035 the layers of the atmosphere

THE HOLY QUR’ ANTHE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHEREBASED ON THE WORKS OF HARUN YAHYA WWW.HARUNYAHAY.COM and others

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The HolyQur'an is theWord of Allah

THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE

One fact about the universe revealed in the

verses of the Holy Qur'an is that the sky is

made up of seven layers:

Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) - البقرة سورة

It is He Who created everything on the earth for you and then directed His attention up to heaven and

arranged it into seven regular heavens. He has knowledge of

all things. (Qur'an, 2:29)


2:29


Sahih InternationalIt is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He

directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.

Dr. GhaliHe is (The One) Who created for you whatever is in the earth

altogether. Thereafter He leveled Himself (How He did so is beyond human understanding stauling) to the heaven; so He leveled them seven

heavens, and He is Ever-Knowing of everything. Farsi

) شما ) برای دارد، وجود زمین در نعمتها از را آنچه همه که است خدایی اومرتب آسمان هفت صورت به را آنها و پرداخت؛ آسمان به سپس آفرید؛

. است آگاه چیز هر به او و نمود؛

2:29

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Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke. In two

days He determined them as seven heavens and revealed,

in every heaven, its own mandate. (Qur'an, 41:11-12)

Surat Fuşşilat (Explained in Detail) - فصلت سورة

41:11



Sahih InternationalThen He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to

it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion." They said, "We have come willingly."

Dr. GhaliThereafter He leveled Himself (How He did so is beyond human

understanding) to the heaven (while) it was smoke, then said to it and to the earth, "Come up (you two) willingly (Or: in obedience ) or

unwillingly!" They (both) said, "We come up willingly."Farsi

و آن به بود؛ دود بصورت که حالی در پرداخت، آفرینشآسمان به سپس ) ( : اطاعت روی از خواه ، گیرید شکل و آیید وجود »به داد دستور زمین به

( : ! شکل و می‌آییم طاعت روی از »ما گفتند آنها » اکراه خواه و !)» می‌گیریم

41:11



41:12



Sahih InternationalAnd He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps

and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.Dr. Ghali

So He decreed them as seven heavens in two days, and He revealed in every heaven its Command. And We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps,

and (set Angels) preserving them. That is the determining of The Ever-Mighty, The Ever-Knowing.

Farsiآسمانی هر در و آفرید، روز دو در آسمان هفت بصورت را آنها هنگام این در =[ ) ( ) چراغهایی ) با را پایین آسمان و فرمود، مقّرر و وحی را آسمان آن کار ) این[ ) کردیم، حفظ شیاطین رخنه از شهابها با و بخشیدیم، زینت ستارگان‌

! دانا و توانا خداوند تقدیر است

41:12



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ATMOSPHERE

•The word "heavens," which appears in many verses in the Qur'an, is used to refer to the sky above the Earth, as well as the entire universe.

THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•Given this meaning of the word, it is seen

that the Earth's sky, or the atmosphere, is made up of seven layers.


THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•Today, it is known that the world's

atmosphere consists of different layers that lie on top of each other.19

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ATMOSPHERE

•Based on the criteria of chemical contents or air temperature, the definitions made have determined the atmosphere of the earth as seven layers.20

http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_19.html#dp


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ATMOSPHERE

•According to the "Limited Fine Mesh Model (LFMMII)," a model of atmosphere used to estimate weather conditions for 48 hours, the atmosphere is also 7 layers.

THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•According to the modern geological

definitions the seven layers of atmosphere are as follows:


1. Troposphere

2. Stratosphere

3. Mesosphere 4. Thermosphere


5. Exosphere 6. Ionosphere

7. Magnetosphere


THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•The Holy Qur'an says, "[He]

revealed, in every heaven, its own mandate," in Surah Fussilat 12.

THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•In other words, Allah is stating that

He assigned each heaven its own duty.


THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•Each one of these layers has vital duties for

the benefit of human kind and all other living things on the Earth.

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ATMOSPHERE

•Each layer has a particular function, ranging from forming rain to preventing harmful rays, from reflecting radio waves to averting the harmful effects of meteors.


The verses below inform us about the appearance of the

seven layers of the atmosphere:


Do you not see how He created seven

heavens in layers? (Qur'an, 71:15)

Surat Nūĥ (Noah) - نوح سورة

71:15


Surat Nūĥ (Noah) - نوح سورة

Sahih InternationalDo you not consider how Allah has created seven

heavens in layersDr. Ghali

Have you not seen how Allah created seven heavens as strata, (i.e., in layers).

Farsiیکی را آسمان هفت خداوند چگونه نمی‌دانید آیا

است، آفریده دیگری باالی

71:15


He Who created the seven heavens

in layers… (Qur'an, 67:3)

Surat Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty) - الملك سورة

67:3

Surat Al-Mulk (The Sovereignty) - الملك سورة

Sahih International[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your]

vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?Dr. Ghali

Who created seven heavens as strata (i.e., layers, one above the other).In no way can you see in the creation of The All-Merciful any disparity; so return your gaze; (Literally: "your" beholding)

do you see any rent?Farsi

آفرینش در آفرید؛ یکدیگر فراز بر را آسمان هفت که کسی همان ! آیا کن، نگاه دیگر بار نمی‌بینی عیبی و تضادّ هیچ رحمان خداوند

! می‌کنی؟ مشاهده خللی و شکاف هیچ

67:3


The atmosphere only lets rays required for life reach the Earth.


