Fibonacci Numbers

Fibonacci Numbers

[Everything has its measure with Him.] (Qur’an, 13: 8)

Everyone admires beauty in nature and the unique balance found in it. Some say that this balance and perception of beauty is due to the Golden number or the ratio that gives certain things their exquisitness.  

If a pleasing or exceedingly balanced form is achieved in terms of elements of application or function, it is there that we may look for a function of the Golden Number. The Golden Number is a product not of mathematical imagination, but of a natural principle related to the laws of equilibrium.

What do the pyramids in Egypt, Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of the Mona Lisa, sunflowers, the snail, the pine cone and your fingers all have in common?

The answer to this question lies hidden in a sequence of numbers discovered by the Italian mathematician Fibonacci. The characteristic of these numbers, known as the Fibonacci numbers, is that each one consists of the sum of the two numbers before.

Plants, galaxies, micro-organisms, crystals and living things designed according to this rule imitated by artists are all examples of Allah’s superior artistry. Allah reveals in the Qur’an that He has created all things with a measure. Some of these verses read:

[Allah has appointed a measure for all things.] (Qur’an, 65: 3)

[Everything has its measure with Him.] (Qur’an, 13: 8)