The Ozone layer is a protective ceiling to earth, PRECISELY mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!

(a)- More proofs on Noble Word سقف (roof) in Noble Verses 52:3-52:6 and 16:26.
(b)- More proofs on Noble Word محفوظا (protected) in Noble Verse 85:22.

3- Our protective sky will eventually "release" its gases into space.
4- Conclusion.

Allah Almighty Said: "We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and inside their selves, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all things? (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"

With this said, to a simple bedouin such as our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Role Model and Teacher, Muhammad, Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon him, who lived in Arabia 1,500 years ago, looking up in the sky during the day and seeing it blue with white clouds, and looking at it at night and seeing it black with bright dots of stars, wouldn't think in a million years (if he were to live in his same status) that there is an actual protective layer (what we call today the Ozone layer) covering the entire planet earth!!!

Obviously, the Noble Verses below are not talking about clouds, because clouds are scattered in the air, while Allah Almighty Said that He made the sky (Ozone) a "raised" and "protected roof"! A roof is a one solid piece that covers, shelters and protects the things under it.

Notice how Allah Almighty created our sky/heaven to be a protective and protected ceiling for us.

(a)- More proofs on Noble Word سقف (roof) in Noble Verses 52:3-52:6 and 16:26:

Allah Almighty Said in Noble Verse 21:32 above that He made the sky ( سقف ) protected. Let us look at Noble Verses 52:3-6 and 16:26 to see further proofs on this word:

Here we see Allah Almighty speaking of a building's roof falling down on the people. This means that the roof is:

1- A physical protection from above - in this case protection from rain, wind and burning sun rays all coming from above.

So when Allah Almighty described our sky (Ozone layer) as a protected and elevated roof, then there is no question that He, the Almighty, referred to our protective and well-guarded Ozone layer protecting and guarding us from the dangers of space!

And again, to a simple bedouin such as our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Role Model and Teacher, Muhammad, Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon him, who lived in Arabia 1,500 years ago, looking up in the sky during the day and seeing it blue with white clouds, and looking at it at night and seeing it black with bright dots of stars, wouldn't think in a million years (if he were to live in his same status) that there is an actual protective layer (what we call today the Ozone layer) covering the entire planet earth!!!

(b)- More proofs on Noble Word محفوظا (protected) in Noble Verse 85:22:

Allah Almighty Said in Noble Verse 21:32 above that He made the sky protected (محفوظا). Let us look at Noble Verse 85:22 to see further proofs on this word:

As we clearly and indisputably see, محفوظ means in all of the English translations above guarded, protected and preserved.

Allah Almighty in Noble Verse 21:32 above Said that our Ozone layer protects the earth!

The following articles clearly and indisputably demonstrate the Glorious Quran's Divine Miracle:

THE PROTECTED ROOF

In the Qur'an, Allah calls our attention to a very important attribute of the sky:

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

This attribute of the sky has been proved by scientific research carried out in the 20th century: The atmosphere surrounding the Earth serves crucial functions for the continuity of life. While destroying many meteors-big and small-as they approach the Earth, it prevents them from falling to Earth and harming living things.

In addition, the atmosphere filters the light rays coming from space that are harmful to living things. 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. All of this radiation is vital for life. 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. 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.

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 -270^oC.

It is not only the atmosphere that protects the Earth from harmful effects. 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. This radiation, which is constantly emitted by the Sun and other stars, is deadly to living things. 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.

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

All these scientific findings prove that the world is protected in a very particular way. The important thing is that this protection was made known in the Qur'an in the verse "We made the sky a preserved and protected roof" fourteen centuries ago.

On the importance of the Van Allen Belt, Dr. Hugh Ross says:

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. 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

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 2,500^oC.

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. The above photo belongs to a giant crater caused by a meteor that fell in Arizona, in the USA. If the atmosphere did not exist, millions of meteoroids would fall to the Earth and the Earth would become an inhabitable place. 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.

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.

21. www.godandscience.org/apologetics/designss.html.

The ozone layer is a layer of ozone gas which surrounds the Earth some 15 to 35 km above its surface. This 20 km wide layer acts like a natural filter because it prevents most of the sun's ultraviolet rays from reaching the Earth. These rays could harm us if the ozone filter were not in place. For example, more people would get skin cancer and eye diseases. As well, animals would be affected and so would farmers' crops and the top layer of our oceans.

