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Scientific and Archaeological Explanation of

the Ayaats of the Holy Quran

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 Surah Al Baqarah

Ayat 19

Or like abundant rain from the cloud in which is utter darkness and thunder and lightning; they put
their fingers into their ears because of the thunder peal, for fear of death, and Allah encompasses the
unbelievers.

M.Shakir's Quran Translation

The above Ayat draws our attention towards the link between rain clouds and lightning, darkness in the rain clouds
and to the order of formation, information that parallels that discovered by science.

Darkness in Rain Clouds

Rain clouds are tremendous masses covering 20 to 260 square metres (10 to 100 square miles) and reaching great
vertical heights of 9,000 to 12,000 metres (30,000 to 40,000 ft.). Due to these extraordinary dimensions, the lower
parts of these clouds are dark. It is impossible for the Sun's rays to pass through them, because of the large
quantities of water and ice particles they contain. Very little solar energy therefore reaches the Earth through the
clouds, which is why the clouds appear dark to someone looking up at them.

Quran uses the plural form of the word darkness i.e. . For details see SURAH ANAAM 6:1.

Clouds containing Thunder and Lightning

The stages of the formation of thunder and lightning after that darkness are as follows: An electrical charge forms
inside the rain cloud. This comes about as a result of such processes as freezing, the division of raindrops and charge
formation during contact. The accumulation of such electrical charges, when the air between becomes unable to
insulate them, leads to a great spark, a discharge between the positive and negative fields. The voltage between two
oppositely charged areas can reach 1 billion volts. The spark can also form within the cloud, can cross between two
clouds, from a positively charged area to a negative one, or be discharged from the cloud to the ground. These
sparks form dazzling lightning strikes. This sudden increase in the electrical charge along the line of lightning causes
intense heat (10,000 degrees Celsius).As a result, there is a sudden expansion of the air, which in turn causes the
loud noise associated with thunder. Dark layers, followed by the electrically charged sparks known as lightning, and
then the loud noise called thunder, form within a rain cloud, as the Ayat tells us. Everything modern science has
established about clouds, and has to say about the causes of thunder and lightning, is in complete accord with the
descriptions in the Qur'an.
(Also see Harun Yahya’s book ‘ALLAH’S MIRACLES IN THE QURAN’ PG 122,123)

Allah encompasses the unbelievers

Allah further says,” they put their fingers into their ears because of the thunder peal, for fear of death, and Allah
encompasses the unbelievers”. Allah is making the unbelievers realize that He has ‘encompassed’ them and if they
don’t act before it’s too late they’ll be doomed. Death will reach them and they won’t be ready for it. One can not
overlook the reality by closing his eyes or putting fingers into the ears. The hypocrites and the unbelievers put their
fingers into their ears out of ear not realizing the fact that what they are fear has already happened. Light travels
faster than sound for this very reason we see lightning earlier than its sound (thunder). Similarly they are too slow in
their preparation for the Hereafter.

This document is based on my under process book. I plan to collect all the Ayaats of the Holy Quran with deal with
scientific, historical and archaeological subjects. I am trying to provide explanation to those Ayaats in light of
Previous commentaries (Tafaseer), established science, archaeological discoveries and Arabic lexicons. Send in
your comments, queries and suggestion at Muhammad.Awais.Tahir@gmail.com

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