Some specific meaning of verses of Quran
7-The Function of Mountains - 78:7(78:6-7)
According to modern geological theory, mountains emerge as a result of the movements and collisions of massive plates forming the Earth's crust. When two plates collide, the stronger one slides under the other one. The one on the top bends and forms heights and mountains. The layer beneath proceeds under the ground and makes a deep extension downward. This means that mountains have a greater portion stretching downwards. In scientific parlance, the structure of mountains is described as follows:
"Where continents are thicker, as in mountain ranges, the crust sinks deeper into the mantle." (General Science, Carolyn Sheets, Robert Gardner, Samuel F. Howe; Allyn and Bacon Inc. Newton, Massachusetts, 1985, s. 305)
The most amazing aspect of mountains, is that what we see above ground, is only about one eighth of the total mountain; seven eighths of the mountain remains underground. According to the Quranic verse below, they act as pegs that stabilise the Earth's crust, much like a tent peg stabilises a tent when it is hammered into the ground:
Did We not make the earth a resting place, and the mountains as pegs? 78:6-7
The Quranic words speak of the similarity of mountains to pegs, not only in their function, but also in their shape. The triangular shape of the mountain that appears above the ground is coupled with an inverted triangular mountain below the ground, just as the shape of a peg.
The stabilising effect of mountains over the Earth's crust helps prevent the movement of the layers that lie below the ground.
This fact was not known by anyone at the time the Quran was revealed. It was, in fact, brought to light only recently as a result of geological discoveries.
The following Quranic verse describes the role of mountains in preventing the movement of the layers that lie beneath the Earth's crust:
We placed in the earth stabilisers (mountains) so it would not drift along with them. 21:31
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