Does
chest contract with altitude?
6:125
So whoever Allah wants to guide, He expands his breast to Islam; and
whoever He wants to let go astray, He makes his breast tight
(dayyiqan) and constricted (harajan) as
though he were climbing into the sky. Thus Allah places the filth
on those who do not believe.
(The
root of “harajan” (constricted) is “Ha-Ra-Jiim”, and it means
“to be contracted (heart), oppressed, become narrow / close /
strait, be disquieted and contracted in the bosom, be attended with
straitness and difficulty, etc.”. So, “harajan”
carries the meaning of “narrowness” in the form of hardship and
difficulty.
As
we ascend to the sky it becomes more difficult for us to breath,
because the oxygen concentration
and air / atmospheric pressure
decreases at
high altitudes)(In
regard to constricted breast, I quote the
article “dyspnea” in
mdguidelines(dot)com:
“Dyspnea is a sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing. It
manifests as breathlessness or increased respiratory effort. Dyspnea
is experienced when the need for oxygen exceeds the actual or
perceived capacity of the lungs to respond”. “Sudden onset of
dyspnea is most typically associated with narrowing
of the airways
or airflow obstruction”,“Dyspnea
also is experienced by individuals encountering high-altitude
sickness”.
“… poor pumping action of the heart that results
in increased pressure
and fluid
in the lungs...”)(And
I quote the article
“shortness of breath” in
emergencyeducation(dot)net:
“dyspnoea compromises of three main common complaints – increased
work of breathing, the
presence of chest tightness or the feeling of “air hunger”
or the sensation of not getting enough oxygen”. So,
the Qur’an is in accordance with science)(Note: the root of
“dayyiqan”
(tight)
is “Dad-Ya-Qaf”
and it means “became
narrow
or strait.
Became choked, surcharged, or overfilled with something. Treated or
behave towards someone with hardness or harshness. Means of living
became straitened, property went away, poor., etc.”)(Allah
knows best)
See
also: Is the Qur'an scientifically correct? (3) (Geology and
Meteorology)
See
also: Is the Qur'an scientifically correct? (0) (Index)
See
also: Root Dictionary of the Holy Qur’an (Index)
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