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M_honor

M_honor

Lebanon

September 21, 2008

God said in Quran(before more than 1400 years):

"or (the unbeliever state) is like a darkness in a deep sea. it is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds. darkness, one above another. If a man stretchs out his hand, he cannot see it........."[holy Quran 24:40]

This verse mentions the darkness found in deep seas and oceans, where if a man stretches out his hand, he cannot see it. The darkness in deep seas and oceans is found around a depth of 200 meters and below. At this depth, there is almost no light. Below a depth of 1,000 meters there is no light at all [Oceans Eldder and Pernetta p.27]

Human beings are not able to dive more than forty meters without the aid of submarines or special equipment. Human beings cannot survive unaided in the deep dark part of the oceans, such as at a depth of 200 meters

Scientists have recently discovered this darkness by means of special equipment and submarines that have enabled them to dive into the depths of the oceans.

We can also understand from the following sentences in the previous verse, "..in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds,..." that the deep waters of seas and oceans are covered by waves, and above these waves are other waves.

It is clear that the second set of waves are the surface waves that we see, because the verse mentions that above the second waves there are clouds. But what about the first waves? Scientists have recently discovered that there are internal waves which "occur on density interfaces between layers of different densities." [Oceanography. Gross. p.205]

The internal waves cover the deep waters of seas and oceans because the deep waters have a higher density than the waters above them. Internal waves act like surface waves. They can also break just like surface waves. Internal waves cannot be seen by the human eye, but they can be detected by studying temperature or salinity changes at a given location.

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08:51 AM Oct 04 2008

M_honor

M_honor
Lebanon

what is th miracle in this??

how could Muhammed know that he dived 200 meters in depth and saw the darkness?

ok and what about the waves?? he saw it???

08:49 PM Oct 03 2008

levicantu

levicantu
United States

I don't understand what the miracle is here.  Ancient people knew that the seas got dark as you went deeper.  They also knew about underwater currents. 

 

This verse doesn't seem to be trying to explain anything about the physical world.  Why is this an example of a miracle, as opposed to a philosophical statement?