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One
fact about the universe revealed in the verses of the Qur’an
is that the sky is made up of seven layers.
(It is He who created everything on the earth for you and then
directed His attention up to heaven and arranged it into seven
regular heavens. He has knowledge of all things.) (Surat al-Baqara, 29)
(Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke...)
(Surat al-Fussilat, 11)
(In two days He determined them as seven heavens and revealed,
in every heaven, its own mandate.) (Surat al-Fussilat, 12)
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The Earth has all the
attributes that are needed for life. One of them is
the atmosphere, which serves as a shield protecting
living things. Today, it is an established fact that
the atmosphere is made up of different layers lying
on top of one another. Just as it is described in
the Qur'an, the atmosphere is made up of exactly
seven layers. This is certainly one of the miracles
of the Qur'an. |
The
word “heavens”, which appears in many verses in the Qur’an, is
used to refer to the sky of the earth as well as the entire
universe. Given this meaning of the word, it is seen that the
earth’s sky or the atmosphere is made up of seven layers.
Indeed, today it is known that the world’s atmosphere consists
of different layers that lie on top of each other.
Furthermore, it consists, just as is described in the Qur’an,
exactly of seven layers. In a scientific source, the subject
is described as follows:
 Scientists have found that the atmosphere consists of several
layers. The layers differ in such physical properties as
pressure and the types of gasses. The layer of the atmosphere
closest to Earth is called the TROPOSPHERE. It contains about
90% of the total mass of the atmosphere. The layer above the
troposphere is called the STRATOSPHERE. The OZONE LAYER is the
part of the stratosphere where absorption of ultraviolet rays
occurs. The layer above the stratosphere is called the
MESOSPHERE. The THERMOSPHERE lies above the mesosphere. The
ionized gases form a layer within the thermosphere called the
IONOSPHERE. The outermost part of Earth’s atmosphere extends
from about 480 km out to 960 km. This part is called the
EXOSPHERE.
If we count the number of layers cited in
this source, we see that the atmosphere consists of exactly
seven layers, just as stated in the verse. It is a great
miracle that these facts, which could not possibly be
discovered without the technology of the 20th
century, were explicitly stated by the Qur’an 1,400 years
ago.
Reference : "the miracles of the Quran" by
Harun Yahya. |
