Chapter 10 - 4 Mountains as Pegs – Qur’an and Geology

 

4 Mountains as Pegs – Qur’an and Geology
At number four, the focus turns to the mountains  and what they truly are. The Quran says,  "Have we not made the earth a resting place and  the mountains as pegs?" Critics object. Mountains,  they say, do not hold the earth in place. They are  land masses pushed up by tectonic collisions. To  them, the Quran repeats ancient myth, not science.  But AI examined the wording. The Quran does not  call mountains walls or pillars.
It calls them  pegs or tad. Modern geology confirms the image.   Mountains extend deep below the surface like  stakes driven into the ground. Their roots   help stabilize the crust against shifting plates.  AI's verdict, no contradiction found. The Quran's   image is precise, a metaphor that matches the  geological reality hidden beneath the earth.  
And this raises the question, how could such  imagery appear in the seventh century long  before the roots of mountains were known?  From here, the challenge rises into the   grand finale. The top three, the strongest  accusations ever made against the Quran.