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THE QUR'AN LEADS THE W A Y TO SCIENCE

IONOSPHERE
The Ionosphere layer reflects radio waves
OZONOSPHERE broadcast from a certain centre back down to
the Earth, thus enabling broadcasts to be
received from long distances.
TROPOSPHERE

OZONOSPHERE The Ozonosphere turns harmful cosmic rays
like ultraviolet back to space, hence
TROPOSPHERE preventing them from reaching the Earth
and harming life.

The troposphere layer enables water vapor
TROPOSPHERE
rising from the surface of the Earth to be
condensed and turn back down to the Earth
as rain.

our world and protects it against external threats. Scientists only learned
about it recently, yet centuries ago, God informed us in the Qur'an of the
world's atmosphere functioning as a protective shield.

The Returning Sky

The 11th verse of Surat at-Tariq in the Qur'an, refers to the "returning"
function of the sky:

By Heaven with its cyclical systems. (Surat at-Tariq: 11)

The word rajaai interpreted as "cyclical" in Qur'an translations also has
meanings of "sending back" or "returning".
As known, the atmosphere surrounding the Earth consists of many
layers. Each layer serves an important purpose for the benefit of life.
Research has revealed that these layers have the function of turning the
materials or rays they are exposed to back into space or back down to the
Earth. Now let us examine with a few examples of this "recycling"
function of the layers encircling the Earth.

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