Mountains: "pegs" that stabilize the Earth
The Quran describes mountains as pegs anchored in the Earth, a reality confirmed by modern geology.
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Mountains, the water cycle and the formation of the Earth
The water cycle: a complete description
The Quran describes the complete water cycle — evaporation, condensation, precipitation — with remarkable precision.
Read articleThe Darkness of the Deep Seas
The Quran describes the darkness of the deep oceans with a precision that modern oceanography only confirmed in the 20th century.
Read articleIron Sent Down from Heaven: A Stellar Origin
The Quran states that iron was "sent down" to Earth, a claim that modern astrophysics has confirmed: iron comes from space.
Read articleThe Fertilizing Winds: The Role of Winds in Rain and Pollination
The Quran describes winds as "fertilizing," a description that modern meteorology and botany have confirmed.
Read articleThe Two Seas That Do Not Mix: Oceanic Barriers
The Quran describes two seas that meet without mixing, a phenomenon confirmed by modern oceanography: the boundaries between water masses.
Read articleRain and Winds: The Meteorological Cycle Described by the Quran
The Quran accurately describes the process of cloud and rain formation, a meteorological cycle confirmed by modern science.
Read articleThe Measured Rain: The Water Cycle in the Quran
The Quran affirms that rain descends "with measure." Modern hydrology has confirmed that precipitation is regulated by a precise and balanced water cycle.
Read articleThe Clouds and Hail: Meteorology in the Quran
The Quran describes the formation of clouds, their accumulation, and the production of hail with a precision that modern meteorology only confirmed in the 20th century.
Read articleThe barrier between fresh water and salt water
The Quran describes a barrier (barzakh) between fresh water and salt water that do not mix. Modern science has discovered estuaries and haloclines where these two types of water meet without mixing.
Read articleThe Earth "dahaha": an extended and ovoid shape
The Quran uses the verb "dahaha" (79:30) to describe the creation of the Earth. This Arabic term, which evokes extension and an ovoid shape, finds an echo in modern geodesy.
Read articleMountains in motion: plate tectonics
The Quran describes mountains "passing like clouds", an image that evokes the continuous movement of tectonic plates confirmed by modern geology.
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