THE QURAN EXPLAINS GEOLOGY

The Challenge of The Qur’an ~ 366 ~ O.R. Von Engeln gives perhaps the most direct explanation of this phenomenon: “Geologists hold that the lighter matter on the surface of the earth emerged in the form of mountains, and heavier matter got depressed in the form of deep trenches which are now filled with sea water. Thus this elevation and depression together maintain the balance of the earth.”25 Similarly it is said in the Quran that the earth had passed through a stage when God has caused the landmasses to drift apart: And the earth he extended after that; and then drew from it water and pastures (79:3). These words from the Quran correspond exactly to the latest theory of drifting continents. This means that all our continents at one time were parts of one consolidated landmass, then, following an explosion, they were scattered all over the surface of the earth and a world of continents emerged from the sea and oceans.