Collection: Earth Shrinking

Modern Scientific Discovery:

Recent studies have revealed that Earth’s atmosphere is gradually shrinking due to the continuous escape of gases into space. Scientists, including NASA researchers, have confirmed that:

🔬 Key Scientific Facts:

• Earth is losing hydrogen and helium gas into space through a process called atmospheric escape.
• The outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere (exosphere) is slowly thinning.
• Over long periods, this loss contributes to the gradual reduction of Earth's atmospheric boundaries.
• Scientists estimate that Earth loses around 90 tons of atmosphere per day, mainly due to interactions with solar winds.

This phenomenon was only recently understood through modern space research, but the Qur’ān described the gradual shrinking of Earth's borders over 1400 years ago.

Qur’ānic Revelation:

📖 Verse 1: The Gradual Reduction of Earth’s Borders
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ أَفَهُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَ

"Do they not see how We come to the Earth and gradually reduce it from its borders? Is it they who will then overcome?"
📖 (Qur’ān 21:44)

📖 Verse 2: Allah’s Decree on the Shrinking Earth
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا نَأْتِى ٱلْأَرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ لَا مُعَقِّبَ لِحُكْمِهِۦ ۚ وَهُوَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

"Do they not see that We come to the Earth and gradually reduce it from its borders? Allah decides—none can reverse His decision. And He is swift in reckoning."
📖 (Qur’ān 13:41)

Scientific Explanation:

The Qur’ān’s mention of Earth being “gradually reduced from its borders” aligns with modern findings:

✅ "Gradually reduce it from its borders" → Science now confirms that Earth’s outer atmospheric boundary is shrinking as gases continuously escape into space.
✅ The Earth’s atmosphere is slowly thinning, which could impact climate and long-term sustainability.
✅ Scientists only recently discovered atmospheric escape, yet the Qur’ān described a gradual reduction of Earth’s edges long before it was scientifically understood.

At the time of revelation, people had no means to measure the Earth’s atmospheric loss, yet the Qur’ān stated that Earth’s borders are shrinking, which is exactly what modern science has discovered.

Conclusion:

The gradual shrinking of Earth’s atmosphere, now confirmed by NASA and space research, aligns precisely with the Qur’ān’s description of Earth losing its borders over time. This verse serves as yet another remarkable scientific insight revealed in the Qur’ān 1400 years before modern discoveries.