So now you can see why it is very important to have this ozone layer around our planet...." (Source)

The ozone layer forms a thin shield in the upper atmosphere, protecting life on Earth from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays. In the 1980s, scientists began accumulating evidence that the ozone layer was being depleted. Depletion of the ozone layer results in increased UV radiation reaching the Earth’s surface, which in turn can lead to a greater chance of overexposure to UV radiation and the related health effects of skin cancer, cataracts, and immune suppression." (Source)

The Arabic word فرجت literally means: released, relieved. It is derived from the root word فرج, which means: relief, release.

Also, according to the Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [5], Page 702, فرج means:

Allah Almighty in Noble Verse 77:9 Tells us that our Ozone layer will release its gases when the Hour comes. This means that a great burst and disruption to the Ozone layer will occur, eventually. This is Scientifically accurate, because Scientists predict that it is very highly likely that the earth will be blasted with a Gamma Ray Burst that will instantly end all life on earth, and completely wipe out its entire atmosphere. Please visit:

To a simple Sheppard and Bedouin such as Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, who lived in Arabia 1,500 years ago, looking up in the sky during the day and seeing it blue with white clouds, and looking at it at night and seeing it black with bright dots of stars, how could he think on his own that our sky is actually a protective roof?

Also, Allah Almighty predicted that our Ozone layer will one day release all of the gases in it when the Hour comes. Scientists have confirmed that the earth will very likely be blasted with a Gamma Ray Burst that one day that will wipe out all life on it in an instant, and completely destroy its atmosphere.

Indeed, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty Alone for making the Noble Quran be the Perfect and Everlasting Miracle, for us humans, out of all of His Divine Miracles! And may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.

From www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,2071.msg8913.html#msg8913

Ozone Layer as Green Carpet:

Questions:

Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 456:
Narrated Abdullah:
Regarding the Verse: “Indeed he (Muhammad) did see. Of the Signs of his Lord, The Greatest!” (53.18) That the Prophet had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky.

Thank you.

Answer:

As'salamu Alaikum dear brother,

The Glorious Quran is very clear about the earth is:

1- Spherical.
2- Suspended in Space.
3- Rotating around itself. (emphasis on dahaha and its derivatives)
4- Is traveling in Space.

There are many Noble Verses that speak about the earth's shape and motion in space. Please visit:

www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/ozone_layer_protecting_earth.htm

To the reader, to see the Glorious Quran's STUNNING Scientific and Numerical Miracles, please visit: www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#links.

The possible Green Carpet:

See video on Youtube [2]. The Hadith in question is not in contradiction with Science. The aurora lights from the atmosphere's edge in space do many times look green:

The Aurora Lights from earth also look Green:

The earth is like Carpet:

Also, earth from space does look like a carpet:

Similar Miracle in the Glorious Quran:

1- The explosion of the Universe, Galaxies and Stars bring about Smoke.

"When the sky disintegrates, and turns rose colored like paint (وردة كالدهان)." (The Noble Quran, 55:37) [2] [3]

Earth is Spherical and Rotating and Traveling Fast:

And again, remember that the Glorious Quran does state in several Noble Verses that the earth is:

1- Spherical.
2- Suspended in Space.
3- Rotating around itself. (emphasis on dahaha and its derivatives)
4- Is traveling in Space.

There are many Noble Verses that speak about the earth's shape and motion in space. Please visit: www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm.

Again, to the reader, to see the Glorious Quran's STUNNING Scientific and Numerical Miracles, please visit: www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#links.

Take care,
Osama Abdallah

The Earth Spread out Spherically, and its Waters came out from it:

Allah Almighty Said:

Noble Verse(s) 79:30-79:31

Arabic (Read from right to left. Also, all png image files: [1] [2]):

‏79:30 والارض بعد ذلك دحاها

‏79:31 اخرج منها ماءها ومرعاها

Khalifa: (why is he here?)

[079:030] He made the earth egg-shaped.

[079:031] From it, He produced its own water and pasture.

Below in this article, we'll see the ample proofs that the earth was indeed SPREAD OUT SPHERICALLY. And Scientists have proven that water does indeed originate from its planets when they're hot enough and are located in the Goldilocks Zone when orbiting their sun.

As thoroughly detailed in this detailed article, I thoroughly demonstrated using 7 encyclopedic dictionaries that DAHA دحاها means:

1- To push.

2- To throw.

دحا (daha): دفعه و رمى به (dafa'aahu wa ramaa bih) Caused it to move, pushed it, or threw it.

دحا الصبي المِدحاةَ أي دفع الصبي المِدحاةَ Daha the boy the rolling toy, means the boy pushed the rolling toy.

3- To make something roll, as in DAHA the barrel from the top of the hill, which means he rolled it down from the top of the hill. Also, this is where the Arabic word DAHRAJA is derived from, which means to make something roll down.

