Yeah, really? I am finding it mind-boggling that someone who is educated and ought to have at least a basic scientific temper is talking about believing a book written thousands of years ago in all matters of science and life!!
Did Muhammed split the moon and glue it together? What a fairy tale! Is the Earth a flat surface floating on water which needs mountains to "stabilize" it?
Science Islam - The Quran on Mountains
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A book entitled "Earth" is considered a basic reference text
in many universities around the world. One of the authors of this
book is Frank Press. He is currently the President of the
Academy of Sciences in the USA.
Previously, he was the science advisor to former USA President
Jimmy Carter. His book says that
mountains have underlying roots
These roots are deeply embedded in the ground. So
mountains have a shape like a
peg as is seen in an example on
page 220 in the same book.
Another illustration shows how the mountains are peg-like in shape, due to their deep roots [p.158].
This is how the Quran described mountains. God said in the
Quran:
Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as
pegs? [Noble Quran 78:6-7]
Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have
deep roots under the surface of the ground and that these roots
can reach several times their elevations above the surface of
the ground. So the suitable word to describe mountains on the basis of this information is the
word 'peg', since most of a properly set peg is hidden under
the surface of the ground. The history of science tells us that the theory of mountains having deep roots was introduced only in the
latter half of the nineteenth century. [Geological Concept of
Mountains p.5]
Mountains also play an important
role in stabilizing the crust of the earth. [Geological Concept of
Mountains pp. 44-45]. They hinder the shaking of the earth.
God said in the Quran:
And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you... [Noble Quran 16:15]
Likewise the modern theory of plate tectonics holds that
mountains work as stabilizers for the earth. This knowledge about the role of mountains as
stabilizers for the earth has just begun to be understood in the framework of plate tectonics
since the late 1960's
[Geological Concept of
Mountains p. 5] .
Could anyone during the time of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) have known of the
true shape of mountains? Could
any one imagine that the solid massive mountain which he sees before him, actually extends deep
into the earth and has a root, as scientists assert? A large number of books of geology when
discussing mountains, only describe that part which is above the surface of the earth. This is because these books were not
written by specialists in geology.
However, modern geology has
confirmed the truth of the Quran's verses.
THE QURAN never stated that!
There is no end to this nonsense in any religious book. Religion should be taken as something personal, and for individual mental satisfaction and happiness. This is what most Hindus do, and this is why India is so much more peaceful and less violent than Pakistan.
Islam not only give mental peace and Satisfaction. IT is a complete code of life!
Its much much more!
Only Pakistani Punjabis love Pakistan mainly.
