035 the layers of the atmosphere

1. THE HOLY QUR’ AN
THE LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
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2. The Holy
Qur'an is the
Word of Allah

3. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
One fact about the
universe revealed in the
verses of the Holy
Qur'an is that the sky is
made up of seven layers:

4. Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) -
‫البقرة‬ ‫سورة‬
It is He Who created
everything on the earth for
you and then directed His
attention up to heaven and
arranged it into seven regular
heavens. He has knowledge of
all things. (Qur'an, 2:29)

5. Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow) -
‫البقرة‬ ‫سورة‬
2:29

6. Surat Al-Baqarah (The Cow)
- ‫البقرة‬ ‫سورة‬
Sahih International
It is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He
directed Himself to the heaven, [His being above all creation], and made
them seven heavens, and He is Knowing of all things.
Dr. Ghali
He is (The One) Who created for you whatever is in the earth altogether.
Thereafter He leveled Himself (How He did so is beyond human
understanding stauling) to the heaven; so He leveled them seven
heavens, and He is Ever-Knowing of everything.
Farsi
‫را‬ ‫آنچه‬ ‫همه‬ ‫که‬ ‫است‬ ‫خدایی‬ ‫او‬(‫نعمتها‬ ‫از‬)‫ب‬ ‫سپس‬ ‫آفرید؛‬ ‫شما‬ ‫برای‬ ،‫دارد‬ ‫وجود‬ ‫زمین‬ ‫در‬‫ه‬
‫است‬ ‫آگاه‬ ‫چیز‬ ‫هر‬ ‫به‬ ‫او‬ ‫و‬ ‫نمود؛‬ ‫مرتب‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫هفت‬ ‫صورت‬ ‫به‬ ‫را‬ ‫آنها‬ ‫و‬ ‫پرداخت؛‬ ‫آسمان‬.
2:29

7. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
Then He turned to heaven
when it was smoke. In two
days He determined them as
seven heavens and revealed,
in every heaven, its own
mandate. (Qur'an, 41:11-12)

8. Surat Fuşşilat (Explained in
Detail) - ‫فصلت‬ ‫سورة‬
41:11

9. Surat Fuşşilat (Explained in
Detail) - ‫فصلت‬ ‫سورة‬
Sahih International
Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to
it and to the earth, "Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion."
They said, "We have come willingly."
Dr. Ghali
Thereafter He leveled Himself (How He did so is beyond human
understanding) to the heaven (while) it was smoke, then said to it and to
the earth, "Come up (you two) willingly (Or: in obedience ) or
unwillingly!" They (both) said, "We come up willingly."
Farsi
‫دس‬ ‫زمین‬ ‫به‬ ‫و‬ ‫آن‬ ‫به‬ ‫بود؛‬ ‫دود‬ ‫بصورت‬ ‫که‬ ‫حالی‬ ‫در‬ ،‫پرداخت‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫آفرینش‬ ‫به‬ ‫سپس‬‫داد‬ ‫تور‬:
«‫آیید‬ ‫وجود‬ ‫به‬(‫گیرید‬ ‫شکل‬ ‫و‬)‫اکراه‬ ‫خواه‬ ‫و‬ ‫اطاعت‬ ‫روی‬ ‫از‬ ‫خواه‬ ،!»‫گفتند‬ ‫آنها‬:«‫از‬ ‫ما‬
‫آییم‬‫می‬ ‫طاعت‬ ‫روی‬(‫گیریم‬‫می‬ ‫شکل‬ ‫و‬!)»
41:11

10. Surat Fuşşilat (Explained in
Detail) - ‫فصلت‬ ‫سورة‬
41:12

11. Surat Fuşşilat (Explained in
Detail) - ‫فصلت‬ ‫سورة‬
Sahih International
And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in
each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps
and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the
Knowing.
Dr. Ghali
So He decreed them as seven heavens in two days, and He revealed in every
heaven its Command. And We have adorned the lowest heaven with lamps,
and (set Angels) preserving them. That is the determining of The Ever-
Mighty, The Ever-Knowing.
Farsi
‫آن‬ ‫کار‬ ‫آسمانی‬ ‫هر‬ ‫در‬ ‫و‬ ،‫آفرید‬ ‫روز‬ ‫دو‬ ‫در‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫هفت‬ ‫بصورت‬ ‫را‬ ‫آنها‬ ‫هنگام‬ ‫این‬ ‫در‬(‫آسمان‬)‫را‬
‫وحی‬(‫ر‬ّ‫مقر‬ ‫و‬)‫چراغهایی‬ ‫با‬ ‫را‬ ‫پایین‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫و‬ ،‫فرمود‬=[‫ستارگان‬]‫و‬ ،‫بخشیدیم‬ ‫زینت‬(‫شهابها‬ ‫با‬
‫شیاطین‬ ‫رخنه‬ ‫از‬)‫دانا‬ ‫و‬ ‫توانا‬ ‫خداوند‬ ‫تقدیر‬ ‫است‬ ‫این‬ ،‫کردیم‬ ‫حفظ‬!
41:12

12. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• The word "heavens," which appears in
many verses in the Qur'an, is used to refer
to the sky above the Earth, as well as the
entire universe.
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• Given this meaning of the word, it is seen
that the Earth's sky, or the atmosphere, is
made up of seven layers.

13. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• Today, it is known that the world's
atmosphere consists of different layers
that lie on top of each other.19
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• Based on the criteria of chemical contents
or air temperature, the definitions made
have determined the atmosphere of the
earth as seven layers.20

14. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• According to the "Limited Fine Mesh
Model (LFMMII)," a model of atmosphere
used to estimate weather conditions for 48
hours, the atmosphere is also 7 layers.
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• According to the modern geological
definitions the seven layers of atmosphere
are as follows:

15. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
1.
Troposphere
2.
Stratosphere
3. Mesosphere
4.
Thermosphere

16. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
5. Exosphere 6. Ionosphere
7.
Magnetosphere

17. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• The Holy Qur'an says, "[He]
revealed, in every heaven, its own
mandate," in Surah Fussilat 12.
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• In other words, Allah is stating that
He assigned each heaven its own
duty.

19. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• Each one of these layers has vital duties for
the benefit of human kind and all other
living things on the Earth.
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• Each layer has a particular function,
ranging from forming rain to preventing
harmful rays, from reflecting radio waves
to averting the harmful effects of meteors.

20. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
The verses below inform us
about the appearance of the
seven layers of the
atmosphere:

21. THE LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
Do you not see how
He created seven
heavens in layers?
(Qur'an, 71:15)

22. Surat Nūĥ (Noah) - ‫سورة‬
‫نوح‬
71:15

23. Surat Nūĥ (Noah) - ‫سورة‬
‫نوح‬
Sahih International
Do you not consider how Allah has created seven
heavens in layers
Dr. Ghali
Have you not seen how Allah created seven
heavens as strata, (i.e., in layers).
Farsi
‫دیگری‬ ‫باالی‬ ‫یکی‬ ‫را‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫هفت‬ ‫خداوند‬ ‫چگونه‬ ‫دانید‬‫نمی‬ ‫آیا‬
،‫است‬ ‫آفریده‬
71:15

24. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
He Who created
the seven heavens
in layers…
(Qur'an, 67:3)

25. Surat Al-Mulk (The
Sovereignty) - ‫سورة‬
‫الملك‬
67:3

26. Surat Al-Mulk (The
Sovereignty) - ‫سورة‬
‫الملك‬
Sahih International
[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the
creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your]
vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?
Dr. Ghali
Who created seven heavens as strata (i.e., layers, one above the
other).In no way can you see in the creation of The All-Merciful
any disparity; so return your gaze; (Literally: "your" beholding)
do you see any rent?
Farsi
‫رح‬ ‫خداوند‬ ‫آفرینش‬ ‫در‬ ‫آفرید؛‬ ‫یکدیگر‬ ‫فراز‬ ‫بر‬ ‫را‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫هفت‬ ‫که‬ ‫کسی‬ ‫همان‬‫هیچ‬ ‫مان‬
‫بینی‬‫نمی‬ ‫عیبی‬ ‫و‬ ّ‫د‬‫تضا‬!‫مشا‬ ‫خللی‬ ‫و‬ ‫شکاف‬ ‫هیچ‬ ‫آیا‬ ،‫کن‬ ‫نگاه‬ ‫دیگر‬ ‫بار‬‫کنی؟‬‫می‬ ‫هده‬!
67:3

27. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
The atmosphere only
lets rays required for
life reach the Earth.

28. THE LAYERS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
For example, ultraviolet rays
make it to the world only
partially.
This is the most appropriate
range to allow plants to make
photosynthesis and eventually
for all living things to survive.
Ultraviolet
rays

29. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
The word is also used in the plural here: "layers."
The Arabic word "tibaqan" in these verses,
translated into English as "layer" means
"layer, the appropriate cover or covering
for something," and thus stresses how the
top layer is well suited to the lower.

30. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• The sky, described in the verse as
being in layers, is without doubt the
most perfect expression of the
atmosphere.
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• It is a great miracle that these facts, which
could not possibly be discovered without the
technology of the 20th century, were explicitly
stated by the Qur'an 1,400 years ago.

31. THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• 19. Michael Pidwirny, “Atmospheric
Layers,” 1996,
http://royal.okanagan.bc.ca/mpidwir
n/atmosphereandclimate/atmslayers.
html.
20. “Numerical Prediction Models
used by NWS,” Integrated
Publishing,
www.tpub.com/weather3/4-27.htm.

