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"You will see the mountains you reckoned to be solid going
past like clouds–the handwork of Allah Who gives to every-
thing its solidity. He is aware of what you do."
(Surat an-Naml, 88)

One possible interpretation of the above verse is that it may very
well be a reference to the strength of the atom, the building block of all
matter. It may allude to the orbit of electrons in the atom, which stu-
dents all over the world are taught about in their daily science lessons.
Looked at in the context of atoms, the use of the term "to everything its
solidity" can be interpreted as referring to the solidity of the atom,

which cannot be broken even if
struck with a sledgehammer
(Allah knows the truth). That is
because objects themselves are
not perfectly solid. Only the atom
is perfectly solid.
For example, even if a vase is
shattered, the atoms that make it
up remain solid. A car may turn
into a pile of junk after an

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