Not a Leaf Falls 

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Whether that’s correct or not, only God knows.

I think we can say there are probably millions of pine needles on a full-grown pine tree. And there are about 120 species of pine trees.

So, for math’s sake let’s be conservative and say the average number of leaves on a tree is half a million. Times 3 trillion trees. That’s one quintillion 500 quadrillion leaves on the planet. That number is only 19 digits.

But trees have been around for approximately 400 million years. So, multiply that number by 400 million and you get 600 septillion leaves. That’s a 27-digit number. Now I realize this is very unscientific. Pines are evergreens. They don’t drop all their needles every year. But they are constantly dropping needles and growing new ones. Many species of pines replace their needles every two to four years.

So, the point I’m trying to make here is how God tries to get us to comprehend what is incomprehensible through allegory and direct statements.

[6:103] No visions can encompass Him, but He encompasses all visions. He is the Compassionate, the Cognizant.

[16:18] If you count GOD’s blessings, you cannot possibly encompass them. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.

So, there are 3 trillion trees on the planet.

[31:27] If all the trees on earth were made into pens, and the ocean supplied the ink, augmented by seven more oceans, the words of GOD would not run out. GOD is Almighty, Most Wise.

Wow…Think of how many pens you could make from just one tree. I’m not even going to get into that math. But I did do some research on ink. There are many different types of pens out there. Based on my research your average ball point pen will write between 1 to 1.5 miles. A Japanese artist drew over 29,000 smiley faces with a standard ball point pen.

So, how much ink is in a pen? About a quarter of a milliliter (ml).

How many ml in a cup? 240ml. So that’s about 1000 pens worth.

So that’s about 16,000 pens for a gallon of ink.

How many gallons of water are on the earth? About 326 quintillion, 18 zeros.

That’s over 5 septillion pens, 24 zeros.

Think about how many pens you’ve used in your life. How many times have you used a pen to the point where the ink ran out?

[18:109] Say, “If the ocean were ink for the words of my Lord, the ocean would run out, before the words of my Lord run out, even if we double the ink supply.”

Double the ink supply you get over 10 septillion pens.

The words of God would not run out.

Back to 6:59 “… Nor is there a grain in the depths of the soil. ...” Well, how many grains of sand are there?

Science writer David Blatner, in his new book Spectrums, says a group of researchers at the University of Hawaii, being well-versed in all things beachy, tried to calculate the number of grains of sand. They said, if you assume a grain of sand has an average size and you calculate how many grains are in a teaspoon and then multiply by all the beaches and deserts in the world, the Earth has roughly (and we’re speaking very roughly here) 7.5 x 1018 grains of sand, or seven quintillion, five hundred quadrillion grains.

How does that compare to the number of stars in the universe? Which do you think there are more of…grains of sand or stars? There about 200 billion trillion stars, or 200 sextillion, or 2 followed by 21 zeros.

So that’s about 26,000 stars for every grain of sand on the planet.

[6:97] And He is the One who made the stars to guide you during the darkness, on land and on sea. We thus clarify the revelations for people who know.

The number of stars in the heavens is “an unbelievably large number,” but check this out … we find a similar number of molecules in 100 drops of water: about 1.67 sextillion water molecules or 5 sextillion atoms per drop.

[34:3] Those who disbelieve have said, “The Hour will never come to pass!” Say, “Absolutely―by my Lord―it will most certainly come to you. He is the Knower of the future. Not even the equivalent of an atom’s weight is hidden from Him, be it in the heavens or the earth. Not even smaller than that, or larger (is hidden). All are in a profound record.”

This profound record is truly profound.  Besides 6:59 and 34:3 there are 4 other verses that mention profound record.

[10:61] You do not get into any situation, nor do you recite any Quran, nor do you do anything, without us being witnesses thereof as you do it. Not even an atom’s weight is out of your Lord’s control, be it in the heavens or the earth.

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