Skip to main content

Mountains Fixing Up Earth

12 min read 2517 words

13281 6b9bb632bd35ad3d
13281 6b9bb632bd35ad3d

13282 aa109b57a220eebc
13282 aa109b57a220eebc

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/isostasy#:~:text=Isostasy%20is%20the%20rising%20or,that%20pull%20the%20lithosphere%20downward

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254732962_Effects_of_Large-Scale_Surface_Topography_on_Ground_Motions_as_Demonstrated_by_a_Study_of_the_San_Gabriel_Mountains_Los_Angeles_California

http://www.geology.wisc.edu/homepages/chuck/public_html/Classes/Mtn_and_Plates/mtn_roots.html#:~:text=The%20most%20important%20point%20is,of%20average%20crust%20and%20mantle.

shows a closer look at the Earth’s crust and upper mantle. It shows that the mountains thrust the mantle

downward and they have roots beneath. To have the mountains in isostatic equilibrium they need to have roots

inside the upper mantle. This is one of the assumptions of Airy (1855); such roots represent masses,

which are known as compensation masses. The geometry and density of such masses play the main role in an

isostatic equilibrium. Different geometries and densities of the compensation masses can keep the crust in

equilibrium

Mountains have proven to be slightly helpful when it comes to preventing earthquakes. Mountains have the ability

to direct the earthquakes to another region where they tend to become more powerful than their original magnitude.”

https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/do-mountains-cause-or-prevent-earthquakes.html

{Embed}

Sonia Madaan

https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/do-mountains-cause-or-prevent-earthquakes.html

Do Mountains Cause or Prevent Earthquakes? | Earth Eclipse

Earthquakes usually tend to originate from the mountains only. They contribute to the formation of mountains. This happens by them pushing the tectonic plates upwards. There is a relation between them. Both of them complement each other.

landscape of mountains fe68c61afdea594c
landscape of mountains fe68c61afdea594c

According to the research of Professor Mark van der Meijde, mountains influence the impact of earthquakes.

It was already known that the topography of an area has an influence on earthquakes, but the major influence

at the local level is new. Mountains can reduce the power of quakes, but also direct them to certain places,

making them more powerful than expected.”

“The research started after the earthquake in Kathmandu (Nepal) in 2015. More than 100,000 people were expected

to die, but in the end around 1,700 people in Kathmandu and 11,000 throughout Nepal died as a result of the

earthquake. A lot of research was done, but so far, researchers had not determined why there were so few victims.”

Keep in mind that Nepal is considered one of the top countries with many mountains…

{Embed}

https://phys.org/news/2020-01-mountains-impact-earthquakes.amp

Mountains influence the impact of earthquakes

According to the research of Professor Mark van der Meijde, mountains influence the impact of earthquakes. It was already known that the topography of an area has an influence on earthquakes, but the major influence at the local level is new. Mountains can reduce the power of quakes, but also direct them to certain places, making them more power…

mountain 9fd0d30787e8d7f3
mountain 9fd0d30787e8d7f3

surah An-Nahl

In verse 15 when allah says

《 وألقى في الارض رواسي أن تميد بكم 》

The first claim is that why did allah said (ألقى)

Isn’t that mean he Throw those rawasy which is mountains ?

Because this is sintafic mistake that is not haw mountain are formed .

The answer is very simple and I will bring the tafsire of both ( altabary ) and ( Fakhruddin Al-Razi )

Both saide that the word (ألقى) doesn’t mean Throw but instead it means (جعل) which is made or created

and not throw

These two squalors understood the meaning of this verses before the field of Geology’s existence

13283 df65f68a45c14434
13283 df65f68a45c14434

The second part of the claims is that Quran makes the claim that the mountains are stabilizing the Earth

crust which is scientifically wrong mountains does not stabilize Earth there is no scientific evidence for

that so this is a scientific error in the Quran

The answer.