4- To make something round. I used several examples for ROUND AND BULGED TUMMY, and making round objects. I even used a Hadith from Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, when he said:

In Prophet Muhammad's Hadith: كان لأسامة بطننٌ مُندحٌ اي متسع Osama had a round and big tummy.

Also the dictionary says:
الدحداح هو المستدير الململم The dahdaah is the person who is ROUND and STOCKY.

و بطنٌ مُنداحُ أي خارخٌ مُدوّر His tummy is mun-daahun means it is OUT THERE AND ROUND مُدوّر.

So when Allah Almighty DAHA THE EARTH, it means that Allah Almighty EXPANDED IT SPHERICALLY through rotating around itself and moving in its orbit in space. And this is why Allah Almighty Said after that (after He DAHAHA), He brought forth from it its water and pasture. Science has proven this to be 100% accurate and True:

1- Water was brought forth from the earth - Science confirmed it and the Holy Quran claimed it 1400 years ago:

Note: In Article #3'S video in the article, the collision of the iron-planet made
our earth EGG-SHAPED, according to the Scientists and the video.

2- Our earth expanded and produced its own water:

And

For ample more details, please visit:

www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm

www.answering-christianity.com/earth.htm (Iron was sent down from space according to the Glorious Quran, and it was confirmed by science).

www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#links

www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#geology

www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#main_sections

www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm

http://www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm#geology_moving_earth_rain

The sun never ceases nor disappears [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]:

(Play video file: [1] [2])

Prophet Muhammad: The sun is in constant orbit always rising on people while setting on others.

عن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سئل :هذه المغارب اين تغرب ؟ وهذه المطالع اين تطلع ؟ فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم هي على رسلها لا تبرح ولا تزول , تغرب عن قوم وتطلع على قوم ,وتغرب عن قوم وتطلع , فقوم يقولون غربت ,وقوم يقولون طلعت

"Ibn Abbas narrated on Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, that the Prophet was asked: Where does the sun go after all of these sunsets? And where does it come from after all of these sunrises? The Prophet, peace be upon him, replied: It is in constant motion. It doesn't stop nor disappear. It sets on people and rises on others, and it sets on people and rises on others. So people would say it has risen while others say it has set."

Sources:

1- Jami'a Al-Usool li-ibn Al-Atheer.
جامع الأصول لابن الأثير

2- Musnad Al-Imam Abi Is'haq Al-Hamadani
مسند الامام ابي اسحاق الهمداني

3- Al-Ijaz Al-Ilmi Fe Al-Sunna Al-Nabawiyyah, Dr. Zahloul Al-Najjar, Page 132.

Allah Almighty in the Glorious Quran said that earth is:

       -  Spherical: "egg-shaped" [1].
       - Is rotating around itself.
       - Is moving in space in curvy orbits [2].
       - Is in constant motion.
       - Is suspended in space.
       - Is swimming in space.
       - Is traveling through the constantly expanding universe [3].
       - The sunsetless North Pole miracle in the Glorious Quran [4].

At the top of the North Pole, the sun never sets, and I showed the video for that, and also quoted the scientific sources for that. Also in the lands near by, it almost never sets either, and I quoted sources for that as well, and also showed pictures of the "polar night" skies on these lands.

- The Glorious Quran also speaks about many earths [5] and not just earth.
- The Glorious Quran predicts 11 planets in our solar system [6].

www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm

Question:

Did Prophet Muhammad know think that the earth was spherical or flat?

Answer:

In this Hadith, above, he certainly seems to have known this fact very well. And this Hadith is even older than Sahih Bukhari. It is important to know that Imam Bukhari and others have declared that they have discarded thousands of Hadiths:

www.islamic-awareness.org/Hadith/bukhari.html

"The two sahih collections did not gather the totality of the authentic ahadith as proved by al-Bukhari's testimony: "I have not included in my book al-Jami` but what is authentic, and I left out among the authentic for fear of [excessive] length."

"... Bukhari, collected twenty thousand of them, of which he rejected ten thousand, accounting them untrue. Of the remaining ten thousand he accepted only 7,275, declaring the rest to be untrustworthy. Abu Da'ud accepted as authentic only 4,800 rules out 50,000."

This is to keep their volumes as simple and manageable as possible. So it is quite possible that the Prophet spoke about the earth being spherical, and the Glorious Quran certainly did, and people just dismissed them as nonsense. I have covered your question in great details at:

www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm

Other Articles:

Also, ample proofs for several of the Glorious Quran's Arabic words' definitions, from my Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries, that prove that the earth is indeed spherical, rotating around its axle, and is suspended in space, are provided in the following important link:

Detailed Analysis from Lisan Al-Arab (this alone is 10 big books) and 7 other dictionaries proving the Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran in Great Details.

