is impossible to measure them accurately even with the most sophisticated equip‌
ment known to man.
One of the strange mysteries to which the Quran has alluded is that some species of trees and plants need pollination through the wind in order to blossom. In this regard, God the Exalted says:

And we send the winds [for] pollination (Q. ١٥:٢٢).

Although the early exegetes of the Quran understood the word liqa/.z ("pollina‌ tion") in this verse to mean "carrying," which is [indeed] one of its meanings, and, accordingly interpreted the holy verse as "the winds carrying the clouds" or "the rain which the clouds carry," the indications are that this is not the main purport of the verse, particularly since the winds do not carry the clouds but drive them from place to place.
The correct way to view this verse, as based on the scientific discoveries made by
botanists, is that it conveys an intricate mystery that the ancients were unable to fathom-namely, that trees and plants need pollination in order to blossom. This pollination occurs by means of the wind, as it happens with apricots, pine nuts, pome‌ granates, citrus, cotton, grains, and so on. Thus, when the pollens mature, the sacs open up, and they are scattered in the air, carried by the winds, then falling randomly on other buds.
God, the Exalted and Glorified, also points out that the law of coupling is not lim-
ited to animals; it applies as well to plants of various species. He says:

And of all fruits He placed therein two spouses [male and female] (Q. ١٣:٣). Glory be to Him who created all the sexual pairs, that of which the Earth grows, and that of which they know not! (Q. ٣٦:٣٦).

Among the unknown things that were unveiled by the Quran is the movement of the Earth. In this respect, God, the Almighty, says:

[It is God] who has appointed the Earth as a cradle (Q. ٢٠:٥٣).

Note the subtle way that this verse alludes to the movement of the Earth, which did not become clear until many centuries later. It describes the Earth figuratively as a cradle, in which an infant is rocked gently in order for it to go to sleep comfortably and peacefully. In the same way, the Earth is the cradle for human beings, suited to them in its rotational and revolutionary motions. And just as the movement of the cradle is intended for the growth of the infant and its repose, so are the Earths daily and yearly motions intended for nurturing mankind, or, rather, all animals, plants, and minerals.
The verse alludes to the Earths motion in an implicit, rather than an explicit, way because it was revealed at a time when the consensus of human opinion was that it was motionless, to the degree that this was regarded as an imperative that was not open to doubt.٢٧
Among other unknown things that the Quran disclosed fourteen centuries ago is the existence of another continent. In this respect, God, the Exalted and Glorified, says:

[God,] Lord of the two easts, and Lord of the two wests (Q. ٥٥:١٧).