In Geology field it’s not that simple to prove or disprove any theory because it’s based upon speculations

supported by some mathematical explanations yes we have the equipment we need to see the geological structure

of the Earth’s crust but we still have problems with understanding the mechanisms of some Natural phenomenas

like earthquake and what’s happening during it

13284 14521b48600fc79b
13284 14521b48600fc79b

But even so there is scientific theories that support what the Quran

For example we know that the Earth crust has the structures that we call mountains and mountains are

distributed in the Earth’s crust and we know that there is the mountains that we can see which is above

the surface of the water and there is another types of mountains that exists under water surface we call

them Seamountain the the interesting thing is that there is some theory made by some geologists saying that

this sea mountains act as a Heroes because they are helping in

Halting a subduction earthquake in it’s track

So they are associating in the stabilization of the outer crust the we live on or it will case a tsunami

that will destroy everything

13285 495fb34ce94774c1
13285 495fb34ce94774c1

13286 f9dec43b746baf33
13286 f9dec43b746baf33

13287 3db77acbe314f2b5
13287 3db77acbe314f2b5

And the other hand there is another theory it’s called The isostasy Theory this city says that during an a

collision of the internal Earth crusts that will cause a Instability the Earth’s tectonic layers so what happens

is that the eyes of Stacey mechanism causing a formation of two parts the first part is the pics of the mountains

that we can absorb and see which we call them the mountains and the second part which is the mountain roots which

is the part that we cannot see and this part is a structure that goes deep to the internal layers of the Earth and

stabilizing these layers to certain level

Scientists also says that when the earthquakes are done and finished the eyes of Stacy mechanisms will make

these mountains disappear because the purpose of this Mountains from the first point is stabilizing the

But even so there is scientific theories that support what the Quran

For example we know that the Earth crust has the structures that we call mountains and mountains are

distributed in the Earth’s crust and we know that there is the mountains that we can see which is above

the surface of the water and there is another types of mountains that exists under water surface we call

them Seamountain the the interesting thing is that there is some theory made by some geologists saying that

this sea mountains act as a Heroes because they are helping in

Halting a subduction earthquake in it’s track

So they are associating in the stabilization of the outer crust the we live on or it will case a tsunami

that will destroy everything

13286 b3ab6728e4f67fc3
13286 b3ab6728e4f67fc3

13287 505f0ed9648922d6
13287 505f0ed9648922d6

13288 83abd76092f44b5f
13288 83abd76092f44b5f

13289 051d4c832f04b774
13289 051d4c832f04b774

1328a 69ca4c78267daa46
1328a 69ca4c78267daa46

https://www.livescience.com/18548-diving-mountains-stop-start-earthquakes-subduction-seamounts.html

{Embed}

https://www.livescience.com/18548-diving-mountains-stop-start-earthquakes-subduction-seamounts.html

Diving Mountains: Can They Stop, or Start, Earthquakes?

aps5Jq6gSVFEJ3YScXkeGX 1200 80 0b345ad54361f956
aps5Jq6gSVFEJ3YScXkeGX 1200 80 0b345ad54361f956

And the other hand there is another theory it’s called The isostasy Theory this city says that during an a

collision of the internal Earth crusts that will cause a Instability the Earth’s tectonic layers so what happens

is that the eyes of Stacey mechanism causing a formation of two parts the first part is the pics of the mountains

that we can absorb and see which we call them the mountains and the second part which is the mountain roots which

is the part that we cannot see and this part is a structure that goes deep to the internal layers of the Earth and

stabilizing these layers to certain level

Scientists also says that when the earthquakes are done and finished the eyes of Stacy mechanisms will make

these mountains disappear because the purpose of this Mountains from the first point is stabilizing the

equilibrium stability of this Liars and so the mountains will slowly disappear and it goes to the original

structure which is a straight line so we can conclude that yes the mountains do stabilize the Earth because

during earthquakes that are Stacy mechanism have to form this mountains in order to stabilize these lies and

after the earthquake is done we see that the purpose of this mountains are already done so we don’t need this

mountains anymore so that’s why this mountains are disappearing the only reason that this mountain does not

disappear that fast is because the making of us Stacey makes it slower than it normally should

