Is the description of mountains as "firmly anchored" (rawasi) in Jahiliyyah, as mentioned in the poetry of Al-Muhalhil and Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl, and the speeches of Quss ibn Sa'idah, fabricated or weak?
The Qur’an describes mountains as "rawasi" (firmly fixed) and "awtad" (pegs/stakes). Doubts are raised about this, claiming that some people from the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah) used the same description for mountains. However, these doubts are baseless for the following reasons:
1. Many poems and sayings attributed to the people of Jahiliyyah are not authentic, and a significant portion of them are fabricated and forged, especially those related to religion. 2. Some poets of Jahiliyyah were familiar with the scriptures of the People of the Book, which might contain meanings common with the Qur’an. 3. Describing mountains as "rawasi" and "awtad" is a natural description of their apparent form, which any human being can perceive. Divine revelation addresses people in their own language and in terms they understand. There is nothing strange in the Qur’an’s description aligning with the Arabs’ description of mountains. 4. The Qur’an’s description of mountains as "rawasi" and "awtad" is not limited to their apparent form; rather, it includes their function in stabilizing the Earth and preventing it from shaking, as stated in the Almighty’s saying: (And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it shift with you).
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