And on the Earth are Signs

God put in earth many signs and asked people to discover it also he exploited it for us to increase our Faith and certainty with our great creator and to see his ability.….

God says :( And on the earth are signs for those who have Faith with certainty * and also in your own self Will you not then see? * And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised * Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth (i.e. what has been promised to you), just as it is the truth that you can speak.) (AZ- Zariat- verse 20 – 23). God tells us in these great verses about his signs in earth and in ourselves, as this earth was made suitable for us to live on it. Earth is 150 million kilometer far from the sun, therefore if the distance between both of them is far than that we may freeze, also the sun would burn all creatures on earth if the distance is less than that.

Therefore God be he blessed and exalted made earth in the correct orbit to be suitable for our life. Scientists say about earth and our life on it:" earth is in the correct orbit which enables living creatures to live on it, and if it is in the wrong orbit life on earth would never happened."

This sign is considered to be a good reply on people who believe that universe made by coincidence; coincidence couldn't put earth in this accurate distance from the sun and to make earth turns in this appropriate movement. If earth is turning in a speed which is more than its current speed, all creatures would be thrown out in space as gravity couldn't be able to keep people inside earth. God says: (Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy) (Ghafir- verse 64)

We know that earth turns around itself to generate day and night, therefore if earth speed is slower than its current speed, night may last for months or years, but God made earth to turn in a suitable speed to suit our life so God made the day to be 24 hour to leave about 8 hours for us to sleep. God be he blessed and exalted made time of the day and night is suitable for us. It is really a grace from God who says : ( and if you count the Blessings of Allah, never will you be able to count them. Verily, man is indeed an extreme wrong-doer, a disbeliever) (Ibrahim- verse 34)

One of God's graces is that earth is in spherical shape with a suitable diameter to fit life on earth .so we neither feel with roundness of earth nor with its curvature as we see it flat and paved. God made its circumference up to 40000 kilometer and this is the most suitable figure to see earth flat. God ordered us to look attentively at these figures and numbers, he says :( Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? * And at the heaven, how it is raised? * And at the mountains, how they are rooted (and fixed firm)? * And at the earth, how it is outspread?) (AL- Ghashiyah) (Verse 17-20)

When scientists went to other planets they discovered that earth is the only planet where you don't feel with any kind of curvature if you stand on it. God says :( And we have spread out the earth: how Excellent Spreader (thereof) are we!) (AZ- Zariat – verse 48)

If we look at moon we notice that it is full of craters and holes which caused by earthquakes and meteors that hit its surface for billions of years, we can see that moon surface is unpaved and twisted so that it is not suitable for life, but God be he exalted and blessed made earth suitable for our life and he always remind us with his graces. He says :( Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord: so blessed be Allah, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists).) (Ghafir – verse 64)

God be he blessed and exalted has created and divided this planet to many layers .for many years people believed that earth is flat and surrounded by sea from all sides and they used to call far seas like pacific ocean and Atlantic ocean " seas of darkness ", recently they discovered that earth is divided to many layers , each layer on the other one.

If we start from the outer layer: there is a very thin layer which is earth crust which extend from 70 to 100 kilometer (differ from area to another) this crust is not one block as it is divided to many plates separated by great fracture which is composed of some great cracks extends to thousands of kilometers which divide earth crust to many plates.

Satellite photos confirm that earth is not one block but it is divided to many plates separated by Common fault which divide earth crust to many plates. God says :( By the sky which gives rain, again and again* and the earth with Faults) (At-Târiq- verse 11-12) this information was unknown at that time when Qur'an descended on prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him). In this photo we see the Ethiopian Fault which extend to thousands of kilometers

Man saw and became able to photograph movement of that fault also plate's movement which moves away from each other. In 2005 scientists observed the Fault which separates the Arab plate that contains Arabian Peninsula and red sea from the African plate that contains Africa continent. They found that African plate moves away from the Arab plate and also they found a group of flooding magma during that moving. these magma freezes to form some kind of rockets.

Qur'an swears with that Fault as God says :( by the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again. * And the earth with Faults * Verily, this (the Qur’ân) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil* and it is not a thing for amusement.) (At-Târiq- verse 11-14)

These plates moves continuously, also mountains moves with it , these moves are measured by satellites ,last year Australia continent moved 73 ml meter toward north east . After this information we have to remember the following verse, God says :( And you will see the mountains and think them solid, but they shall pass away as the passing away of the clouds. The Work of Allah, Who perfected all things, verily He is Well-Acquainted with what you do) (An- Naml – verse 88)

A photo for Andreas Fault, which extends for more than 1300 km, a space is clearly seen that divides two faults, this photo was released recently and no one knew about it when Qur'an was descended. So how this fact is mentioned in Qur'an? The only logical explanation is that Qur'an was descend from God be he blessed and exalted.

After earth crust there is another layer which is the mantle: a dense, hot layer of semi-solid rock approximately 2,900 km thick. The mantle, which contains more iron, magnesium, and calcium than the crust, is hotter and denser because temperature and pressure inside the Earth increase with depth.

At the center of the Earth lies the core, which is nearly twice as dense as the mantle because its composition is metallic (iron-nickel alloy) rather than stony. However, the Earth's core is actually made up of two distinct parts: a 2,200 km-thick liquid outer core and a 1,250 km-thick solid inner core. As the Earth rotates, the liquid outer core spins, creating the Earth's magnetic field.

In the past, scientists believed that earth consists of three layers: crust, core and another layer in between, after that they discovered that the core consists of two layers, then they discovered another layer under the crust .after that they discovered the mantle, which consists of two areas (hot and hotter area). the most recent studies using Seismic Waves confirm that earth consists of seven layers

What are the seismic waves? Seismic waves are waves of force that travel through the Earth as the result of an earthquake and it hit earth layers ,so each time it reach a layer it makes a reflection the same as mirror when it exposed to light , therefore scientists knew that earth consists of seven layers . This information was released from the American Geological Agency.

After all of that we may wonder if we know that Holy Qur'an told us about these facts fourteen years ago , God says: (It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven).) (At-Talak – verse 12), and the reason of creating these seven layers will be explained in the verses in underline: (It is Allah who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge.) (At-Talak – verse 12)

You can imagine what would happen if any one decided to penetrate earth layers inside these magma. In fact no one can think about that due to the high pressure and high temperature that reach thousands degrees centigrade. Qur'an told us about that, God says :( O assembly of jinn and men! If you have power to pass beyond the zones of the heavens and the earth, then pass beyond (them)! But you will never be able to pass them, except with authority (from Allah)!) (Ar-Rahmân – verse 33)

God told us that no one can pass beyond earth zones (layers). We have to notice that God says zones not zone as each zone (layer) have a sickness which differs from zone (layer) to another.

What is behind these facts?

We have to ask a question, why did God mention this cosmic reality in Qur'an? Is that to get some cosmic information or to increase our knowledge!!! Let us to look attentively at this verse, God says :( It is Allah who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know) (At-Talak – verse 12) , what to know???? Let us continue the verse (that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge.) (At Talak – verse 12).

O, atheist, you are such an inattentive from your God be he blessed and exalted who told you about the seven layers in the sky and the seven layers in earth and today you can see by yourself these seven layers .

Therefore as God be he blessed and exalted told you about unseen things which can be measured by machines, also he (God) knows all of your deeds as he surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge. God says :( that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds all things in (His) Knowledge.) (At Talak – verse 12).

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By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel

www.kaheel7.com/eng

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