Allah Almighty talked about lack of Oxygen and painful low pressure in space. Science confirmed the Noble Quran's Divine Claim:
The sections of this article are:
1- The Noble Quran's Divine Claims.
2- The Scientific Proofs to the Noble Quran's Divine Claims.
3- Conclusion.
1- The Noble Quran's Divine Claims:
The credit of this article goes to Dr. Zaghlool Al-Najjar. I got the Noble Verse' reference and the scientific information from his "Reason" TV program on the "A.R.T." satellite station. May Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.
Let us look at what Allah Almighty Said in the Noble Quran:
Shakir's Translation:
"Therefore (for) whomsoever Allah intends that He would guide
him aright, He expands his breast for Islam, and (for) whomsoever He intends that He
should cause him to err, He makes his breast strait and narrow as though he
were ascending upwards; thus does Allah lay uncleanness on those who do not
believe. (The Noble Quran, 6:125)"
Rodwell's Translation:
"And whom God shall please to guide, that man's breast will He
open to Islam; but whom He shall please to mislead, strait and narrow will He
make his breast, as though he were mounting up into the very Heavens! Thus
doth God inflict dire punishment on those who believe not. (The Noble Quran, 6:125)"
Very Important Note: "breast" here is referring to the breathing and the
physical feeling that you have inside your chest. It is not referring to the muscles
and nipples of the chest physically decreasing in size. Your breathing and all the
physical feeling inside your "breast" or CHEST will get "narrowed" and you will start feeling "strait" and painful pressure and lack of oxygen as you
continue to ascend toward space. The "narrowness"
that Allah Almighty is talking about here is the physical feeling that you have inside
your chest. In other words, you start feeling the great discomfort
and "strait" as you ascend more and more toward
space. In Arabic we say: "deeq tanaffus",
which means "narrowness in breathing". "deeq nafs", which means "feeling
of frustration or agony". The word "nafs"
means "self". So the Noble Word "dayyaqa" (Makes narrow), which
is derived from the root word "deeq", is metaphoric
for the great discomfort and strait feeling that a person would have for ascending into
space.
Another Important Note: In Arabic, the word "yashrah sadruh" means "opens up his chest" or "makes him accept the thing or situation". "yashrah sadruh" also involves taking a deep breath. When the chest size is increased by the air inhalation, the status is called "inshirahu al-sadr". The word "inshirahu" is derived from the root word "yashrah". Allah Almighty Said above "...He expands his breast for Islam..." The Arabic word for "expands" is "yashrah". And like I said, "yashrah" also involves big inhalation that would fill the chest. The opposite word of that is "dayyaqa", which is the Word Allah Almighty Used for the disbelievers in the Noble Verse. And since the Noble Verse is explicitly talking also about physically ascending to space, then there is no doubt that Allah Almighty meant for "dayyaqa" to mean "lack of oxygen", since this is the PARABLE that Allah Almighty Used in the Noble Verse.
The Parable is:
Those who have faith are like the ones whom Allah
Almighty fills their chests with breathing air, and those who don't have faith are like the ones whom
Allah Almighty empties their chests/lungs from breathing air and life, and their agony in Hell is like the agony of
the unprotected person in space. His life tightens up on him, and he suffocates until death.
Allah Almighty's use of space, chests and breathing as an example in the Noble Verse PROVES my analysis and the parable.
How did a Bedouin who lived in the middle of the desert 1500 years ago know that if we
were to ascend to space, and as we reach the end of our earth's atmosphere, we start
losing Oxygen and begin to feel the painful atmospheric low pressure that will cause much
damage and eventually death to our bodies if we had no protection?
Did Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, have
wings that enabled him to fly, to know that the higher we go up
toward the sky the narrower and strait our chests would be and the more painful pressure
we would feel?
The Noble Quran that contains Noble Verse 6:125 above is the
same Holy and Divine Book that also spoke about the levels of darkness (levels upon
levels), "depths of darkness, one above another",
in the deep oceans. Science had confirmed this Scientific fact. Please visit:
Oceanology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation. The barriers between waters in both science and the Noble Quran.
Please also visit: The overwhelming Scientific Miracles in the Noble Quran section.
2- The Scientific Proofs to the Noble Quran's Divine Claims:
The following are official and objective scientific web sites on the internet that contain scientific information that confirms the Truthfulness of the Divine Claims in the Noble Quran.
From http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-suit3.htm:
Jet Aircraft
When jet aircraft
were developed, pilots needed pressurized flight suits to
cope with the low atmospheric pressure and lack of oxygen at high altitudes.
Most of these suits were designed to be used only when the pressurized cabin failed. The
suits consisted of neoprene rubber-coated fabric that could inflate like a balloon, and a
more rigid fabric over the neoprene to restrain the suit and direct the pressure inward on
the pilot. Hoses were attached from the plane to the suit to provide oxygen.
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From http://space.about.com/library/weekly/nac11.htm:
"Astronauts must wear bulky outfits called spacesuits to protect them from the harsh environment and lack of oxygen in space."
From http://www.aero.org/news/current/gutierrez.html:
By Dave Gutierrez
I grew up with the space program. The sky has always been an inspiring place to me. The love of space brought me to The Aerospace Corporation, where I've spent 11 years designing, building and deploying science experiments.
