Quran 7 Heavens & Atmosphere Layers, Scientific Miracles.

Today, we will be talking about three scientific facts about the earth's atmosphere, which were stated in one brief passage of the Quran 1400 years ago. It is important to point out that while it is not a science textbook, yet, the Quran mentions numerous scientific facts long before they were discovered


FIRST


We will examine the state of the Earth's first atmosphere.


Regarding the evolution of the atmosphere, the University of Michigan's website states: "The first atmosphere was formed by outgassing of gases trapped in the interior of the early Earth, which still goes on today in volcanoes. For the Early Earth, EXTREME VOLCANISM occurred during differentiation, when massive heating and fluid-like motion in the mantle occurred."


Now, let's examine the Quran chapter 41 verses 9 to 11, which pertain to the creation of the earth:


9 {Do you indeed disbelieve in Him, Who created the earth in two Days}


10 {and Made in it mountains anchored from its top}


11 {Then He turned to the heaven while it was smoke, so He said to it and to the earth: come both of you, obediently or with dislike. They (both) said: we came with obedience.}


The Quran clearly refers to the "smoke" of Earth's 1st atmosphere,


Which was caused by extreme volcanic activity. This scientific fact, could not have been known, fourteen hundred years ago. Yet, the Quran mentions it.


And for those who will claim that "the word "smoke" is too general, as it could mean any type of gas", we will actually be citing the person DISCUSSISLAM (despite his belief that the Quran contradicts science).


Gas and smoke are not the same thing. Gas is a state of matter. Smoke is a collection of solids, liquids and gases that are omitted when a material combusts


The word used in the Quran to describe the 1st atmosphere is indeed "smoke" and not "gas".


And to demonstrate that this verse indeed refers to the Earth's atmosphere as it was being formed, we will, again, be citing DISCUSSISLAM's own words.


Discussislam admitted that this verse cannot be referring to the universe: " ...if one looks at the verses before and after this verse, one can see very clearly that it cannot have anything to do with the gaseous state of the universe. It says God created the earth, THEN he created the hills on the earth, and THEN it says He turned to the heavens when they were smoke."

Indeed, the word "heaven" in this verse does not refer to the universe,


rather, it refers to the "smokey" atmosphere of the early Earth's extreme volcanism, as we saw earlier.



Furthermore, the Quran's order of: the creation of the earth, and


THEN the mountains, and THEN the atmosphere, is the 2nd scientific fact from this passage that could not have been known 1400 years ago.



SECOND


We will examine the layers of the Earth's atmosphere.


Let's listen to the next verse in the passage (Quran 41:12) { So He decreed them seven heavens in two days, and Inspired in every heaven its ordainment }. Contrary to this false claim of discussislam:



Modern science usually specifies 4 layers in the Earth's atmosphere: The Troposphere, the Stratosphere, the Mesosphere, and the Thermosphere.


Separating these 4 layers, are 3 transition zones, or layers, ranging between 5 to 10 kilometers each, which also have their own unique effects on temperature: The Tropopause, The Stratopause, and the Mesopause


According to the encyclopedia of earth, atmospheric layers are classified based on their affects to temperature. So according to the classification itself, there are indeed 7 distinct layers in the earths atmosphere, each with its own unique effects on temperature.


http://www.eoearth.org/article/Atmosp...




The vast majority of sources exclude the "exosphere", at an altitude of 400 km, because it is part of outer space, which discussislam falsely claims to be another layer. According to reference.com, "The Kármán line lies at an altitude of 100 km is commonly used to define the boundary between the Earth's atmosphere and outer space". More precisely, in 2009, scientists at the University of Calgary, determined (with a highly advanced ion measuring instrument), that SPACE actually BEGINS at an altitude of 118 km.



Therefore, the 7 layers listed are part of the Earth's atmosphere. Anything higher than 118 km is of part outer space (including most of the thermosphere & the exosphere).



The 7 distinct layers of the atmosphere is the 3rd scientific fact, stated from this same Quranic passage no less, that could not have been known 1400 years ago.



THIRD


We will examine the false claim that the 7 heavens from Quran 41:11 do not refer to the atmosphere...
 
(full text and references available at http://www.muhaddith.org/islamicvideo... )