13288 2d9d2a2442e629d4
13288 2d9d2a2442e629d4

13289 ddd9735e843b6597
13289 ddd9735e843b6597

1328a 04ac11db6367aa07
1328a 04ac11db6367aa07

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/crustal-root

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S2mjEevPoCs&t=847s&pp=2AHPBpACAQ%3D%3D

{Embed}

Farid refutes APUS

DEBUNKED The Science Mistakes of the Quran - Apostate Prophet

maxresdefault 59eddc488994e199
maxresdefault 59eddc488994e199

Do Mountains Stop Earthquakes?

Mountains are considered to be the nail that holds the Earth together. This process is known as Isostasy.

This is the process of stabilizing the Earth using the stress of gravity from the mountains.

They play a major role in keeping the Earth in balance.

https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/do-mountains-cause-or-prevent-earthquakes.html#:~:text=Mountains%20are%20considered%20to%20be,keeping%20the%20Earth%20in%20balance

{Embed}

Sonia Madaan

https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/do-mountains-cause-or-prevent-earthquakes.html

Do Mountains Cause or Prevent Earthquakes? | Earth Eclipse

Earthquakes usually tend to originate from the mountains only. They contribute to the formation of mountains. This happens by them pushing the tectonic plates upwards. There is a relation between them. Both of them complement each other.

landscape of mountains fe68c61afdea594c
landscape of mountains fe68c61afdea594c

Addressing Common Claims Against These Verses 👇

“What does it mean for the mountains to stay in place?”

It means they have to be fixed relative to us standing local to them. The ulama have explained that they move as our tectonic plates move, and and the Mufassireen have stated that the mountains keep us steady on our land, ergo, no net movement in relation to us standing on the same plate.

————————————————————

“Oh but the mountains are moving as the tectonic plates move 😱”

The mountains are in place relative to us. If you stick a toothpick in a blob of clay and throw it in a river, is the toothpick moving relative to the blob of clay? Or are their relative velocities 0?

The answer is of course the latter, and the mufassiroon explained that this ‘firm placement’ is in reference to our viewpoint

————————————————————

“but even then, the mountains vibrate in each direction, they don’t just stay in place!!”

Yes, the mountains vibrate about their fixed positions but their overall net movement relative to us is zero. They vibrate very negligibly, only a few nanometres in each direction, and it is about their fixed axis. There is no net movement. Thus they are indeed firmly cast in place, not moving.

————————————————————

“okay.. but that still doesn’t prove that the mountains are placed firmly into the ground They just form through plate boundary collisions

What do you think it means for something to be placed ‘firmly’ into the ground? Do you think it’s like your wardrobe standing atop your ground?

Do you think it’s like your wardrobe where if you push it a bit it gets knocked over?

Mountains aren’t just flatly ‘placed’ and situated atop the ground - not at all. The Mufassireen explain that the mountains keep the earth stable by being rooted into the ground and holding it in place.

Now if you want to contend this, recent research does indeed show this:

Crumpling and thickening of the crust appears to be secondary to another process in the formation of the Calabrian mountains. Data points to descension of the lower plate through the Earth’s mantle and its alteration of the mantle flow field as the primary factor controlling rock uplift.

“The results suggest that the typical way we view mountain building doesn’t hold for southern Italy,” Gallen said. “It appears to be controlled by things that are much deeper within the Earth system. This behavior has been seen in models but never in nature. This is the first time we think we’ve observed it.”

