God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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we now find are entirely consistent with the results
of modern investigations.
An interesting example of this is the Quran’s
description of the behavior of water so as to
illustrate the particular physical law that governs it.
He has let loose the two seas: they meet one
another. Between them stands a barrier which
they cannot overrun. (55:19-20)
Two rivers meeting and flowing onwards together
without their waters mingling with each other was
a phenomenon which had obviously been observed
and partially understood by ancient peoples. We
can observe this today in the waters of the two
rivers which flow together from Chatagam in
Bangladesh to Arakan in Burma. All along their
course the waters are quite distinct from one
another, a ‘stripe’ being visible between them
dividing salt water from fresh. This same
phenomenon can also be seen at the confluence of
the Ganges and the Jamuna at Allahabad. Both the
rivers course onwards together, yet are distinctly
separated from one another. Rivers which flow
down to coastal areas and are affected by the ebb
