NATURAL PHENOMENA

The Challenge of The Qur’an ~ 354 ~ we now find are entirely consistent with the results of modern investigations. An interesting example of this is the Quran’s description of the behavior of water so as to illustrate the particular physical law that governs it. He has let loose the two seas: they meet one another. Between them stands a barrier which they cannot overrun. (55:19-20) Two rivers meeting and flowing onwards together without their waters mingling with each other was a phenomenon which had obviously been observed and partially understood by ancient peoples. We can observe this today in the waters of the two rivers which flow together from Chatagam in Bangladesh to Arakan in Burma. All along their course the waters are quite distinct from one another, a ‘stripe’ being visible between them dividing salt water from fresh. This same phenomenon can also be seen at the confluence of the Ganges and the Jamuna at Allahabad. Both the rivers course onwards together, yet are distinctly separated from one another. Rivers which flow down to coastal areas and are affected by the ebb