1. THE HOLY QUR AN THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH & THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES BASED ON THE WORKS OF HARUN YAHYA WWW.HARUNYAHAY.COM and others WWW.HARUNYAHAY.COM PREPARED BY fereidoun.dejahang@ntlworld.com

2. The Holy Qur'an is the Word of Allah

3. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH One item of information about the Earth given in the Holy Qur'an is its similarity to the seven-layered sky

4. Surat Aţ-Ţalāq (The Divorce) - سورة الطلاق It is Allah Who created the seven heavens and of the earth the same number, the Command descending down through all of them, so that you might know that Allah has power over all things and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge. (Qur'an, 65:12)

5. * تفسير Tafsir al-Jalalayn { ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِّتَعْلَمُوۤاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْماً } God it is Who created seven heavens, and of earth the like thereof, that is to say, seven earths. The command, the revelation, descends between them, between the heavens and the earth: Gabriel descends with it from the seventh heaven to the seventh earth, ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ وَمِنَ ٱلأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ ٱلأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِّتَعْلَمُوۤاْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْماً

6. * تفسير Tafsir al-Jalalayn that you may know (li-talamū is semantically connected to an omitted clause, that is to say, He apprises you of this creation and this sending down [that you may know]), that God has power over all things and that God encompasses all things in knowledge.

7. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH The information in the above verse is confirmed in scientific sources, wherein it is explained that the Earth consists of seven strata. These, as scientists have identified, are:

8. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH 1 st layer: Lithosphere (water) 2 nd layer: Lithosphere (land) 3 rd layer: Asthenosphere 4 th layer: Upper Mantle

9. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH 5 th layer: Inner Mantle 6 th layer: Outer Core 7 th layer: Inner Core

10. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH The word lithosphere is derived from the Greek word lithos, meaning stone, which is a hard stratum forming the Earth's top layer. It is quite thin in comparison to the other strata.

11. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH The lithosphere under the oceans is still thinner, and is a region with volcanic activity. Its average thickness is 80 km. It is colder and harder than the other strata, and therefore, forms the earth's shell.

12. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH It is thought that the hard lithosphere floats or moves over the slowly moving asthenosphere.23 23 Below the lithosphere is the stratum known as the asthenosphere, from the Greek word for "weak," asthenes. This layer is thinner than the lithosphere and shifts.

13. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH It was formed of hot, semi-solid substances capable of melting when exposed to high temperatures and pressure over geological time. It is thought that the hard lithosphere floats or moves over the slowly moving asthenosphere.23 23 Below the lithosphere is the stratum known as the asthenosphere, from the Greek word for "weak," asthenes. This layer is thinner than the lithosphere and shifts.

14. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH At the centre of the Earth is the core, approximately twice as dense as the mantle. The reason for that density is that it contains a higher proportion of metals (iron-nickel alloy) than rock. Under these layers is a high-temperature layer some 2,900 km thick, made up of semi-solid rock known as the mantle. This contains more iron, magnesium and calcium than the crust, and is also hotter and denser, because temperature and density in the Earth increase with depth.

15. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH The Earth's core consists of two parts. One is the 2,200 km thick liquid outer core, the other a 1,250 km thick solid inner core.

16. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH The liquid outer core provides the Earth's magnetic field as the planet rotates. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH The truth of this similarity between the sky and the layers of the Earth, only identified by 20th century technology, is without doubt another of the Qur'an's scientific miracles.

17. THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH 23. Inside the Earth, http://pubs.usgs.gov/ publications/text/insid e.html.

18. (Qur'an, 99:1-4) When the earth is convulsed with its quaking and the earth then disgorges its charges and man asks, "What is wrong with it?", on that Day it will impart all its news. (Qur'an, 99:1-4)

19. (Qur'an, 99:1-4) When the earth is convulsed with its quaking

20. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES The word " zilzal " in Arabic means earthquake, or tremors, and the word "athqalaha" means "charges, heavy burdens." THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES When one considers the above verses in the light of the first meaning, it can be seen that reference is being made to an important scientific fact about earthquakes.

21. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES Surat az-Zilzal 2 mentions the earth disgorging its charges. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES Indeed, as a result of research in recent years, it has been realised that there are heavy metals at the centre of the Earth, and that these appear as a result of movements on the Earth's surface.

22. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES According to geologists' calculations, as the Earth cooled, heavy and dense substances sank to its centre, while lighter ones rose to the surface. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES For that reason, the Earth's crust consists of the least heaviest substances (basalt and granite rocks), while heavy metals (nickel and iron) are found in the core.

23. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES As a result, the subsurface, which consists of molten metals, is made of a material that is much heavier and denser than the surface.

24. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES During earthquakes, the heavy substances below the surface have an opportunity to rise, and the Earth thus disgorges its charges, as revealed in the Qur'an.

25. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES Moreover, those regions where metal reserves are most concentrated are also those with the greatest volcanic activity.

26. THE EARTH DISGORGES ITS CHARGES These scientific findings, which emerged only recently, and as a result of wide-ranging research, are just some of the scientific facts indicated by Allah in the Qur'an.