The Water Cycle by
anwarshaindia 2014/10/08 11:01
First of all, the amount of rain that falls on the earth is always the same. It is estimated that in one second, 16 million tones of water evaporates from the earth. This number is equal to the amount of water that drops on the earth in one second. This means that water continuously circulates in a balanced cycle according to a "measure".
No, the amount of precipitation varies, and has varied, throughout history. As the earth becomes warmer, precipitation increases globally, as does evapo-transpiration.
In respect to the water cycle, if the Qur'an were scientifically accurate, it would say:
"And He who sends down water from the sky in due measure, is equal to evapo-transpiration minus the precipitation that is stored as frozen on the ground"
Clearly, the Qur'an does not say this and this meaning does not fit the idea which this passage is attempting to conve
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