NASA Findings Corroborate Quran's Theory of Contracting Atmosphere
This
Finding Is Latest Corroboration of Quran's Position on Scientific Topics
Main
points:
1. NASA
scientists have found that earth's atmosphere is contracting.
2. The Quran
also says the earth is gradually contracting from its edges.
3. Quran was
the first to state that earth rotated and revolved round the sun.
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By
New Age Islam Correspondent
28 February
2022
NASA maintains a fleet of earth science
spacecraft and instruments in orbit studying all aspects of the earth system
(oceans, land, atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere), with more planned for launch
in the next few years.
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The holy
Quran is a divine religious book revealed in the 7th century but it has
statements on scientific topics as well. The topics range from physics,
astronomy, zoology, biology, geology etc. The statements on scientific facts
are only hints that inspire researchers and thinkers to delve deep into nature
and explore the universe for themselves.
For the
last 1400 years the holy Quran has guided man to scientific discoveries or has
corrected wrong scientific hypotheses proposed by philosophers, natural
scientists and researchers.
One of the
scientific discoveries that was attributed to Copernicus of the 16th century
A.D. was the Heliocentric Theory which said that the earth rotated and revolved
round the sun. Later in the 18th century Kepler proposed the theory of orbital
motion of planets round the sun based on Copernican theory. However, Copernicus
had acknowledged that he borrowed ideas from Muslim scientists Al Battani, Al
Bitruji, Thabit ibn Qurra, Averroes and Al Urdi and Ibn Al Shatir who lived
during the 13th century. This strengthens the belief that Muslim scientists had
received guidance on the topic from the Quran which clearly said that the
planets revolve in an orbit and the sun rotates on its axis.
And the
sun run its course for a term and place appointed for it. That is the decree of
the Al-Mighty and All-Knowing"(Yasin: 38)
"It
is not for the sun to overtake moon nor does the night outstrip the day. They
all float each in an orbit."(Yasin: 40)
Through
these verses, the holy Quran refuted the hypothesis of Greek philosophers that
the earth was static and the skies revolved.
Similarly,
the Quran asked its readers to study the Bees. An Austrian scientist Karl Von
Frisch researched on the life and movements of bees and won the Nobel Prize for
Physiology or Medicine along with Nikolaas Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz in 1973.
He had written a book titled Aus Dem Leben Der Bien (The Dancing Bees)
in 1927. In his book he had presented the theory that honey bees send signals
to other bees through a particular dance like movement when they see a flower
or fruit. The scientists had then rejected his theory. Therefore he researched
on the bees and proved his theory with facts and evidences. The Quran had said
to the Bees:
“Then
eat from all the fruits and follow the ways of your Lord laid down (for you).
There emerged from their bellies a drink varying in colours in which there is
healing for people. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give
thought."(Al
Nahl: 68-69)
The dance
like movement of honey bees is subtly hinted by the word "ways" and
there is sign for a people who give thought (group of scientists, researchers)
The Quran
has also made statements on the types of rocks which finds corroboration in
later day scientific studies... The Quran also detailed the stages of
conception of foetus in the womb and its evolutionary stages in the 7th century
when biological science was not much developed. The Quran also spoke of Big
Bang Theory which science corroborated in the 20th century. However, it is also
true that the Big Bang was earlier mentioned in the Upanishads.
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These are
only some examples of Quran's contribution to the scientific advancement and to
the refutation of wrong scientific theories.
Now the
latest scientific findings by NASA in 2021on the gradual reduction of Earth's
atmosphere has proved Quran's position on the subject true. According to
reports, scientists of NASA have found that parts of the upper atmosphere are
gradually contracting in response to rising human-made greenhouse gas
emissions. The report says:
"Combined
data from three NASA satellites have produced a long term record that reveals
the mesosphere, the layer of the atmosphere 30 to 50 miles above the surface is
cooling and contracting. Scientists have long predicted this effect of human
driven climate change, but it has been difficult to observe the trends
overtime. Together the satellites provided about 30 years of observations,
indicating that the summer atmosphere over earth's poles is cooling four to
five degrees Fahrenheit and contracting 500 to 650 feet per decade. Without
changes in human carbon dioxide emissions the researchers expect these rates to
continue."
(Photo courtesy: Slide Share)
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The holy
Quran had stated or predicted this phenomenon long before the modern science
discovered it. 1400 years ago the Quran had said:
“Don’t
they see that We gradually reduce the earth from its outline borders."(Ar Rad: 41)
In other
verse, the Quran reiterates this fact:
"Don't
they see that We gradually reduce the earth from its outlying borders."(Al Anbiya: 44)
The NASA
scientists have ascribed this phenomenon of Contracting Atmosphere to human
driven climate change. Quran also cited human driven climate change as the
cause of the gradual contraction of atmosphere. See this verse:
"Fasad
(corruption or pollution has spread on land and sea, the result of man's
earning, they should be made to taste the consequences of their deeds so that
they may retract."(Ar Rum: 41)
It sounds very
similar or identical. The current findings of NASA is the latest corroboration
of Quranic positions on scientific topics. Earlier scientists of 20th century
had proposed hypothesis that the earth was expanding. Expanding earth theory
was proposed by Robert Mantorani in 1909 who thought that the continental drift
occurred due to the expansion of the earth. But later the scientific community
found significant evidence that contradicted the Expanding Earth theory. The
latest findings by NASA has refuted Expanding Earth theory and the Quran's
position on Contraction of earth's atmosphere was corroborated.
(File Photo)
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Therefore,
the holy Quran has once again proved that Zalikal Kitabu La Raiba Fih.
(There is no room for doubt in this book). It keeps evolving with time and
keeps itself relevant even in a fast changing universe. That's why it's called
a miracle and its sentences are called Ayat (sign or God's miracle).
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