Page 52 - Miracles of the Qur'an

The picture to the left
Surface
waves represents internal
waves at interface
between two layers of
water of different
densities. The lower
layer is denser then
the upper one. This
scientific fact,
declared in verse 40
of Sura Nur of the
Qur'an 14 centuries
ago, has been
Dense water discovered by today's
Internal waves scientists only very
Less dense recently.
water

than the water above it. Internal waves act like surface waves. They can break,
just like surface waves. Internal waves cannot be seen by the human eye, but they
can be detected by studying temperature or salinity changes at a given location. 13
The statements in the Qur'an run absolutely parallel to the above
explanation. Without research, one can only see the waves on the surface of the

sea. It is impossible for one to know about the internal waves beneath the sea.
Yet, in Sura Nur, God draws our attention to another type of wave that occurs
in the depths of the oceans. Certainly, this fact, which scientists has discovered
very recently, shows once again that the Qur'an is the word of God.

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