Divine Science - Atmosphere

Atmosphere

The atmosphere is the protective layer of gases surrounding the Earth, essential for life. It contains oxygen for breathing, carbon dioxide for photosynthesis, and regulates temperature through the greenhouse effect. Layers like the troposphere and stratosphere manage weather and block harmful radiation. The Quran refers to the sky as a “protected ceiling”, highlighting its role in shielding the Earth. This complex system supports ecosystems, enables rainfall, and maintains Earth’s balance.

وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًۭا مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ

"And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away."

[Quran 21:32]

ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ مِن تَفَـٰوُتٍۢ ۖ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍۢ

"He Who created the seven heavens one above another; you will see no fault in the creation of the Most Merciful. So return your vision: do you see any breaks?"

[Quran 67:3]

أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْفُلْكَ تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِهِۦ وَيُمْسِكُ ٱلسَّمَآءَ أَن تَقَعَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِٱلنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ

"Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth, unless by His permission. Indeed, Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful."

[Quran 22:65]

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَـٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا

"Do you not see how Allah has created seven heavens in layers?"

[Quran 71:15]

وَإِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ كَيْفَ رُفِعَتْ

"And at the sky, how it is raised?"

[Quran 88:18]

وَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ بِقَدَرٍۢ فَأَسْكَنَّـٰهُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰ ذَهَابٍۢ بِهِ لَقَـٰدِرُونَ

"And We send down water from the sky according to a measure, and We cause it to soak in the soil; and We certainly are able to take it away."

[Quran 23:18]

إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَـٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلَّتِى تَجْرِى فِى ٱلْبَحْرِ بِمَا يَنفَعُ ٱلنَّاسَ وَمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مِن مَّآءٍۢ فَأَحْيَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍۢ وَتَصْرِيفِ ٱلرِّيَـٰحِ وَٱلسَّحَابِ ٱلْمُسَخَّرِ بَيْنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ لَءَايَـٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَعْقِلُونَ

"Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth, the alternation of the night and the day, the ships that sail in the sea with what benefits people, and what Allah has sent down from the heavens of water, giving life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness and dispersing therein every kind of moving creature, and the directing of the winds and the clouds controlled between the heaven and the earth are signs for a people who use reason."

[Quran 2:164]

وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا

"And We built above you seven strong [heavens]."

[Quran 78:12]

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

"By the sky which returns [rain]."

[Quran 86:11]