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Quran : The Formation of Petrol
Quran : The Formation of Petrol
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Posted by SimplifyingLife , 8/4/2007 11:59:15 AM
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THE FORMATION OF PETROL
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Quran : The
Formation of Petrol
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He Who brings
forth green pasture,
then makes it blackened
stubble. (Qur'an, 87:1-5)
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As we know, petrol
forms from the remains of plants and animals in
the sea. Once these have decayed on the sea bed
after millions of years, all that is left are
oily substances. These, under layers of mud and
rock, then turn into petrol and gas. Movements
in the Earth's crust sometimes lead to the sea
petrifying and to the rocks containing petrol
being buried thousands of metres deep. The
petrol that forms sometimes leaks through the
pores in the rock layers from several kilometres
down, and rises to the surface, where it
vaporises (turns into gas), leaving a mass of
bitumen behind. |
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The three
elements identified in the first four verses
of Surat al-A'la
parallel the formation of petroleum. It is
quite likely that the term "almaraa,"
meaning pasture or meadow, refers to the
organically-based substances in the
formation of petroleum. The second word of
note in the verse is "ahwa,"
used to describe blackish-green,
greenish-black, dark or sooty colours. This
word can be thought of as describing the
waste plant matter accumulated underground
gradually turning black, since these words
are supported by a third word, "ghuthaan."
The word "ghuthaan"
translated as stubble, can also mean
flood-water plants, plants brought together
by waste matter being collected and
dispersed around valleys, rubbish, leaves or
foam. In addition to the connotation of
"vomiting out" implied in the word, it may
also be translated as "to flood forth
vomited matter," and describes the way that
the earth "vomits" forth petroleum. In fact,
in the light of the formation of petroleum,
the way it emerges, its foam-like appearance
and its colour, one can better see with what
wisdom were employed the words in the
verses.
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As has been
discussed, the plant in the verse turning into a
dark and viscous liquid bears a strong
resemblance to the formation of petroleum. The
description of such a formation over many years,
at a time when the formation of petroleum was
unknown,
is
without doubt another proof, that the Qur'an is
the revelation of Allah. |
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altug --
altug@nomail.net
I think that, this verse means that Allah is the only power that gives life and death. I also think that Allah created the petrol as a test for humanity, to see how they will share it. What is possibility of this "wast amount of plant and animal remainings would accumulate and turn in to a carbon reach liquid"
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ADHIL --
adhil_muf@yahoo.com
its truth only. i aggree. because iam in KSA
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ahmed --
ahmedariff@hotmail.com
i totally agree
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Yousef --
Yousef_Salem@juno.com
It is hard for me to accept the western version of animal life decaying and laying at the bottom of the ocean since it is evident that oily substances rise to the top of water and do not settle at the bottom.
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