Earthquakes... Quran The earth is mentioned in the Quran about 450 times! The Quran devotes many verses to the signs of God on the earth. Because we live on this planet, we are supposed to look for signs of its Creator. Also, scientists know about our beautiful planet more than any other object in the universe. They are on hand to experiment directly, to interpret the evidences and to draw conclusions. The verses of the Quran that describe the earth are quite astounding. As in the case of any other scientific miracle, these verses are scattered throughout the Quran. They are presented in the context of spiritual enlightening for someone who looks around for the signs of Allah.
1. Mountains <http://www.drhananelsaiedds.com/95earth.htm>: 2. Earthquakes <http://www.drhananelsaiedds.com/95earth.htm> 3. The Spherical Earth <http://www.drhananelsaiedds.com/95earth.htm> 4. The Earth’s Atmosphere <http://www.drhananelsaiedds.com/95earth.htm> 5. Electricity and Lightening <http://www.drhananelsaiedds.com/95earth.htm> *Earthquakes*: Humans stand helpless in front of a devastating earthquake. All the wealth and power of a human cannot help avoid the consequences of any natural catastrophe. In this case, all people are equal, and earthquakes do not differentiate between poor or rich, powerful or humble, or sick or healthy. A violent earthquake is a terrifying experience in its suddenness and its power of destruction to shake or uproot the strongest buildings. With all our amazing technologies and power to solve complicated equations, yet no scientist is capable of predicting the place and time of the next earthquake. The immediate cause of earthquakes is fracturing of crustal rocks. The earthquake map of the earth shows a strong concentration around the whole Pacific Ocean, in the middle of Atlantic Ocean, south of Europe in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Statistics show the extent of destruction and consequences of major earthquakes in highly populated areas. In most cases earthquakes last from few seconds to one minute and half. But the suddenness of the earthquakes and their short time still represent a major puzzle to seismologists. The Glorious Quran addresses the subject of earthquakes in many places, and one chapter has the earthquake as its title, Chapter 99: verse 1-2* "When the earth is shaken to her utmost convulsion (*earthquake)*, and the earth throws her burden (weights) from within."* * *** The above Surah refers to the tremendous earthquake and the uprooting that will take place when the present order of the world is dissolved and the new world of Justice and Truth takes its place. The sign used is that of an earthquake which will shake our present material and phenomenal world to its very foundation. This overwhelming event, before the Day of the Judgment, will be a bigger and more far-reaching convulsion than any earthquake we have ever known. Will humans remember the frightful events of the Day of Judgment? Will they continue to neglect the purpose of their creation? How long will they persist in discrediting God and attach human attributes to Him? How long are they going to keep arguing about His Existence and His Unlimited Power? How long are they going to ignore the Quran and the message of Muhammad? Can’t we look at earthquakes and other natural catastrophes in their right prospective? Read what Allah says: Quran, Chapter 22, verse 1* "O mankind! Fear your Lord! For the convulsion (*earthquake)* of the Hour (of Judgment) will be a terrible thing."* ** * * At a time when it was held that the earth was fixed at the center of the world, and that the sun moved around the earth, the Quran approached the motion of the earth by the above-mentioned verse of mountains, and by the following Ayat about day and night: Chapter 31, verse 29* "Seest thou not that Allah merges Night into Day and he merges Day into Night" and Chapter 39, verse 5:** "He created the heavens and the earth in true (proportions). He makes the night overlap the day and the day overlap the night"* * *** The above two Ayat provide interesting material on the process of interpretation and especially on winding the night upon the day and the day upon the night in the second Ayah. The literal Arabic text for the verb "to overlap" above is "to make a sphere." This is an astounding use of this verb that refers to the earth as a sphere. Haiti; pictures from the sky...<http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2010/01/haiti-from-above.html> [image: haiti_above01.jpg] <http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2010/01/haiti-from-above.html#more> Haitians set up impromtu tent cities on Jan. 13, throughout the capital after an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the Haitian capital on Jan. 12. *Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi* [image: haiti_above02.jpg] Homes affected by the earthquake lie in ruins in Port-au-Prince,<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> Haiti, <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> Wednesday,<http://topics.sacbee.com/Wednesday/>Jan. 13. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> Tuesday. *AP<http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/>/ United Nations / Logan Abassi * [image: haiti_above03.jpg] The United Nations headquarters in seen damaged by an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> Haiti,<http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> Wednesday, <http://topics.sacbee.com/Wednesday/> Jan. 13. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> Tuesday. *AP<http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/>/ United Nations / Logan Abassi * [image: haiti_above04.jpg] An aerial view of the U.N. headquarters in Haiti<http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/>shows the devastation caused by an earthquake measuring. *Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi* [image: haiti_above05.jpg] The view from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft during an overflight assessment above Port-au-Prince<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>as displaced people gather on a field on Jan. 13, in Port-au-Prince. <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> *Getty Images / U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen* [image: haiti_above06.jpg] People congregate in an empty field in Port-au-Prince,<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> Haiti, <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> Wednesday<http://topics.sacbee.com/Wednesday/>Jan. 13 as viewed from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft. *Getty Images / U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen* [image: haiti_above07.jpg] The Haitian national palace shows heavy damage after the earthquake. *Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi* [image: haiti_above08.jpg] A satellite image by GeoEye shows the centre of Port-au-Prince<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>with the Presidential Palace <http://topics.sacbee.com/Presidential+Palace/> (C-R) and the surrounding area following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Jan. 12. *AFP / Getty Images / GeoEye* [image: haiti_above09.jpg] The view of the shipping port in Port-au-Prince<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft during an overflight assessment on Jan. 13. *Getty Images / U.S. Coast Guard / Petty Officer 2nd Class Sondra-Kay Kneen* [image: haiti_above10.jpg] The downtown core of Port-au-Prince<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>shows severe damage after an earthquake measuring 7.0 rocked the Haitian capital on Jan. 12. *Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi* [image: haiti_above11.jpg] A poor neighbourhood shows the damage after the earthquake leveled much of Port-au-Prince. <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> *Getty Images / United Nations / Logan Abassi* [image: haiti_above12.jpg] An aerial photo made during a joint Red Cross Red Crescent/ ECHO<http://topics.sacbee.com/ECHO/>(European Community Humanitarian Organization<http://topics.sacbee.com/European+Community+Humanitarian+Organization/>) aerial assessment mission on Jan. 13, shows survivors gathered in Haiti's<http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/>capital Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> after Tuesday's devestating earthquake. *AP <http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/> / American Red Cross <http://topics.sacbee.com/American+Red+Cross/>* [image: haiti_above13.jpg] An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows collapsed buildings in Haiti's <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> capital Port-au-Prince<http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>on Jan. 13. *AP <http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/> / American Red Cross* [image: haiti_above14.jpg] An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows survivors gathered around bodies in Haiti's <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> capital Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> on Jan. 13. *AP<http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/>/ American Red Cross * [image: haiti_above15.jpg] An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows the flattened cathedral in Haiti's <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> capital Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> on Jan. 13. *AP<http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/>/ American Red Cross * [image: haiti_above16.jpg] An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows earthquake devastation in Haiti's <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> capital Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> on Jan. 13. *AP<http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/>/ American Red Cross * [image: haiti_above17.jpg] An aerial photo provided by The American Red Cross shows a tent city of survivors in Haiti's <http://topics.sacbee.com/Haiti/> capital Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/> on Jan. 13. *AP<http://topics.sacbee.com/AP/>/ American Red Cross * [image: haiti_above18.jpg] An aerial view of Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>on Jan. 13 not long after the earthquake struck. *AFP / Getty Images / Juan Barreto* [image: haiti_above19.jpg] An aerial view of Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>on Jan. 13, not long after the earthquake struck. *AFP / Getty Images / Juan Barreto* [image: haiti_above20.jpg] An aerial view of Port-au-Prince <http://topics.sacbee.com/Port-au-Prince/>on Jan. 13 not long after the earthquake struck. *AFP / Getty Images / Juan Barreto* *Help HAITI relief activities today:* Muslim Relief Activities: Urgency and 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