“Did the disbelievers (in the teaching of the Prophet) not realise that the heaven and the earth were one solid mass, then We tore them apart, and We made every living thing of water? Will they, then, not believe (that We created all this)? And We placed firm mountains on earth lest it should sway with them, and We made wide paths in them that they may find their way.”
(Al-Qur’ān – 21:30-31)
These ayats remind us of how Allah the Almighty tore one solid mass apart to create this beautiful universe and how dexterously He established a perfect balance in the earth.The ayat21:30 suggests that this universe was initially one huge mass which was later separated into different parts so that the earth and other heavenly bodies were given shape as separate entities. The expression “We made every living thing of water” shows that Allah not only made water a means of life, but also its very basis from which He caused all life to originate in and from.
The ayat 21:31 avers that Allah placed firm mountains on earth to keep the earth in a stable position. It asserts that Allah placed passes between mountains and also made it possible to traverse mountainous regions and journey from one territory to another along rivers. These mountain passes help find ways to traverse the earth. It means that by observing the wisdom and dexterity of the well-ordered arrangement of things that sufficiently minister to man’s needs, people will be able to find their way to the ultimate truth.