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Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

The Euphrates and Tigris rivers divide Mesopotamia from one
end to the other. It appears that in the era in question, these two rivers
overflowed, together with all other water sources, great and small,
combining with rainwater to create an enormous flood. This phenome-
non is reported in these terms in the Qur'an:

So We opened the gates of heaven with torrential water and made the
earth burst forth with gushing springs. And the waters met together in
a way which was decreed. We bore him on a planked and well-caulked
ship. (Qur'an, 54:11-13)
When the clues obtained from the research are evaluated, they
indicate that the Flood covered all of the Mesopotamian plains. When
we look at the succession of cities-Ur, Erech, Shuruppak and Kish-that

bear the traces of the Flood, we see that they all lie in a line. In addition,
the geographical structure of the Mesopotamian Plain was very differ-
ent in around 3000 B.C. compared to its constitution today. At that time,
the bed of the River Euphrates was much further to the east than it is
today, lying on a line passing through Ur, Erech, Shuruppak and Kish.
It therefore appears that the Euphrates burst its banks in this region and
destroyed the four cities. (Allah knows best.)
Allah imparted the news of Nuh's Flood in order that it should act
as a deterrent for those of that time and a valuable lesson to those who
were to come after, people like us. By means of the prophets and books,
He sent guidance to different societies. However, each time the texts
which were brought to the people by Allah's prophets were corrupted
from their original forms. Men added cultural, mystical or mythologi-
cal elements to the true account of the Flood. The Qur'an, because it is
from Allah and because He preserves it eternally, is the only source
compatible with the archaeological findings of the past. (See Harun
Yahya, Perished Nations, Ta-Ha Publishers, UK, 2001; Global Publishing,
Istanbul, 2002)

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