25/06/2026
This fascinating video illustrates the formation of auroras, one of the most beautiful natural phenomena visible in Earth’s polar regions. It begins with streams of charged particles known as the solar wind, released from the Sun during solar activity. As these high-energy particles travel through space toward Earth, they encounter the planet’s magnetic field, known as the magnetosphere.
Instead of allowing these particles to directly reach the surface, Earth’s magnetosphere acts as a protective shield, deflecting and guiding most of them around the planet. However, some particles are funneled toward the polar regions, where they collide with gases in the upper atmosphere. These collisions release energy in the form of light, creating shimmering curtains of color across the night sky—commonly seen as green, red, and purple auroras, especially near the North and South Poles.
The Qur’an draws attention to the protective nature of the heavens in a general sense: “And We made the sky a protected ceiling, yet they turn away from its signs.” —(Surah al-Anbiya:32), and the auroras are indicated in an authentic hadith that states "The Prophet (ﷺ) had seen a green carpet spread all over the horizon of the sky on the night journey." —(Sahih al-Bukhari 3233)
