Earth Shrinking

Modern Discovery

In recent decades, scientists have discovered that Earth’s atmosphere is gradually shrinking as gases continuously escape into space. This phenomenon, called atmospheric escape, has been confirmed through NASA and other space research.

Key Scientific Facts

Earth loses around 90 tons of atmosphere every day, mostly hydrogen and helium.

This process slowly thins the exosphere, the outermost layer of the atmosphere.

Solar winds accelerate this loss, gradually reducing Earth’s protective boundary.

Qur’ānic Revelation 1400 Years Ago

The Qur’ān described this reality centuries before it was discovered:

“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)

“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)

The Qur’ān’s phrase “gradually reduce it from its borders” perfectly mirrors what modern science has confirmed: