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muslimstudent
Quran says God is the one who is not letting sky to fall on the earth and skies are without any pillars. While Science has proved that sky is not anything physical and even if you travel for 4 trillion light years you do not come to any end to this universe. Please explain this. Regards
Which science proves that?
Although the
weight of the atmosphere is only about one millionth the weight of the earth, it does exert a force or pressure on the surface of the earth.
(Flight Environment: The Atmosphere, Pressure and Forces, All Star Network, Source) The student edition of Encyclopedia Britannica states: The total
mass of the atmosphere is estimated to be some 5.5 quadrillion (55 followed by 14 zeros) tons (4.99 quadrillion metric tons). This mass is equal to about one millionth of the mass of the Earth. Air is heaviest at sea level because the air molecules are compressed by the weight of overlying air.
(Atmosphere, Encyclopedia Britannica Student Edition, Source)
Since the sun, stars, moon, etc. are in the sky and it is Allah's power and control that ensures that they don't fall upon us then there seems to be nothing wrong with what the verse is saying. When the Qur'an says that the sky won't fall on us it could well be referring to what is in the sky. It can't be read so literally. For instance, the Qur'an says:
Surah 12:82
"'Ask at the town where we have been and the caravan in which we returned, and (you will find) we are indeed telling the truth.'"
Now obviously if one takes this literally then he would reach the absurd conclusion that the Qur'an is ordering one to talk to a town and caravan. However, we know that the Qur'an is referring to the people in the town and caravan.
Thus, similarly the Qur'an could very well be referring to the objects in the sky and not the actual sky itself, which is not a physical object.
Similarly, 30:25 could be speaking about Allah holding firm the objects in the sky. It is emphasizing that the sky is obedient to Allah in that it remains the way it is above us.