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they were such as to make the mountains vanish. (Surah Ibrahim, 46)
They carved out houses from the mountains, feeling safe. (Surat al-
Hijr, 82)
He cast firmly embedded mountains on the earth so it would not
move under you, and rivers and pathways so that hopefully you
would be guided. (Surat an-Nahl, 15)
On the Day We make the mountains move and you see the earth laid
bare and We gather them together, not leaving out a single one of
them. (Surat al-Kahf, 47)
'Bring me ingots of iron!' Then, when he had made it level between
the two high mountain-sides, he said, 'Blow!' and when he had made it
a red hot fire, he said, 'Bring me molten copper to pour over it.' (Surat
al-Kahf, 96)
They have devised a monstrous thing. The heavens are all but rent
apart and the earth split open and the mountains brought crashing
down. (Surah Maryam, 89-90)
They will ask you about the mountains. Say: 'My Lord will scatter
them as dust. (Surah Ta Ha, 105)
And a tree springing forth from Mount Sinai yielding oil and a sea-
soning to those who eat. (Surat al-Mu'minun, 20)

TRACTS
And in the earth there are tracts side by side and gardens of grapes
and corn and palm trees having one root and (others) having distinct
roots— they are watered with one water, and We make some of them
excel others in fruit; There are Signs in that for people who use their in-
tellect. (Surat ar-Ra'd, 4)

VALLEYS
I am your Lord. Take off your sandals. You are in the holy valley of
Tuwa. (Surah Ta Ha, 12)
But when he reached it a voice called out to him from the right hand
side of the valley in the part which was full of blessing, from out of the
bush: 'Musa, I am Allah, the Lord of all the worlds. (Surat al-Qasas, 30)