His Throne Was on Water

First Edition
1417 AH/1997 AC

His Throne
Was on Water

Dr. Adel M. A. Abbas

amana publications Beltsville, Maryland USA

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Library of Congress Cata1oging-in-Publication Data
Abbas, Adel M. A. (Mohammed Ali), 1931 (1350)His throne was on water / Ade1 M. A. Abbas. p. (xiv, 134) em. 23
ISBN 0-915957-62-0
1. Koran and science. 2. Koran--Evidences, authority, etc. I. Title BP134.S3A227 1996 297' .1228--DC20 96-41514 CIP

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface IX
Introduction XIlI
CHAPTER ONE
Time: The Fourth Dimension and Relativity Time and Its Measurement (1), The Fourth Dimension (3) 1
CHAPTER Two
The Creation of the Universe The Universe of the Scientists (7), The Universe as Suggested by the Qur'an (11) CHAPTER THREE 7
The Creation of Earth Modem Scientific Knowledge (25), Origin of the Planet Earth (25), Geological Background (26), Continental Drift (26), Plate Tectonics (27), Earth's Structure as Suggested by the Qur'an (31): Shape (31), Layers of the Earth (32), The Runaway Mountains (44), Uplifting Mountains (45), Earth's Surface (46), Creation of the Plant and Animal Kingdoms (47), The Creation of Plants (47), River Estuaries (49), The Hydrologic Cycle (52) .25
CHAPTER FOUR
The Creation of the Animal Kingdom General Account (55), Animal Resurrection (56), Prohibited Meat (57), Taenia Solium and Human Cysticerocosis (59), Other Prophjbited Meats (62), The Islam Ritual of Animal Sacrifice (62), The Production of Milk (63), Transportation (63) 55