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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

Despite the fact that there
are large waves, strong
currents, and tides in these
seas, they do not mingle
with one another, nor do
they break through the
barrier between them.
Proven scientifically only
very recently, this fact was
pronounced in Surat ar-
Rahman of the Qur'an 14
centuries ago.

Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea

Depths (meters) Atlantic Ocean water Mediterranean Sea Water
Salinity lower than
36.0 ‰

Salinity higher than
36.5 ‰ Gibraltar Sill

Mediterranean Sea water enters the Atlantic by Gibraltar. But their temperature, salinity, and
densities do not change, because of the barrier that separates them.

one another, just as if a thin wall were between them. 68
The interesting side to this is that during a period when people had no
knowledge of physics, surface tension, or oceanography; this was
revealed in the Qur'an.

The Sex of the Baby

Until fairly recently, it was thought that a baby's sex was determined
by the mother's cells. Or at least, it was believed that the sex was
determined by the male and female cells together. But we are given
different information in the Qur'an, where it is stated that masculinity or
femininity is created out of "a drop of sperm which has been ejected".

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