Or (the unbelievers' state) is like the darkness in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds. Darknesses, one above another. If a man stretches out his hand, he cannot see it....
Quran, 24:40
In deep seas and oceans, the darkness is found at a depth of 200 meters and deeper. At this depth, there is almost no light, and below a depth of 1,000 meters there is no light at all.
Today, we know about the general formation of the sea, the characteristics of the living things in it, its salinity, as well as the amount of water it contains, and its surface area and depth.
Submarines & special equipment, developed with modern technology,
have enabled scientists to obtain such information.
Human beings are not able to dive more than 40 meters down without the aid of special equipment. They cannot survive unaided in the deep, dark parts of the oceans, such as at a depth of 200 meters. For these reasons, scientists have only recently been able to discover these detailed pieces of information about seas.
However, the statement of "darkness in a deep sea"
was used in the Holy Quran, 1400 years ago.
It is certainly one of the miracles of the Qur'an that such information was given at a time where no equipment to enable man to dive into the depths of the oceans was available.
In addition, the statement in verse 40 of Surat Al Nur "…..is like the darkness in a deep sea. It is covered by waves, above which are waves, above which are clouds.…" draws our attention to another miracle of the Qur'an.
Scientists have recently discovered that there are internal waves,
which "occur on density interfaces between layers of different densities."
These internal waves cover the deep waters of seas and oceans because deep water
has a higher density than the water above it. Internal waves act like surface waves.
They can 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.
Radar image of internal wave as viewed from the ship's radar system at the sea surface.
The statements in the Qur'an run absolutely parallel to the above explanation.
Without research, one can only see the waves on the surface of the sea.
It is impossible for one to know about,,
the internal waves beneath the sea.
Acoustic image of internal wave within the ocean's interior at four acoustic frequencies.
Yet, in Quran, as we have seen God draws our attention to
another type of wave that occurs in the depth of the oceans.
Certainly, this fact, which scientists has discovered very recently, a fact that God has revealed to his Prophet(Pbuh) who lived in a desert climate (over 1400 years ago!) far from the ocean, never had modern high diving technology nor did he travel across any oceans....
Shows us again that the Quran is the word of God!
A Muslim diver praying under the sea.
Let us all Witness the greatness of our creator!
In the following amazing clips ( #1 & # 2)!
-Insha Allah-
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