 Critics argue that while it is generally agreed the Quran contains many verses proclaiming the wonders of nature, 

An example of where earlier beliefs founded on interpretations of the Quran changed following the introduction of modern technology/science to the Muslim world, is knowledge of the gender of an unborn baby, made possible by ultrasound technology.As noted above Nidhal Guessoum points out that a literal interpretation of some Quranic verses indicates that before a baby is born its gender is known only to God, i.e.is "ghayb".