“A People once came before the Prophet Muhammad (saws) and asked him for proof that he was a Prophet of Allah. They said that Musa, one of Allah’s prophets, He (as) had come before the world with the miracles of the Staff and the White Hand, clear proof of his being a prophet. Isa (saws), they added, was given the Ability to make the blind see and heal the lepers, proving that he was a prophet of Allah. Other prophets, too, had been given the power to perform miracles, and they displayed this ability as proof of their prophethood. “Tell us,” they said, “what miracle have you brought as proof of your prophethood?”
The Prophet (saws) listened in silence to what they had to say, then he read out the verses of the third chapter of the Qur’an:
“In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are signs for men of sense; those that remember Allah when standing, sitting and lying down, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth (saying): ‘Lord, You have not created these in vain (to be never understood). Glory be to You! Save us from the torment of the Fire. Lord, those whom You will cast into hell shall be put to eternal shame: none will help the evil-doers. Lord we have heard a preacher call men to the true faith, saying: ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we believed. Lord, forgive us our sins and remove from us our evil deeds and make us die with the righteous” (3:193).
The Prophet pointed towards the creations of Allah that man took for granted and said there are signs in them for men of sense, and those that remember Allah and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth (saying) Our Lord has not created these things in vain and we will never understand what they truly are. He told them knowing what these things were was the miracle Allah was giving man, in comparison to the miracles Allah gave Musa (as) and Isa (as).
He asked the questioners to consider why these things are created, what purpose did they serve and to study them, these verses gave Muslims one of the reasons and intentions behind the revelation of the Qur’an, the muslim Ummah was instructed to look towards science to explain creation and the function everything had, the Qur’an effectively inspired man to know what Allah created.
This intention of Allah is clearly mentioned in the Qur’an along with the point in time mankind would excel in understanding the deeper scientific aspects of the universe.
Allah promised that “In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages
“Man is a creature of haste; [but in time] I shall make obvious to you [the truth of] My messages (in arabic the word used is Ayat or signs): do not, then, ask Me to hasten [it]!”(21:37)
Here Allah addressing the non muslims is saying in time He will show them and all mankind the truth of His Ayat (signs or messages) in the Universe, what everything means, Allah then says don’t ask him to Hasten it, which means it would be a burden on mankind and it would be revealed only after a point in time mankind could no longer be patient and seek it out eagerly, as Allah asks for patience of mankind.
This kind of knowledge would a burden on man because it would lead to exploitation, Abu Bakr (ra) said “The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah. Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile. Knowledge is the life of the mind. When a noble man learns knowledge he becomes humble, [whereas] when an ignoble person gains knowledge, he [becomes] conceited. When knowledge is limited – it leads to folly. [But] when knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation.”
Because Allah is addressing the non muslims with the statement “In time We shall make them fully understand Our messages [through what they perceive] in the utmost horizons [of the universe] and within themselves,” it should be easy to understand how they would be the ones who would receive this knowledge when the time came, and the following verses (21:37-40) specifically mention that towards the end of time is when mankind would know and understand the secrets of the utmost horizon of the universe, because the verses mention a time after creation ends, “And they say: When will this promise (be fulfilled), if ye are truthful? If they but knew – they who are bent on denying the truth – [that there will come] a time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces, nor from their backs, and will not find any succour! (21:37-39)
Then the topic changes back to just before the hour when it comes upon them, “Nay, but [the Last Hour] will come upon them of a sudden, and will stupefy them: and they will be unable to avert it, and neither wilt they be allowed any respite.”(21:40), in other words man will make great scientific discoveries towards the end of time, our time.