Orbits
Many of you know that our world and the other planets have orbits.
In fact, not only do the planets in our Solar System have orbits, but also
all heavenly bodies in the universe have their separate orbits. That is, they
all move in very precisely computed paths. This scientific truth that
scientists have only recently uncovered was revealed 1,400 years ago:
It is He Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the
moon. They swim along, each in an orbit. (Surat al-Anbiya: 33)
As is also seen in this verse, Allah informs us about a scientific fact
which was only discovered recently. At the time the Qur'an was revealed,
people did not know that heavenly bodies moved in constant orbits. But
Allah knows everything and tells what He wills to His slaves.
The Seas' Not Mingling With One Another
One of the properties of seas that has only recently been discovered
is related in a verse of the Qur'an as follows:
He has let loose the two seas, converging together, with a
barrier between them they do not break through. (Surat ar-
Rahman: 19-20)
This property of the seas, that they come together yet do not mingle
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