The Preservation of the Planet Earth
The devices invented in present times, have made it possible to observe the events taking place in space with perfect accuracy. One of these events was the magnetic storm that occurred on the surface of the sun on July 23, 2012. This storm could have wrought havoc on earth, but that did not happen, because this storm occurred when the earth was in orbit on the other side of the sun. Such events take place in our world on a daily basis. These events could explain the underlying meaning of this verse of the Quran: “Say, ‘Who guards you by night and by day from the Beneficent God?’ Yet they turn away from the remembrance of their Lord.” (21:42).
Some years ago, an Indian national daily carried this headline:
Massive solar storm almost hit Earth in 2012
London: A massive magnetic storm with a speed of 3,000 km per second, enough to circle the earth five times in one minute and the likes of which has not been seen in the past 150 years, almost hit the world in 2012. But as it tore through the earth’s orbit, releasing energy equivalent to that of about a billion hydrogen bombs, good fortune prevailed on the Blue Planet, which was placed on the other side of the sun at the time. Had the eruption come nine days earlier, it would have hit the earth, potentially destroying our electrical grid, disabling satellites and GPS and disturbing our increasingly electronic lines, wreaking havoc and causing fireworks. Experts confirmed on Wednesday that a fierce solar eruption known as coronal mass ejections blasted away from the sun and sent a pulse of magnetized plasma barreling into space and through the earth’s orbit. (The Times of India, New Delhi, March 20, 2014, p. 19)
This arrangement for the preservation of humans in the universe tells us how gracious God is! How many blessings He has given to people and on such a large scale. But man, because of his ignorance, remains unaware of this reality. If man could understand this reality, he would, without doubt, experience a godly revolution in his life.