My involvement for the last two years in the development of an infrared system called SHARP, the SEBASS High-Altitude Research Project, landed me in a unique and challenging assignment last year as a payload specialist on NASA's high-altitude research aircraft, the WB-57. It was the culmination of a childhood dream.
The vehicle holds two crew members: the pilot and the payload specialist. I began training last March for my role as "backseater" on this unique aircraft, performs upper-atmospheric sampling and Earth reconnaissance.
Survival Course
After receiving an extensive physical examination at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, I headed for the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., for a four-day water survival course.
The training covered all aspects of sea survival, from aircraft ejection and water landings under a parachute to rescue and recovery operations. I swam 75 yards in flight gear, was shot from an ejection seat in a simulator, and was hoisted by a helicopter from open water. The training culminated in two parasail rides, each followed by an open-water landing, requiring me to use the skills I'd learned during the course.
I underwent physiology training for low- and high-altitude flight at Edwards Air Force Base, where I experienced five hypobaric chamber rides which demonstrated the effects of hypoxia (lack of oxygen) and pressure changes on the body.
Painful bloating can occur at altitude pressures above 40,000 feet. The training teaches subjects how the body reacts to hypoxia and how to respond quickly should it occur.
Pressure Suit
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| Aerospace Corporation engineer Dave Gutierrez is briefed before
following NASA pilot and instructor Steve Feaster into the cockpit of high-altitude
research aircraft, the WB-57, at Ellington Field, Houston. Photo by Brad Johnson |
High-altitude flight--above 50,000 feet--requires the use of a fully pressurized flight suit. The suits are similar to those worn by pilots aboard the SR-71 Blackbird and the space shuttle during ascent. At Edwards I was fitted for my own suit and received the requisite training.
I underwent another round of water training, this time in the pressure suit. The highlight was a hypobaric chamber ride to a pressure altitude of more than 100,000 feet (20 miles). The suit inflates to keep pressure around the body at about 35,000 feet, a good compromise for breathing pure oxygen and the lack of mobility caused by the stiffness of the suit.
While passing through 60,000 feet, water in a small jar placed inside the chamber began boiling. This is Armstrong's Line, the point at which bodily fluids would begin vaporizing if no suit were worn.
I had always wondered what it would be like to wear a space suit. It is pretty confining, and if you are at all claustrophobic, it's stressful. Other than radio chatter, you hear only your heart beating and the sound of oxygen flowing into the helmet during each breath.
The suits are cooled and heated with conditioned air supplied by the vehicle. It is normal, however, to experience wide temperature variations during suitup, taxi and takeoff as well as during the mission itself. Current mission scenarios require the suits to be worn for up to seven hours. They are outfitted with eating and drinking ports and yes, bathroom facilities.
Ground School, Flight Training
I spent a week in Houston last July for ground school and flight training in the aircraft. My instructor was NASA pilot Steve Feaster, who has logged thousands of hours in this type of aircraft.
I spent the first part of the week learning about the craft's systems and familiarizing myself with the cockpit. The backseat area is small, roughly the size of a coach seat on a commercial airliner. My primary responsibilities would be programming the Inertial Navigation System (INS) and reading checklists to the pilot. My main duties would be operating and evaluating the SHARP sensor and the special tracking system on which it is mounted.
After programming the INS for a trip over the Gulf of Mexico toward Corpus Christi, we took off on my first flight.
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| The WB-57 taxis for takeoff. Photo by Brad Johnson |
The aircraft accelerates quickly and climbs at an amazing rate. We leveled off just below 50,000 feet and practiced several emergency scenarios. After a few hours in the air we returned for several touch-and-go landings before completing the flight.
The next morning we suited up with full pressure suits for a high-altitude flight. I was anxious but realized this would probably be my best opportunity to relax and enjoy the view, not yet having to concentrate on operating the SHARP sensor.
Curvature of Earth Visible
On this flight we reached 63,000 feet. The curvature of the Earth was visible. With more than 96 percent of the atmosphere below us, the top of the troposphere was visible as a bluish-white arc on the horizon. The sky above was dark, like a normal sky about 30 to 40 minutes after sunset.
My final flight was a checkout ride to 50,000 feet, where I applied all of the skills I had learned during my week of training. We simulated engine loss scenarios, hydraulic failures and midcourse reprogramming of the INS. I successfully completed the flight, earning qualification as a NASA crew member and backseater for the WB-57.
The SHARP project has now entered the flight test phase. I have flown with the system twelve times, accumulating about 40 hours in the aircraft. The aircraft operations are becoming more natural, allowing me to focus on evaluating sensor performance and troubleshooting anomalies.
During my last flight in November our team collected longwave infrared hyperspectral data on more than 90 percent of the targets deployed during flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Aerospace engineers Brad Johnson and Steve Hansel were instrumental in the successful integration of the sensor during this first series of flights.
This has been the experience of a lifetime, and I'm looking forward to future flights with SHARP aboard the WB-57.
3- Conclusion:
Again and again the Noble Quran's Divine Claims were proven to be absolutely True, whether through Archeological, Historical or Scientific discoveries. Allah Almighty is always perfectly accurate in explaining how He Created some of His creation. Islam has proven itself countless times before to be the Absolute Divine Truth from GOD Almighty. Embrace Islam and you will be saved.
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