Page 62 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

on Earth.
On the importance of the Van Allen Belt, Dr. Hugh Ross says:

In fact, the Earth has the highest density of any of the planets in our Solar
System. This large nickel-iron core is responsible for our large magnetic
field. This magnetic field produces the Van-Allen radiation shield, which
protects the Earth from radiation bombardment. If this shield were not
present, life would not be possible on the Earth. The only other rocky
planet to have any magnetic field is Mercury-but its field strength is 100
times less than the Earth's. Even Venus, our sister planet, has no magnet-
ic field. The Van-Allen radiation shield is a design unique to the Earth. 22

Magnetosphere

Van Allen

Earth

Solar wind

The magnetosphere layer, formed by the magnetic field of the Earth, serves
as a shield protecting the Earth from celestial bodies, harmful cosmic rays
and particles. In the above picture, this magnetosphere layer, which is also
named Van Allen Belts, is seen. These belts at thousands of kilometres
above the Earth protect the living things on the Earth from the fatal energy
that would otherwise reach it from space.
All these scientific findings prove that the world is protected in a very partic-
ular way. The important thing is that this protection was made known in the
Qur'an in the verse "We made the sky a preserved and protected roof" four-
teen centuries ago.

60