Now this research is very recent, and of course more data needs to be collected. Gallen herself cautioned that more data is needed to confirm whether their interpretation is correct, but it is backed by existing numerical models. Scientists have previously connected mountain height to tectonic plate interactions within Earth’s

plastically flowing mantle, but this research indicates for the first time that this mechanism is the dominant force in mountain building in subduction zones.

This finding is in accordance to what has been mathematically modelled about mountain formation, but it has only recently been established empirically

“The records we have produced imply that deep earth signals appear to dominate what’s happening at the surface,” Gallen said. “I’ve been working in the Mediterranean for 15 years, and this result has profoundly changed the way I think about these subduction zones.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230602115057.htm

{Embed}

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/06/230602115057.htm

Below the surface: Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mount…

A study suggests that the answers to how and why mountains form are buried deeper than once thought. Clues in the landscape of southern Italy allowed researchers to produce a long-term, continuous record of rock uplift, the longest and most complete record of its kind.

ScienceDaily

Below the surface: Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mount…

A study suggests that the answers to how and why mountains form are buried deeper than once thought. Clues in the landscape of southern Italy allowed researchers to produce a long-term, continuous record of rock uplift, the longest and most complete record of its kind.

So you anti Islamic polemical fool.. the cultivation of mountains depends on processes far lower in the earth than you thought…

the mountains are indeed firmly placed therein just like a tree is rooted in the ground, and not just placed atop of, otherwise it would really stabilise anything would it..

Cause them in what way exactly?

The only way for mountains to “cause” earthquakes are either through erosion of their surfaces causing landslides or other geographical phenomena

Mountains do not inherently cause external ‘earthquakes’ but rather it is a secondary and indirect happening based upon the erosion of the mountain surface which may lead to earthquakes occurring

It’s like saying ‘the rain causes crops’

Which obviously does not follow predicatively

As for the saying that when tectonic plates collide, both mountains form as well as an earthquake happens - this is not at all relative to our discussion as the mountain itself is not what is causing the earthquake, rather they are two occurrences happening adjacent to each other and mountain composition is not causative for earthquakes

Now on the contrary, mountains actually serve to reduce the effect of earthquakes, or sometimes even prevent them

” Mountains have proven to be slightly helpful when it comes to preventing earthquakes. Mountains have the ability to direct the earthquakes to another region where they tend to become more powerful than their original magnitude.”

1328b 031b5be01aa9567b
1328b 031b5be01aa9567b

These sea mountains are most popular for blessing us with their power of stabilizing the Earth. ”

Now to say that the mountains actually directly cause the earthquakes is erroneous once again

1328c 0b4d02397dc17b74
1328c 0b4d02397dc17b74

Volcanic eruptions, movement of the plates beneath, etc, are not from the direct imposing of the mountain itself

So to say it’s the MOUNTAIN causing those earthquakes and not things complimentary but separate to it, is false. In fact the very same article says

“Mountains are associated with earthquakes because they are the most exposed areas.” Which further alludes to the non direct involvement of mountains ‘causing’ earthquakes

“The next important purpose it serves is that it helps in disaster risk reduction. They spread the earthquakes over a large area. This helps lower the magnitude of the earthquake each part faces.”

So mountains help in both preventing earthquakes as well as lessening their effect.

Read the following article with care as we’ve highlighted some inconsistencies but nevertheless 👇

https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/do-mountains-cause-or-prevent-earthquakes.html#:~:text=Mountains%20have%20proven%20to%20be,biggest%20mountains%20collide%2C%20earthquakes%20happen.

{Embed}

Sonia Madaan

https://eartheclipse.com/science/geography/do-mountains-cause-or-prevent-earthquakes.html

Do Mountains Cause or Prevent Earthquakes? | Earth Eclipse

Earthquakes usually tend to originate from the mountains only. They contribute to the formation of mountains. This happens by them pushing the tectonic plates upwards. There is a relation between them. Both of them complement each other.

landscape of mountains fe68c61afdea594c
landscape of mountains fe68c61afdea594c

Started a thread.