And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm,..
The holy verse:
God be he exalted says: (And He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads, that you may guide yourselves.) [Surat An-Nahl, verse: 15].
The explanation of the verse:
Al-Imam Al-Tabary may God have mercy on him said: God let the mountains fixed in the earth and (standing firm) means fixed.
And this verse includes an indication to the formation of mountains by casting from the bottom to the top as these mountains are protruded to help in stabilizing the earth so as not to be shaken or disturbed.
Scientific facts:
It was newly discovered that the mountains are formed in several ways but all depends on the prominence of the mountain’s substance and its accumulation to the top like a man who throws a quantity of dust for example until it forms a hill.
Scientists say that the mountains contribute significantly in fixing the earth crust it has a shape like a peg, so they work on balancing the earth.
An image taken by NASA, it shows the mountain chains and they say that without these chains the earth wouldn’t have been balanced. Therefore God be he exalted said: (And He has affixed into the Earth Mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads, that you may guide yourselves.) [Surat An-Nahl, verse: 15].
The point of inimitability:
The Quran talked 14 centuries ago about the importance of mountains in fixing the earth and about their formation by casting and it was shown that this is scientifically true and that there is no contradiction between Quran and modern science.
And this indicates that the Quran is geologically miraculous because at the time of descending down of Quran, no one was aware of these scientific facts that weren’t discovered except in the 20th century.
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By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel
