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104 THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE
The numerical values of the atmosphere are not only necessary for us
to breathe but are also essential for our Blue Planet to stay blue. If sea-lev-
el atmospheric pressure were much lower than its present value, the rate
of water vaporization would be much higher. Increased water in the at-
mosphere would have a "greenhouse effect" trapping more heat and rais-
ing the average temperature of the planet. On the other hand, if the pres-
sure were much higher, the rate of water vaporization would be less, turn-
ing large parts of the planet into desert.
All these finely-tuned equilibriums indicate that our atmosphere has
been created precisely so that life on Earth can exist. This is the reality dis-
covered by science and it shows us again that the universe is not just an
accidental jumble of matter. Undoubtedly there is a Creator ruling the uni-
verse, shaping matter as He wants it to be, and reigning over the galaxies,
stars and planets under His sovereignty.
That supreme power, as the Qur'an tells us, is Allah, Lord of the whole
universe.
And the Blue Planet on which we live is specially created and
"smoothed out" by Allah for people as stated in the Qur'an. (Surat an-
Nazi’at: 30) There are other verses revealing that Allah has created Earth for
mankind to live in:
