BARRIER BETWEEN SEAS

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BARRIER BETWEEN SEAS

19- He has let free the two seas meeting together. 
20- Between them there is a barrier which they do not transgress. 
55-Gracious, 19-20 

A famous French oceanographer, J. Cousteau, gives the following account as a 
result of his studies in water barriers: ?We studied the assertions by certain 
researchers about barriers separating seas, and noticed that the Mediterranean 
Sea had its own salinity and density and housed autochthonous fauna and flora. 
Then we examined the water of the Atlantic Ocean and discovered features 
entirely different from those of the Mediterranean Sea. According to our 
expectations, these two seas that merged in the strait of Gibraltar should 
present similar characteristics in terms of salinity, density and other 
properties. The two seas presented different features even though they were 
adjacent. This greatly puzzled us. An incredible barrier prevented the two seas 
from coming together. The same sort of a barrier had also been observed in Bab 
Al-Mandab in the Gulf of Aden connecting with the Red Sea. 

Subsequent to our observations, further researchers made it clear that the seas 
which had different characteristics had some barriers.? This fact that astounded 
oceanographers was revealed 14 centuries ago in the Quran. This aspect, not 
visible to the naked eye and appearing to be in conflict with the properties of 
water known to man, was first revealed to men in the Arabian peninsula, men who 
were not at all experienced in any sense with oceanography.

THE COLORFUL WORLD IN THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA 
The barriers between adjacent seas demonstrate a rich diversity, a result of the 
perfect planning of God. Wherever we turn our gaze, the complexion of human 
beings, the infinite diversity of flowers, etc., demonstrate the marvelous 
diversity of God?s creation. The Quran refers to the waters that do not coalesce. 
This is because of a physical characteristic called ?surface tension.? Thus, 
neighboring seas present different densities, salinity rates and compositions. 
These differences enable media that permit different species to coexist. Thus, 
fish, plants and microorganisms living under water present untold varieties. 
Water, that usually mixes easily, can turn into a wall thanks to God?s 
imposition and operation of physical laws, contributing to this variety. This 
fact is not affected by strong waves and currents. This property to which the 
Quran refers is a miraculous statement unknown at the time of the Prophet and 
presents clear evidence for the man of understanding. 

53- He is the One who has set free the two seas; one is sweet and palatable, and 
the other is salty and bitter. And He made a barrier between them, a partition 
that is forbidden to be passed. 
25-The Distinquisher, 53

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