Abstract

“And the earth brings forth her burdens.”(99:3)
Holy Qur’an mentioned many elements with some uses. It also points out that at the time of
the second coming of the Messiahas more of these elements and their uses will become
known to people. Out of these elements some are known as essential elements for life while
other elements are classified as toxic. This presentation will give a general overview of the
elements, their classifications, uses and will focus on recent advances in analytical
techniques that have resulted in determination of parts per trillion level of these elements in
food samples and human subjects.