ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا سُبُلًا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ
[The one] who has made for you the earth a cradle and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided.
He made the earth for you a mahd, that is, a cradle or a level ground, a place that offers comfort.
The earth was not always like this. It was transformed in a way that would benefit us.
On the earth He brought into being passes running between the mountains, and roads and passageways stretching across the land. So that you may find the right way and devote yourselves to the true path.
While the earth spins on its own axis at roughly 1,670 kilometers per hour at the equator, it also travels around the Sun at roughly 107,000 kilometers per hour. This tremendous speed is far beyond even the fastest aircraft. Deep within the earth, temperatures high enough to melt rock and metal prevail. Volcanic eruptions that occur from time to time lay bare this great energy hidden beneath the ground. Allah has placed this vast, powerful and ever-moving body, together with the countless means and blessings it holds, at the service of mankind. In this way He invites man to reflect on what a great blessing this world he lives on is, and to grasp the divine favors granted to him.