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What Qur'an and Bible says about
Mountains
A book entitled Earth is a basic reference textbook in many universities around the world. One of its two authors is Professor Emeritus Frank Press. He was the Science Advisor to former US President Jimmy Carter, and for 12 years was the President of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. His book says that mountains have underlying roots.1 These roots are deeply embedded in the ground, thus, mountains have a shape like a peg
The mountains, like pegs, have deep roots embedded in the ground. (Anatomy of the Earth, Cailleux, p. 220.)
Another illustration shows how the mountains are peg-like in shape, due to their deep roots. (Earth Science, Tarbuck and Lutgens, p. 158.)
This is how the Qur'an has described mountains. God has said in the Qur'an:
Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs? (Qur'an, 78:6-7)
Modern earth sciences have proven that mountains have deep roots under the surface of the ground (see figure 9) and that these roots can reach several times their elevations above the surface of the ground.2 So the most 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.3
Mountains also play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth.4 They hinder the shaking of the earth. God has said in the Qur'an:
And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you... (Qur'an, 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.5
Could anyone during the time of the Prophet
Muhammad have known of the true shape of mountains? Could
anyone 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
Qur'anic verses.
We now introduce a unique scholar. He differs from other scholars but at the same time, he is a representative of a group of scholars. His name is Professor Siaveda, one of the best known marine geologists from Japan. He is also one of the most famous scientists in the world. Professor Siaveda’s mind was filled with many distortions and suspicions about all religions. He is right about what he says with regard to all religions, except Islam, because Islam differs from all other religions that he spoke about.
When we met him, he said to us: "You scholars of religion all over the world should keep your mouths shut forever." I replied: ‘But why Professor? Why?’ He said: "Because when you speak you cause wars to break out between the people throughout the world." We asked him: ‘Why are the NATO alliance and WARSAW Pact accumulating such massive nuclear arsenals and nuclear weapons in space, sea, overland, and underground. Why this? Is it for religious reasons?’ He went silent, then we said to him: ‘At any rate we are aware of your attitude towards all religions, but since you do not know much about Islam, then you might as well listen to what we have to say.’ So we asked him a number of questions in his area of specialization, and we also informed him of the Qur'anic verses and ahadeeth which mention the phenomena he spoke of. One of these questions was about mountains and whether they were firmly rooted in the earth.
He replied and said: "The fundamental difference between continental mountains and the oceanic mountains lies in its material. Continental mountains are made essentially by sediments, whereas the oceanic mountains are made of volcanic rocks. Continental mountains were formed by compressional forces, whereas the oceanic mountains were formed by extensional forces. But the common denominator on both mountains are that they have roots to support the mountains. In the case of continental mountains, light-low density material from the mountain is extended down into the earth as a root. In the case of oceanic mountains, there is also light material supporting the mountain as a root, but in the case of oceanic mountain this material is not light because the composition is light, but it is hot, therefore expanded somewhat. But from the viewpoint of densities, they are doing the same job of supporting the
mountains. Therefore, the function of the roots are to support the mountains according to the law of Archimedes."
Professor Siaveda described the shape of all mountains whether they are on land or in the sea as being in the shape of a wedge. Could anyone during the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) have known of the shape of these mountains? Could anyone imagine that the solid massive mountain that he sees before him actually extends deep into the earth and has a root as scientists assure? A large number of geography books when discussing mountains, only describe that part which is on the surface of the earth. This is because they are not written by specialists in geology, but modern science informs us about it and Allah says in the Qur'an: And the mountains as pegs. (Qur'an 78:7).
We asked Professor Siaveda whether the mountains have a function in establishing the crust of the earth. He said that this has not yet been discovered and established by scientists. In view of the reply we researched and inquired about this and we found out that many geologists gave the same reply, except for a few. Among those few are the authors of this book, entitled “The Earth”. This book is considered as a basic reference text in many universities throughout the world. One of the authors of this book is Frank Press. He is currently the President of the Academy of Sciences in USA. Previously, he was science advisor to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. What does he say in his book? He illustrates the mountains in a wedge-like shape where the mountain itself is but a small part of the whole whose root is deeply entrenched in the ground. Dr. Press writes on the functions of the mountains and states that they play an important role in stabilizing the crust of the earth. This is exactly how the Qur'an described mountains 14 centuries ago.
Allah said: And the mountains Has He firmly fixed. (Qur'an 79:32).
And He said: And the mountains as pegs. (Qur'an 78:7).
And He also said: And he has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you. (Qur'an 16:15).
But who could have informed Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about this? We asked Professor Siaveda this question: ‘What is your opinion on what you have seen in the Qur'an and the Sunnah with regard to the secrets of the Universe, which scientists only discovered now?’ His answer was: "I think it seems to me very, very mysterious, almost unbelievable. I really think if what you have said is true, the book is really a very remarkable book, I agree."
Yes, what can scientists say? They cannot attribute the knowledge revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by Allah and contained in the Qur'an to human beings or to any scientific authority in our times, because all scientists were unaware of all these secrets. Moreover, all humanity could not have any explanation but to attribute that knowledge to some extra-terrestrial force. Yes, it is a revelation from Allah which he sent to his servant, the unlettered Prophet Muhammad , whom Allah has made an everlasting sign escorting humanity until the Last Hour
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Footnotes:
(1)
Earth, Press and Siever, p. 435. Also see Earth Science, Tarbuck
and Lutgens, p. 157.
(2)
The Geological Concept of Mountains in the Qur'an, El-Naggar, p. 5.
(3)
The Geological Concept of Mountains in the Qur'an, p. 5.
(4)
The Geological Concept of Mountains in the Qur'an, pp. 44-45.
(5)
The Geological Concept of Mountains in the Qur'an,
p. 5.
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