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Earth & Geology in the Quran
Mountains, the shape of the earth, and the atmosphere we breathe.
Mountains as Pegs
The Quran describes mountains as "stakes" (awtād) and firmly set "lest it shift with you." Mountain roots and isostasy, with an honest note on plate tectonics.
Night "Wrapped" Over Day
Quran 39:5 says Allah "wraps the night over the day" using yukawwiru, a verb for winding a turban. What this implies about Earth's shape, and the "ostrich egg" myth.
Breathlessness at Altitude
Quran 6:125 compares a constricted chest to someone "climbing into the sky." The physiology of altitude hypoxia, and the verse's spiritual meaning.
Other fields: Cosmology & Astronomy · Oceans, Water & Weather · Life & Embryology · Human Body & Medicine · Animals & Plants · History & Prophecy