THE TWO SEAS’ WATER NOT MIXING
IS THIS A MIRACLE OF ALLAH OR A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE?
Today I will answer a weak Muslim argument concerning the claim that the waters of two seas do not mix. Is this a miracle or a lack of knowledge in basic physics?
To understand what happened regarding the non-mixing of waters, it is good to first learn Fourth Grade Physics about Density.
ALLAH in the Qur’an, Surah 18 verses 60 to 82:
“And remember when Musa said to his servant: I will continue travelling until I reach the junction of the two seas, or I will continue for ages and ages until I meet the one whom I seek.”
So, when Muslims saw a picture of two seas (their claim), they connected it with this verse as a miracle of Allah. Fortunately, here at Max Shimba Ministries, we have scholars who are experts in Science, Mathematics, and Biology. Therefore today we respond to Muslims using science.
Let us begin with the principle of Density:
WHAT IS DENSITY?
DENSITY = MASS / VOLUME
Density is a measure that compares the mass and volume of a substance. Its physical symbol is ρ (rho).
A substance with high density contains a lot of matter within a specific volume. A substance with low density contains little matter within the same volume. High density is what makes us call something “heavy.”
Density is commonly measured in g/cm³ and kg/m³.
Using logic:
Fresh water without salt has a density of 1. One liter has a mass of 1 kilogram.
WHAT IS MASS?
Mass in physics is a property of matter, and thus also the property of an object or substance.
The standard international unit of mass is the kilogram. Its usual formula symbol is m.
WHAT IS VOLUME?
Volume explains the size of a mathematical object (cube, sphere, cylinder) by measuring the space it occupies.
It is measured in cubic units such as cubic meters (m³) or cubic centimeters (cm³).
Every object with length, width, and height has volume.
SALT WATER:
Salt water is water containing a certain amount of dissolved salt. All types of natural water contain some amount of dissolved salts.
On average, seawater on earth contains about 3.5% salt (35 g/L, 599 mM). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter plus a little) of seawater has about 35 grams (1.2 oz) of dissolved salts (mostly sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl–) ions). The average surface density is 1.025 kg/L.
Seawater is denser/heavier than fresh water because dissolved salts greatly increase mass. The freezing point of seawater decreases as salinity increases. At normal salinity, it freezes at –2°C (28°F). The coldest liquid seawater recorded in 2010, under an Antarctic glacier, measured –2.6°C (27.3°F). Seawater pH is usually between 7.5 and 8.4. However, no universally accepted pH standard exists for seawater, and different reference scales can differ by up to 0.14 units.
FRESH WATER:
Fresh water is water without much salt.
Rainwater, river water, and lake water are called “fresh water,” meaning they are basically suitable for drinking or watering plants even though they may contain some mud or impurities. The opposite is salt water found in oceans and some lakes.
Scientifically, water is considered “fresh” when its salt concentration is less than 1% or one gram per liter. Most fresh water on Earth is snow and ice—frozen precipitation formed in cold climates.
NOW I WILL EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THESE WATERS DO NOT MIX QUICKLY.
First, understand this: Two seas are NOT meeting. This Muslim claim is false and based on lack of knowledge. The picture being used is the meeting of glacial meltwater and offshore waters of the Gulf of Alaska.
The cause of this strange phenomenon is the difference in water density, water temperature, and salt content between glacial meltwater and the waters of the Gulf of Alaska. They fail to mix because of their density differences.
Seawater has a salt concentration of 3.5%. Scientists often refer to 0.1% as fresh water.
Because both types of water are very cold in temperature, the mixing process takes time.
A solution is the result of completely mixing two substances to obtain a uniform mixture that does not show separate parts. A SIMPLE EXAMPLE: stirring sugar into water. The sugar becomes invisible once fully dissolved. If the water is cold, sugar takes much longer to dissolve compared to warm or hot water.
This is exactly what happens in the Gulf of Alaska, where all the water is cold and the glacial meltwater, which has very little salt, takes a very long time to mix with the Gulf waters, which have salt levels up to 3.5%.
Is this a miracle or just normal science?
This is why I continue to say Allah is not God.
Shalom,
Dr. Max Shimba, servant of Jesus Christ the Great God.
Titus 2:13
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