God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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O.R. Von Engeln gives perhaps the most direct
explanation of this phenomenon:
“Geologists hold that the lighter matter on the
surface of the earth emerged in the form of
mountains, and heavier matter got depressed
in the form of deep trenches which are now
filled with sea water. Thus this elevation and
depression together maintain the balance of
the earth.”
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Similarly it is said in the Quran that the earth had
passed through a stage when God has caused the
landmasses to drift apart:
And the earth he extended after that; and then
drew from it water and pastures (79:3).
These words from the Quran correspond exactly to
the latest theory of drifting continents. This means
that all our continents at one time were parts of one
consolidated landmass, then, following an
explosion, they were scattered all over the surface
of the earth and a world of continents emerged
from the sea and oceans.
