Assalaamu�alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

A�uudzu Billaahi minasy-syaithaanir-rajiim

Qur�an Surah-27 (An Naml/the ant), Ayat-88:

And you see the mountains, you would have thought he was still in its place, but it is running as a course of clouds.  (That's) act of God that makes the sturdy all things; Allah is well acquainted of what you do.

Allah SWT does not mention specifically the name and location of the "mountains" in QS above, so I conclude "the mountains" is entire surface of the Earth or named the Earth�s Crust by Geologists.

Either surfaces that are covered by the sea (seabed)/ocean that is also mountainous or the surfaces that are not covered by the sea/ocean in the form of islands or continents. Islands and continents is a mountain peak area, when viewed from the bottom of the sea/ocean, of course.

Cloud movement can be changed at any time to the east, west, north, south, up and down, of course depends on the "The Originator". The cloud can be a "gift" for certain people in certain areas, but can also be a "catastrophe" for other people in other areas. Of course, these events are not only dependent on the "The Originator" as stated in the Qur'an such as the

1.     Qur�an Surah-2 (Al Baqarah/The Cow), Verse-164:

Verily in the creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of night and day, the ships running in the sea takes what is useful for human beings, and what Allah sends down from the sky in the form of water, then with the water He giving life the earth after its lifelessness and He dispersing on the earth all kind of creature, wind and cloud movement that are controlled between heavens and earth; Really (there are) signs (oneness and greatness of Allah) for people who think about.

2.         Qur�an Surah-24 (An Nuur/The Light), Verse-43:

Do you not see that Allah drives the clouds, then joins its parts, then make it in heaps, and you see the rain emerge from its crevices and Allah also sends down (granules) of ice from the sky, (that is) from (the clots of clouds like) mountains, then He inflicts it (the granules of ice) to anyone He wills and it's turned away from whom He wills. The luster of lightning the cloud is nearly eliminates vision

Therefore the earth's crust moves like clouds movement, so the earth's crust is not unity but it consists of several parts. It's amazing with a long study and certainly with no small cost, the Geologist can infer correctly, that the Earth's crust consists of several parts and they named it "Tectonic Plates".

But then I feel so sorry, now I know as the statement of Qur'an Surah above, disasters that's happened by storm; earthquake; tsunami and so on are triggered by humankind behaviour.

Clouds can move to anywhere corresponding to wind direction, because it float over the air. So in my oppinion the Earth's crust movement can occur, if it float over the "Fluid". Therefore the majority content of the earth is "Fluid", then the Earth can be ascertained "round in shape".

And I am sure you know the advantage of the Earth's round shape, such as:

1.         The alteration of night and day lasts so smoothly and surely followed by smoothly climate changing (QS-3.27; 22.61; 31.29; 35.13 & 57.6)

2.         International trade that based to the weighing (accurately) can be done without any disputes (Sir Isaac Newton's Law).

3.         Etc.

Thus my brief description, with no intention of patronizing you, hopefully it useful.

Wassalaam.

TSontani wrote: Qur�an Surah-27 (An Naml/the ant), Ayat-88: And you see the mountains, you would have thought he was still in its place, but it is running as a course of clouds.  (That's) act of God that makes the sturdy all things; Allah is well acquainted of what you do.

You are aware that this is a description of the Last Day, i.e. "the Day when the Trumpet will be blown", right?  And you're aware that in many other places the Quran states that the mountains are "standing firm" (13:31, 16:15, 35:27), "fixed firm" (15:19), "firmly fixed" (42:32), etc.?

Assalaamu�alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

Now I know why Rasulallah Muhammad SAW always had a high fever when he received revelation. I imagine how hard he delivered QS-27: 88, 1400 years ago to the Arabs that already have the trust of ignorance for centuries.

Surah 3 (Ali 'Imran / Family of 'Imran), Verse 7:

It is He who sent down Al Kitab (Al Qur'an) to you. Among its contents were verses precise (muhkamaat), those are the main contents of the Qur'an and others were (verses) unspecific (mutasyaabihaat). As for those in whose hearts tend to perversity, they follow a part of mutasyaabihaat verses to cause a scandal, and to seek out its hidden meanings (that�s suitable to them), but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And people who have deep knowledge say: "We believe in mutasyaabihaat verses, all of it is from our Lord". And no one take a lesson (from it) except the people who always uses his wits.

In my opinion Qur�an Surah-27, Verse-88 is one of mutasyaabihaat verses, verses can only be understood by those able to think clearly, either from the previous generation or the generation of the next centuries.

For people who can not afford to think about it, I encourage you to pay attention Quran Surah-5, Verse-101:

O you who believe, do not ask (to your Prophet) when things are explained to you, surely troubling you and if you ask at the time the Qur'an was being revealed, will be explained to you. God forgive (you) about these things. Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.

For me personally, I do not able to prove that the Qur'an is not the scientific literature. Especially after reading the Qur'an Surah following

�   Surah-18, Verse-109:
Say: "Had it the sea were ink for (writing) the words of my Lord, the sea would indeed be finished before it runs out (written) Words of my Lord, even if we were to bring as much of it (too).

�   Surah-31, Verse-27:

And if all the trees on earth were pens and the sea (were ink), added to it seven seas (again) after (dry) it, surely the words of Allah will not finish to be written. Surely Allah is Mighty, Wise.

But any way I should thank to your comments, either support or just making fun and for Muslims all over the world, I encourage you to pay attention to

Qur�an Surah-2, Verse-269 following:

Allah confers al hikmah (deep understanding about which the Holy Qur'an and As Sunnah) to whom He wills. And he who granted al hikmah, he really has awarded the many grace. And only those intelligent person who can take a lesson (from the word of God).

Wassalaam