Miracle of Islam

Earth and Mountains   The Scientists know about our beautiful planet more than any other object in the universe and the the earth is mentioned in the Quran about 450 times, the Quran devotes many verses to the signs of God on the earth. Because we live on this planet, we are supposed to look for signs of its Creator. Quran Surah 78, Ayah 6-7 : "Have we not made the earth as a wide expanse, and the mountains as pegs? It means that Allah states that the mountains are similar to pegs or wedges. A peg is used to fasten things so they cannot move. We can imagine the crust of the earth as a carpet, and the mountains as the nails that hold the carpet in place. It is now known that the crust of the earth is much deeper under the mountains, which indicate the existence of a root system under high mountains. Base on recent measurements, the depth of a mountain’s roots reaches 40 miles underground and the highest known mountain reaches only 5.6 miles above ground. The Holy Quran ex...