32. THE PROTECTED ROOF
THE LAYERS
OF THE
ATMOSPHERE
• In the Qur'an,
Allah calls our
attention to a very
important attribute
of the sky:

33. THE PROTECTED ROOF
We made the sky a
preserved and protected
roof yet still they turn
away from Our Signs.
(Qur'an, 21:32)

34. Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The
Prophets) - ‫سورة‬
‫األنبياء‬
21:32

35. Surat Al-'Anbyā' (The
Prophets) - ‫سورة‬
‫األنبياء‬
Sahih International
And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from
its signs, are turning away.
Pickthall
And we have made the sky a roof withheld (from them).
Yet they turn away from its portents.
Farsi
‫گردانن‬‫روی‬ ‫آن‬ ‫آیات‬ ‫از‬ ‫آنها‬ ‫ولی‬ ‫دادیم؛‬ ‫قرار‬ ‫محفوظی‬ ‫سقف‬ ‫را‬ ‫آسمان‬ ‫و‬‫د‬.
21:32

36. THE PROTECTED ROOF
THE
PROTECTED
ROOF
• This attribute of the sky has been
proved by scientific research
carried out in the 20th century:
THE
PROTECTED
ROOF
• The atmosphere surrounding the
Earth serves crucial functions for
the continuity of life.

37. THE PROTECTED ROOF
THE
PROTECTED
ROOF
• While destroying many meteors-big and
small-as they approach the Earth, it
prevents them from falling to Earth and
harming living things.
THE
PROTECTED
ROOF
• In addition, the atmosphere filters
the light rays coming from space that
are harmful to living things.

38. THE PROTECTED ROOF
THE
PROTECTED
ROOF
• The most striking feature of the atmosphere
is that it lets only harmless and useful rays-
visible light, near ultraviolet light and radio
waves pass through.
THE
PROTECTED
ROOF
• All of this radiation is
vital for life.

39. THE PROTECTED ROOF
Near ultraviolet rays, which
are only partially let in by the
atmosphere, are very
important for the
photosynthesis of plants and
for the survival of all living
beings.

40. THE PROTECTED ROOF
The majority of the intense
ultraviolet rays emitted from the Sun
are filtered out by the ozone layer of
the atmosphere.
Only a limited and essential
part of the ultraviolet
spectrum reaches the Earth.

41. THE PROTECTED ROOF
The protective function of
the atmosphere does not
end here.
The atmosphere also protects the
earth from the freezing cold of the
space, which is approximately
-270oC.

42. THE PROTECTED ROOF
In addition to the atmosphere, the Van Allen Belt-
the layer caused by the magnetic field of the
Earth-also serves as a shield against the harmful
radiation that threatens our planet.
It is not only the atmosphere that
protects the Earth from harmful
effects.

43. THE PROTECTED ROOF
This radiation, which is
constantly emitted by
the Sun and other stars,
is deadly to living
things.

44. THE PROTECTED ROOF
If the Van Allen belt did not
exist, the massive outbursts of
energy called solar flares that
frequently occur in the Sun would
destroy all life on Earth.

45. THE PROTECTED ROOF
Van Allen belt

46. THE PROTECTED ROOF
In the above picture, this magnetosphere layer,
which is also named Van Allen Belts, is
seen.
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.

47. THE PROTECTED ROOF
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.
Van
Allen
Belts

48. THE PROTECTED ROOF
All these scientific
findings prove that the
world is protected in a
very particular way.

49. THE PROTECTED ROOF
The important thing is that
this protection was made
known in the Holy Qur'an in
the verse "We made the sky
a preserved and protected
roof" fourteen centuries ago.

50. THE PROTECTED ROOF
On the importance
of the Van Allen
Belt, Dr. Hugh
Ross says:

51. THE PROTECTED ROOF
• 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.

52. THE PROTECTED ROOF
• 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
magnetic field.
• The Van-Allen radiation shield is a design
unique to the Earth.21

53. THE PROTECTED ROOF
• The energy transmitted in just one of these bursts
detected in recent years was calculated to be
equivalent to 100 billion atomic bombs, each akin
to one dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World
War II.
• Fifty-eight hours after the burst, it was observed
that the magnetic needles of compasses displayed
unusual movement and 250 kilometres above the
Earth's atmosphere, the temperature suddenly
increased to 2,500oC.

54. THE PROTECTED ROOF
Most people
looking at the
sky do not think
about the
protective
aspect of the
atmosphere.
They almost
never think
what kind of a
place the world
would be like if
this structure
did not exist.

55. THE PROTECTED ROOF
The above photo
belongs to a
giant crater
caused by a
meteor that fell
in Arizona, in the
USA.

56. THE PROTECTED ROOF
If the atmosphere did not
exist, millions of
meteoroids would fall to the
Earth and the Earth would
become an inhabitable
place.

57. THE PROTECTED ROOF
• Yet, the protective aspect of the
atmosphere allows living things to
survive in safety.
• This is certainly Allah's protection
of people and a miracle
proclaimed in the Qur'an.

58. 21. www.godandscience.org/apologetics/designss.html.
In short, a perfect system is at work
high above the Earth.
It surrounds our world and protects it
against external threats.
Centuries ago, Allah informed us in
the Qur'an of the world's atmosphere
functioning as a protective shield.