وَأَلْقَىٰ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ رَوَٰسِىَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ

He has placed into the earth firm mountains, so it does not shake with you

[Qur’ān 16:15]

The Mountains as Pegs

Modern Science

Geologists have discovered that mountains have deep roots beneath the Earth’s surface. These roots act like pegs, stabilizing the crust and reducing large-scale shaking caused by tectonic activity. Mountains form at the boundaries of colliding plates, giving structural balance to the Earth.

Key Scientific Facts:

Mountains have deep “roots” that anchor the Earth’s crust like pegs

These roots help stabilize the planet and reduce destructive shaking from tectonic activity

Qur’ānic Revelation 1400 Years Ago

“He has placed into the earth firm mountains, so it does not shake with you, as well as rivers, and pathways so you may find your way.”

(Qur’ān 16:15)

The Qur’ān described mountains as firm stabilizers of the Earth over 1,400 years ago — a truth confirmed by modern geology only in recent times.

Words of the Chosen
“When Allāh created the earth, it started shaking. So He created the mountains, and said to them: ‘Upon it’, so it began to settle.”
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī 3369
“Allāh created the earth and fastened it with mountains, lest it should shake with its people.”
— Imam Ali (ع), cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — Nahj al-Balāghah, Sermon 211
“The mountains were created as pegs for the earth, lest it sway with its people.”
— Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (ع), great-grandson of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ — Bihār al-Anwār, al-Majlisī, vol. 55, p. 97

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