and We Sent down (aNzala)Iron...
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وَأَنزَلْنَاالْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ
wa aNzalnaa al hadeed...
and We Sent down Iron,wherein is great military might and benefits for the people...[surahal Hadeed 57:25]
Question: Why did Allah use the word aNzal = Sent down, and not Khalaqa - Created [Iron]?
The Science:
Geologists of the 20th century agree that iron landed on Earth in the form of meteors;
"Massive chunks of rock known as asteroids have broken apart throughout the history of our solar system, sometimes through collisions with other asteroids, showering down smaller chunks of rock. The meteorite fragments that came into Earth's atmosphere, and did not burn up in the intense heat, brought more iron to the planet's surface."
http://www.ehow.com/about_5371252_origin-iron.html
Conclusion:
aNzala (meaning 'sending down' of Iron) was said by Allah in the Qur'an, over 1,400 years ago. A Scientific Phenomena only discovered in the 20th Century.
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