Evidence from the Quran that Allah Almighty Created the 7 Heavens and all of their Earths from Cloning.

Detailed rebuttal about the shape of the Earth in the Glorious Quran. Detailed discussion about SUTIHAT.

The formation of continents and spherical expansion of earth in the Glorious Quran. Noble Verse [013:004] And in the earth are neighbouring tracts وفي الارض قطع متجاورات and many others are discussed.

Continents formation and reducing land from its sides (اطرافها) in the Glorious Quran.

Also visit the Rebuttals Section below for detailed interactions and challenges.

The Miracle of the Plate Tectonics, mountains' formation, and the earth's Spherical Expansion:

My detailed proofs about the earth spread out spherically are listed here:

www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm#geology_moving_earth_rain
www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#links

Detailed Rebuttals:
www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,2243.msg10156.html#msg10156
www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,2270.msg10136.html#msg10136
www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,2275.msg10214.html#msg10214
www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,2380.msg10759.html#msg10759

Now, in Noble Verses 79:30-32, Allah Almighty Says:

And the earth after that He has spherically expanded
Brought forth from it its water and pasture
and the MOUNTAINS HE SET FIRMLY.

Indeed, scientists have proven that:

1- The earth has spherically expanded.

2- The earth produced its water and pasture on a large scale as a result. I have posted a Scientific Video from History Channel proving this:

3- The mountains due to this expansion were formed; due to the plate tectonics movements, which caused for land to be pushed on top of each other, which formed mountains and hills. You can learn about this at:

https://www.google.com/#q=mountains+formed+through+plate+tectonics

Read all of the details at my article:

For ample more Noble Verses on mountains and the geology of earth, please visit:

www.answering-christianity.com/detailed_meanings_of_scientific_words_in_verses.htm#geology_moving_earth_rain

Dhul Qarnayn's story. Sunrise and sunset. Also Why حمئة and not حاميةٍ. Dhil Qarnayn's journey is detailed with scientific and geographical maps that are more 1000 years old.

**Iron, Space, and the Properties of Earth**
The amazing creation of earth and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it. The 7 properties of earth in the Noble Quran and Science. Read the first section of the article. Rebuttal to the "Heaven" and "Stars in the lower Heaven" in Noble Verses 37:6 and 65:12. Read the "Rebuttals" section in the article. This was an attempt to refute the fact that Allah Almighty Claimed that He Created 7 Ozone Layers as well as 7 different Heavens. The dead turning into Fossils and Iron. The Noble Quran Claimed it, and Science today Confirmed it! Outside Supporting articles: http://www.universalunity.net/iron.htm This article shows the Mathematical Codes of Iron in the Noble Quran and Science, and shows how Science confirmed Allah Almighty's Divine Claim in Noble Verses 17:49-50 about the dead converting into rocks and iron. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site. http://www.universalunity.net/iron2.htm More elaborations on Noble Verses 17:49-51. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.

Moon Orbit Miracle:

This is the short version of the long article below. Allah Almighty said this about the moon's S-shaped orbit around the earth:

36:39 والقمر قدرناه منازل حتى عاد كالعرجون القديم

"And We have decreed set phases for the moon, until it ends up عاد looking like an old date branch كالعرجون القديم. It is not for the sun to overtake the moon nor for the night to outstrip the day; each one is swimming in a sphere. (Qur'an, 36:39-40)"

Click on images to enlarge:

For ample more proofs, please visit: www.answering-christianity.com/moon_orbit_miracle.htm

The egg-shaped earth's orbit!

In another Noble Verse, Allah Almighty described the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun as egg-shaped which had also been confirmed by science.

Please visit: If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic? with detailed proofs demonstrating the miracle of the Word/Notion "dahaha".

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Ozone Layer as Green Carpet Hadith Miracle.

Update! Please also visit:

The Ozone layer is able to heal itself from damage - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!

The Ozone layer is raised to balance air pressure and temperature - mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by science!

The Miracle of the Sky's Cycles in our Atmosphere - Mentioned in the Glorious Quran and Confirmed by Science!

AUDIO from Dr. Zaghlool Al-Najjar

Water Cycle, and Rain from the Fertilizing winds.

VIDEO files

The Ozone layer called the "Protected Roof".

The cyclical systems of the sky.

The fertilizing winds causing rain.

Detailed Text file.

The 7 layers of the atmosphere.