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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 03)
Verses 22-25THE TREASURES OF EVERYTHING IS WITH ALLAH (VERSES NO. 19 - 21)

      (Mountains are important and useful almost in all features of human life. They have, and they had great military significance. As an example, the Alps long protected the Roman Empire from invaders to the north, and during the world war one and two, the same mountains helped to isolate Switzerland from the conflict that engulfed the rest of Europe.

      The economic importance of the mountains is manifold. Their forests provide most of the wood uses in lumber, paper, and other products. Mountain streams provide much of the water power that generates electricity. Mountains are the greatest source of minerals such as gold, tin, copper, and lead, because the formation of mineral deposites is related to mountain building.

      High mountain ranges influence the circulation of the atmosphere, so that cool air may be trapped on one side, and warm air on the other. This is especially true of the HIMALAYA which prevents cool northern winds from reaching India.

      Because the average temperature decreases about 1³F for every 300Ft, increase in elevation, mountainous area are generally cooler than adjacent low lands. For this reason, along with their great natural beauty, and their seclusion, mountains are important for recreation.

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TRANSLATOR'S NOTE)

      To return back to our commentary, the verse (NO.19) ends in :ِ

      ``.... And We produced in the earth of everything well-proportioned.''
What a nice and appropriate qualification for the word; EVERYTHING.

      As the means of life and livelihood is not limited to vegetables and minerals, use is made of the common noun, ``SUSTENANCE''. It might be something physical like food and clothes, or mental, such as belief, confidence and tranquillity, or spiritual, like knowledge, wisdom, love and various faculties and power. Allah provides sustenance not only for man, but for other moving creatures that man does not know them.

 

 

 

 

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