Wall of Dhul Qarnayn technology
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Salaam Peace
18-26 Bring me sheets of iron? ? until, when he had leveled (them) between the two mountain walls, he said, ?Blow,? until when he had made it (like) fire, he said, ?Bring me, that I may pour over it molten copper.?
Can somebody help about this
I found this here http//islamiclearningmaterials.com/miracles-of-the-quran/
Just stop a minute and think. Have you ever wondered why this much detail was given to us in the Quran? Allah could have just said ?Dhul Qarnain built a wall and it kept Gog and Magog out? and that would have been enough for most of us.
Well, when I decided to look further into the properties of iron and copper, I learned some interesting things.
We all know that iron is one of the strongest metals on the planet. But despite its strength, iron rusts when exposed to water.
Copper on the other hand, is a relatively soft metal, and an excellent conductor of electricity. But the most amazing thing about copper is that it does not rust when exposed to water! In fact, the British Navy used to coat the bottom of their ships with copper.
Another thing about copper is that it produces a green, protective layer after long exposure to oxygen (oxidization). The famous Statue of Liberty in New York City is made of copper. It used to be the reddish color we all associate with copper. But it turned green after a few years of being out in the open.
So Dhul Qarnain built his wall using iron blocks, heated them up until they became one solid wall, and then poured molten copper over it to keep it from rusting. After a few years, the copper exterior turned green and blended in with the natural color of the earth, making it nearly impossible to find nowadays.
I don?t know about you, but I find it amazing that the building of such a perfectly powerful structure was described in the Quran.
it is not the "miraculous" side of verse who interest me.
there is two questions that interest me
1- What is the "gains" of such technology ?
2- can it help to identify in which era this technology was used for first time.is there a metallurgist here ?
Peace
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I'm not a metallurgist but since the iron age this technology was available.
Eg this beauty from the British Museum
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Iron and Copper Alloy Dagger and Sheath
Iron Age, Hallstatt D
Found Berkshire, England
c.600-550 BC
Iron dagger with ornate cast copper alloy cross-shaped hilt and matching decorated sheath. The decorative disks presumably held insets, possibly of coral.
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