Man in high altitudes
Almost 100 years ago, medical research started to examine the functions of the human body when rising up in high altitudes.
The difficulty in breathing (dyspnea) experienced is explained by
1- Decreased oxygen ratios in high altitudes.
2- Decreased air pressure.
The more we ascend from the surface of the earth, the more the air pressure decreases, thus leading to decrease in the rate of air passage through alveoli pulmonis to blood.
Decrease of air pressure also leads to distention of gases in stomach and intestines that push the diaphragm upwards, thus pressing over and obstructing the expansion of lungs.
The higher the man climbs up in sky the less is the oxygen
The Quran which was revealed fourteen centuries ago to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) states:(translation of meaning)
“Whomsoever Allah desires to guide, He expands his chest to Islam; whomsoever He desires to lead astray, He makes his chest narrow, tight, as if he were climbing up in the sky.” (6:125)
{فّمّن يٍرٌدٌ اللَّهٍ أّن يّهًدٌيّهٍ يّشًرّحً صّدًرّهٍ لٌلإسًلامٌ ومّن يٍرٌدً أّن يٍضٌلَّهٍ يّجًعّلً صّدًرّهٍ ضّيٌَقْا حّرّجْا كّأّّنَّمّا يّصَّعَّدٍ فٌي السَّمّاءٌ} (الأنعام:125)
Thus, this verse displays a miraculous similitude when presenting a scientific fact in a very eloquent and accurate style. Points of the miracles of this verse are:
1- When people first heard of the verse of man’s climbing to sky (space) , they considered it as a sort of imagination, and that Quran regards the ascension to space in a metaphorical manner. Actually the verse is a prophecy that came true centuries after it was first revealed.
2- The similitude is very accurate, as climbing to high distances in the air causes chest tightness and the feeling of suffocation. The greater the ascension , the more the tightness increases till it reaches a critical stage when respiration is not possible any more.
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