with one another at all, has only very recently been discovered by
oceanographers. Because of the physical force called "surface tension,"
the waters of neighbouring seas do not mix. Caused by the difference in
the density of their waters, surface tension prevents them from mingling
with one another, just as if a thin wall were between them.
The interesting side to this is that during a period when people had
no knowledge of physics, surface tension or oceanography; this was
revealed in the Qur'an.
The Roundness of the Earth
The understanding of astronomy of the time, when the Qur'an was
revealed, perceived the world differently. It was then thought by some
that the earth was flat, and others had different theories. But the fact that
the earth was round was not then generally known. However, from the
Qur'an it was understood by implication that the shape of the world is
round. The relevant verse reads:
He has created the Heavens and the Earth for Truth. He
wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the day up
in the night… (Surat az-Zumar: 5)
The Arabic word
"takwir"
is translated as "to
wrap" in the above verse. In English it means "to make
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