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put broad valleys as roadways in it, so that per- shrank from it. But man took it on. He is indeed
haps they might be guided. (21:31) wrongdoing and ignorant. (33:72)
We gave Sulayman understanding of it. We gave We gave Dawud great favour from Us: ‘O moun-
each of them judgement and knowledge. We tains and birds! Echo with him in his praise!’ And
subjected the mountains to Dawud, glorifying, We made iron malleable for him. (34:10)
and the birds as well. This is something We are Do you not see that Allah sends down water from
well able to do. (21:79) the sky and by it We bring forth fruits of varying
Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and colours? And in the mountains there are streaks
everyone on the earth prostrates to Allah, and the of white and red, of varying shades, and rocks of
sun and moon and stars and the mountains, trees deep jet black. (35:27)
and beasts and many of mankind? But many of We subjected the mountains to glorify with him
them inevitably merit punishment. Those Allah in the evening and at sunrise. (38:18)
humiliates will have no one to honour them. He placed firmly embedded mountains on it,
Allah does whatever He wills. (22:18) towering over it, and blessed it and measured out
And We made the son of Maryam and his mother its nourishment in it, laid out for those who seek
a Sign and gave them shelter on a mountainside it–all in four days. (41:10)
where there was a meadow and a flowing spring. Among His Signs are the tall ships sailing like
(23:50) mountains through the sea. (42:32)
Do you not see that Allah propels the clouds then And the earth: how We stretched it out and cast
makes them coalesce then heaps them up, and firmly embedded mountains onto it and caused
then you see the rain come pouring out of the luxuriant plants of every kind to grow in it. (50:7)
middle of them? And He sends down mountains On the Day when heaven sways to and fro and
from the sky with hail inside them, striking with it the mountains shift about. (52:9-10)
anyone He wills and averting it from anyone He His, too, are the ships sailing like mountain
wills. The brightness of His lightning almost peaks on the sea. (55:24)
blinds the sight. (24:43) When the earth is convulsed and the mountains
Will you continue hewing houses from the are crushed. (56:4-5)
mountains with exultant skill? (26:149) If We Had sent down this Qur’an onto a moun-
He Who made the earth a stable dwelling place tain, you would have seen it humbled, crushed
and appointed rivers flowing through its midst to pieces out of fear of Allah. We make such ex-
and placed firmly embedded mountains on it amples for people so that hopefully they will re-
and set a barrier between the two seas. Is there flect. (59:21)
another god besides Allah? No indeed, but most So when the Trumpet is blown with a single blast,
of them do not know it! (27:61) and the earth and the mountains are lifted and
You will see the mountains you reckoned to be crushed with a single blow. (69:13-14)
solid going past like clouds–the handiwork of On the Day the sky is like molten brass and the
Allah Who gives to everything its solidity. He is mountains like tufts of coloured wool. (70:8-9)
aware of what you do. (27:88) On the Day the earth and mountains shake and
It is Allah Who created the heavens with no sup- the mountains become like shifting dunes.
port–you can see them–and cast firmly embed- (73:14)
ded mountains on the earth so that it would not When the mountains are pulverised. (77:10)
move under you, and scattered about in it crea- Did We not place firmly embedded mountains in
tures of every kind. And We send down water it, soaring high into the air, and give you sweet
from the sky and make every generous species fresh water to drink? (77:27)
grow in it. (31:10) Have We not made the earth a flat carpet and the
We offered the Trust to the heavens, the earth and mountains its pegs? (78:6-7)
the mountains but they refused to take it on and The Day the Trumpet is blown and you come in
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