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Science in the Glorious Quran: Motion of the Mountains with the Earth

“وَتَرَى الْجِبَالَ تَحْسَبُهَا جَامِدَةً وَهِيَ تَمُرُّ مَرَّ السَّحَابِ” (النمل: 88). “And you see the mountains, and imagine them fixed, yet they pass, as the passing of the clouds” (Qur’an, 27:88)….

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Lack of Oxygen at High Altitude

“فَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِي السَّمَاءِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ”…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Fire Whirls

“أَيَوَدُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن تَكُونَ لَهُ جَنَّةٌ مِّن نَّخِيلٍ وَأَعْنَابٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ لَهُ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ وَأَصَابَهُ الْكِبَرُ وَلَهُ ذُرِّيَّةٌ ضُعَفَاءُ فَأَصَابَهَا إِعْصَارٌ فِيهِ نَارٌ فَاحْتَرَقَتْ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ…

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Control of Wind Circulation

“وَتَصْرِيفِ الرِّيَاحِ آيَاتٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ” (الجاثية:5). “And in “tasreef” (the control of circulation) of the winds, are signs for people who reason.” (Qur’an, 45:5) Wind is air in motion caused…

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Aquatic Origin of Life

“And We made from water every living thing. Then will they not believe?” (Qur’an, 21:30) The origin of water on Earth is not completely understood. Water has many unique physical…

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Source of Iron

“وَأَنزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُ وَرُسُلَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيز” (الحديد:25). “And We sent down iron in which there lies great force…

Science in the Glorious Quran: The lowest Place on the Earth

“غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ. فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ. فِي بِضْعِ سِنِينَ ۗ لِلَّهِ الْأَمْرُ مِن قَبْلُ وَمِن بَعْدُ ۚ وَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَفْرَحُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ” (الروم: 2-4). “The Romans have been defeated….

Science in the Glorious Quran: Rain Clouds

“أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُزْجِي سَحَابًا ثُمَّ يُؤَلِّفُ بَيْنَهُ ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ رُكَامًا فَتَرَى الْوَدْقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِن جِبَالٍ فِيهَا مِن بَرَدٍ فَيُصِيبُ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَصْرِفُهُ…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Clouds

 Heavy Clouds “هُوَ الَّذِي يُرِيكُمُ الْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنشِئُ السَّحَابَ الثِّقَالَ” (الرعد:12). “It is He Who shows you the lightning, with fear and hope, and He produces the excessively heavy…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Stone and Iron Human Fossils

 “وَقَالُوا أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا وَرُفَاتًا أَإِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ خَلْقًا جَدِيدًا .قُلْ كُونُوا حِجَارَةً أَوْ حَدِيدًا أَوْ خَلْقًا مِّمَّا يَكْبُرُ فِي صُدُورِكُمْ ۚ. فَسَيَقُولُونَ مَن يُعِيدُنَا ۖ قُلِ الَّذِي فَطَرَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ ۚ ”…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Darkness and Internal Waves

“أَوْ كَظُلُمَاتٍ فِي بَحْرٍ لُّجِّيٍّ يَغْشَاهُ مَوْجٌ مِّن فَوْقِهِ مَوْجٌ مِّن فَوْقِهِ سَحَابٌ ۚ ظُلُمَاتٌ بَعْضُهَا فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ إِذَا أَخْرَجَ يَدَهُ لَمْ يَكَدْ يَرَاهَا ۗ وَمَن لَّمْ يَجْعَلِ اللَّهُ لَهُ…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Mountains

Mountains as Pegs “وَأَلْقَىٰ فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَأَنْهَارًا وَسُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ” (النحل:15). “And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shifts with you,…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Lava in the Sea Water

.”وَالسَّقْفِ الْمَرْفُوعِ. وَالْبَحْرِ الْمَسْجُور” (الذاريات:5-6) “By the elevated Heavens and the sea sitting on bed fire” (Qur’an, 52: 5-6). “By the elevated Heavens and the sea, filled [with fire].” (Qur’an, 52:5-6)…

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Salt and Sweet Water Barrier

“وَهُوَ الَّذِي مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ هَٰذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ وَهَٰذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخًا وَحِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا” (الفرقان:53). “And it is He who merged the two seas, one palatable and sweet and…

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Barrier Between The Seas

.”مَرَجَ الْبَحْرَيْنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ. بَيْنَهُمَا بَرْزَخٌ لَّا يَبْغِيَانِ” (الرحمن:19-20) “He released the two seas, meeting together [side by side]. Between them is a barrier, which they do not overrun.” (Qur’an, 55:19-20)

Science in the Glorious Quran: The Fissured Structure of Earth

 .”وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ.  وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ” (الطارق:11-12) “By the sky which returns (rain) and [by] the Earth which cracks open.” (Qur’an, 86:11-12) The external surface of the Earth is split…

Science in the Glorious Quran: Geology

Geology is an Earth science comprising the study of the solid earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. Geology gives insight into…