For example, ultraviolet rays make it to the world only partially.This is the most appropriate range to allow plants to make photosynthesis and eventually for all living things to survive.

Ultraviolet rays


The word is also used in the plural here: "layers."

The Arabic word "tibaqan" in these verses, translated into English as "layer" means "layer, the appropriate cover or covering for something," and thus stresses how the

top layer is well suited to the lower.


THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•The sky, described in the verse as being

in layers, is without doubt the most perfect expression of the atmosphere.

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ATMOSPHERE

•It is a great miracle that these facts, which could not possibly be discovered without the technology of the 20th century, were explicitly stated by the Qur'an 1,400 years ago.


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ATMOSPHERE

•19. Michael Pidwirny, “Atmospheric Layers,” 1996, http://royal.okanagan.bc.ca/mpidwirn/atmosphereandclimate/atmslayers.html. 20. “Numerical Prediction Models used by NWS,” Integrated Publishing, www.tpub.com/weather3/4-27.htm.

http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_19.html#19


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THE LAYERS OF THE

ATMOSPHERE•In the Qur'an, Allah

calls our attention to a very important attribute of the sky:

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We made the sky a preserved and protected

roof yet still they turn away from Our Signs.

(Qur'an, 21:32)

Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The Prophets) - األنبياء سورة

21:32

Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The Prophets) - األنبياء سورة

Sahih International

And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.

Pickthall

And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them). Yet they turn away from its portents.

Farsiآیات از آنها ولی دادیم؛ قرار محفوظی سقف را آسمان و

. روی‌گردانند آن

21:32


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THE PROTECTED

ROOF•This attribute of the sky has been

proved by scientific research carried out in the 20th century:

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ROOF•The atmosphere surrounding the

Earth serves crucial functions for the continuity of life.

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•While destroying many meteors-big and small-as they approach the Earth, it prevents them from falling to Earth and harming living things.

THE PROTECTED

ROOF•In addition, the atmosphere filters the

light rays coming from space that are harmful to living things.

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•The most striking feature of the atmosphere is that it lets only harmless and useful rays-visible light, near ultraviolet light and radio waves pass through.

THE PROTECTED

ROOF •All of this radiation is vital for life.

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Near ultraviolet rays, which are only partially let in by the

atmosphere, are very important for the

photosynthesis of plants and for the survival of all living

beings.

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The majority of the intense ultraviolet rays emitted from the Sun are filtered out by the ozone layer of

the atmosphere.

Only a limited and essential part of the ultraviolet

spectrum reaches the Earth.

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The protective function of the atmosphere does not

end here. The atmosphere also protects the

earth from the freezing cold of the space, which is approximately

-270oC.

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In addition to the atmosphere, the Van Allen Belt-the layer caused by the magnetic field of the

Earth-also serves as a shield against the harmful radiation that threatens our planet.

It is not only the atmosphere that protects the Earth from harmful

effects.

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This radiation, which is constantly emitted by

the Sun and other stars, is deadly to living

things.

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If the Van Allen belt did not exist, the massive outbursts of energy called solar flares that

frequently occur in the Sun would destroy all life on Earth.

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Van Allen belt

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In the above picture, this magnetosphere layer, which is also named Van Allen Belts, is

seen.

The magnetosphere layer, formed by the magnetic field of the Earth, serves as a shield protecting the

Earth from celestial bodies, harmful cosmic rays and particles.

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These belts at thousands of kilometres above the Earth protect the living things on the Earth from the fatal energy that would otherwise reach it from space.

Van Allen Belts

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All these scientific findings prove that the world is protected in a very particular way.

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The important thing is that this protection was made

known in the Holy Qur'an in the verse "We made the sky a preserved and protected

roof" fourteen centuries ago.

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On the importance of the Van Allen Belt, Dr. Hugh

Ross says:

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• In fact, the Earth has the highest density of any of the planets in our Solar System.

• This large nickel-iron core is responsible for our large magnetic field.

• This magnetic field produces the Van-Allen radiation shield, which protects the Earth from radiation bombardment.

• If this shield were not present, life would not be possible on the Earth.

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• The only other rocky planet to have any magnetic field is Mercury-but its field strength is 100 times less than the Earth's.• Even Venus, our sister planet, has no

magnetic field.• The Van-Allen radiation shield is a design

unique to the Earth.21

http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_20.html#dp

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• The energy transmitted in just one of these bursts detected in recent years was calculated to be equivalent to 100 billion atomic bombs, each akin to one dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II.

• Fifty-eight hours after the burst, it was observed that the magnetic needles of compasses displayed unusual movement and 250 kilometres above the Earth's atmosphere, the temperature suddenly increased to 2,500oC.

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Most people looking at the

sky do not think about the protective

aspect of the atmosphere.

They almost never think

what kind of a place the world would be like if

this structure did not exist.

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The above photo belongs to a giant crater caused by a

meteor that fell in Arizona, in the

USA.

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If the atmosphere did not exist, millions of

meteoroids would fall to the Earth and the Earth would

become an inhabitable place.

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•Yet, the protective aspect of the atmosphere allows living things to survive in safety.• This is certainly Allah's protection

of people and a miracle proclaimed in the Qur'an.

21.‌www.godandscience.org/apologetics/designss.html.‌

In short, a perfect system is at work high above the Earth.

It surrounds our world and protects it against external threats.

Centuries ago, Allah informed us in the Qur'an of the world's atmosphere

functioning as a protective shield.


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