Quran and Science: The first reason given for the sea floor spreading is the process when the ocean floor is extended the two plates move apart, the rocks break and earth-quake occurs along the plate boundary. Under a volcanic eruption the magma piles up along the crack forming a long chain of mountains on the ocean floor. This chain is called an oceanic ridge. On the whole sea floor spreading is basically volcanic. (Columbia Encyclopedia) The Qur’an has described this phenomenon when nobody could dream of it in 7th Century. It said: “When the oceans boil over with a swell.” (Qur’an, 81:6) Commentary in ‘The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an,’ which has been revised and republished by The Presidency of the Islamic Research, Ifta and Call Guidance of Saudi Arabia in 1989, in its explanatory note 5975 says: “It is expressed to be Arabic ‘Sujjarat.’ The oceans which now keep their bounds will surge and boil over and overwhelm all land marks.” Famous commentator ‘Ibn Kathir’ wrote about the ocean, “When it would be like blazing fire.” In those pre-scientific times no one could have understood the possibility of the boiling sea water. But now science has upheld the truth of the Qur’an and found volcanic eruptions under seawater.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:36:02 +0000
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