CAUTION! QURA'AN IS NOT JUST A BOOK .....READ TO LEARN THE
MIRACLES OF QURA'AN part2
THE ROUNDNESS OF THE EARTH He has created the Heavens and the
Earth for Truth. He wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the
day up in the night. (The Qur'an, 39:5)
In the Qur'an, the words used for describing the universe are
quite remarkable. The Arabic word that is translated as "to
wrap" in the above verse is "takwir". In English, it means "to
make one thing lap over another, folded up as a garment that is
laid away". (For instance, in Arabic dictionaries this word is
used for the action of wrapping one thing around another, in the
way that a turban is put on.) The information given in the verse
about the day and the night wrapping each other up includes
accurate information about the shape of the world. This can be
true only if the earth is round. This means that in the Qur'an,
which was revealed in the 7th century, the roundness of the
world was hinted at. It should be remembered, however, that the
understanding of astronomy of the time perceived the world
differently. It was then thought that the world was a flat plane
and all scientific calculations and explanations were based on
this belief. The verses of the Qur'an, however, include
information that we have learned only in the past century. Since
the Qur'an is God's word, the most correct words were used in it
when it comes to describing the universe.
THE PROTECTED ROOF In the Qur'an, God calls our attention to a
very interesting attribute of the sky: We made the sky a
preserved and protected roof yet still they turn away from Our
Signs.. (The Qur'an, 21:32) This attribute of the sky has been
proved by scientific research carried out in the 20th century.
The atmosphere surrounding the earth serves crucial functions
for the continuity of life. While destroying many meteors big
and small as they approach the earth, it prevents them from
falling to earth and harming living things. In addition, the
atmosphere filters the light rays coming from space that are
harmful to living things. Interestingly, the atmosphere lets
only harmless and useful rays