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In the Name of Allah,
The All-Merciful and Most Merciful

dangers that may come from outer space. Fatal cos-

mic rays originating from stars other that the Sun cannot
penetrate this protective shield, for Earth’s magnetic field al-
lows only 0.1 percent of them to enter, all of which are then ab-
sorbed by the atmosphere. Without this magnetic field, life
would be destroyed by these fatal rays. But because its core is
exactly as it must be, Earth is protected. In other words, as the
Qur’an tells us, a special protective shield has been set up for

us: “We made the sky a preserved and protected roof, yet still
they turn away from Our Signs” (Surat al-Anbiya, 32).

Indeed, there are other things apart from physical
laws that Allah has created to protect living creatures. Consider
Earth’s stable security. As one moves toward the planet’s cen-
ter, the temperature increases by 30 degrees every kilometer
(mile). In the core, it is as high as 4,500 degrees. When we con-
sider that the temperature just one kilometer underground is

close to 60 degrees Celsius, we can appreciate just how danger-
ous this is. But all living things are secure and live unaware of
the burning magma below them. We can plainly see that Allah
has ordered our planet’s surface with a ball of fire beneath it.
He keeps the heavens under His control and protects all living
creatures at every moment, whether they know it or not, from
great danger. People become accustomed to things and look at

their existence as completely natural; these things are basic
proofs of Allah’s divine protection and mercy. Since the hun-
dreds of physical laws that give order to the Earth exist at this
moment as they must, there are no overriding forces. Allah is
the best of protectors.

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