a structure?

The answer can be found in the Noble Qur’an

In The Name of Allah (God) The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful

The Noble Qur’an (16: 68)

Why does Allah (God) mention creatures like bees, trees, cattle, etc. in the Noble Qur’an?

To encourage those who read the Qur’an to ponder and reflect upon the design and function

of these creatures

And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect.

BeesA Bio-System

http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/inf3.html

A Bee Hive has the following characteristics:1. High strength (to endure the weight of

the bees)2. Large stiffness (to have small

deformations)3. Balanced (to endure large vibrations)4. Light weight (to hang from a tree

branch)

Bee hive handles weight of bees and

vibrations with perfect stability and strength

And your Lord inspired the bee, saying: "Take you habitations in the mountains and in the trees and in what they erect.

Hexagonal Structure of Bee

HivesStiff Material (Wax)

Soft Material (Honey)

There is a need to understand the structure and design of

bee’s honeycomb

The Noble Qur’an (35: 43)

Any structure that bears load in the creation of Allah (God)

Almighty should have a hexagonal structural arrangement of its

components

In The Name of Allah (God) The Most Compassionate The Most Merciful

So no change will you find in Allah's (God) Sunnah (way of dealing), and no turning off will you find in Allah's

(God) Sunnah (way of dealing)

The Use of Hexagonal Structural Arrangement to Handle Loads

1. The use of minimum material to cover maximum area (100% efficiency in material utilization)

2. This design results in maximum stiffness and strength which are main design requirements in load bearing structures.

Comparison of Bee’s Honeycomb and Bone Components

Bee’s honeycomb Stiff material (wax)

Soft material (Honey)

Bone n-scale components Stiff material (Hydroxy

apatite crystals)

Soft material (collagen)

Thus bone should be arranged in a hexagonal packing arrangement

exactly like bee’s honeycomb

http://www.bartleby.com/107/127.html

(Tortora and Grawboski, 1996)

Mechanical Systems within the Human Body

Hydroxy apatite crystals

Collagen molecules

The design of human bones on the Nano-scale

The design of human bones on the Nano-scale

http://bodymap.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/doc/images/fg3.jpg

Light Weight of Bees’ Hive

Hexagonal Structure ensures the coverage of maximum volume with minimum amount of

material

Stability of Bees’ Hive

Hexagonal Structure ensures stability of the structure upon loading

The weight of the bees acts perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hexagonal cells

Force Analysis on Bee Cells

120o

120o

120o

F

F

FF (in x-direction) = F – (2*F*cos60) = 0

F (in y-direction) = F*sin60 – F*sin60 = 0

Stiffness and Strength of Bees’

Hive

The material used in construction (wax) is stiff and strong

The slenderness ratio is equal to 1 (No Buckling)

A

B

F

And He it is Who has created the heavens and the earth in six Days and His Throne was on the water, that He might try you, which of you

is the best in deeds.

Who has created the seven heavens one above another, you can see no fault in the creations of the Most Beneficent. Then look again: "Can you see any

rifts?"

What are the optimal ratios of thickness to radius to design

structural members?

The answer can be derived from The Noble Qur’an

The answer is found from the design of human bone

Thickness to radius ratio = The ratio of material area to total area =

10

1

7

1

Dr. Zaid Kasim Ghazzawi

E-mail : zaidquran@yahoo.com

Website: www.quran-miracle.com