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Miracles of the Qur’an

Photograph of the Cleveland Volcano in Alaska taken from the
International Space Station.
who do wrong. They shall be drowned. (Surat al-Muminun, 27)

The molten lava flowing in the wake of the eruption may have
caused the ice on the mountain to melt. Intense steam was caused by the
combination of heat and cold – meanwhile, the molten lava flowed into
the sea may have given rise to intense rains. Flooding was the result of
these phenomena, and sources of water on land may also have over-
flowed as a consequence of the severe rains. (Allah knows the truth.)
So We opened the gates of heaven with torrential water and made
the earth burst forth with gushing springs. And the waters met to-
gether in a way which was decreed. We bore him on a planked
and well-caulked ship. (Surat al-Qamar, 11-13)
Whilst those who boarded the Prophet Noah’s (as) Ark were saved,
those that had rejected Allah’s Messenger was drowned. This group in-
cluded the Prophet Noah’s (as) own son who mistakenly imagined he

could escape by seeking refuge on a mountain nearby:
It sailed with them through mountainous waves, and Noah called
out to his son, who had kept himself apart, 'My son! Come on
board with us. Do not stay with the unbelievers!' He said, 'I will
take refuge on a mountain; It will protect me from the flood.' He

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