As Peter Brantley, Director of Technology for the California Digital Library, has put it We have a moral imperative to reach out to our library shelves, grab the material that is orphaned, and set it on top of scanners.

And the boats ply in the ocean by His command . He holds the sky in position lest it should fall upon the earth save by His dispensation .

Did you not see that Allah has given in your control all that is in the earth and the ship that moves upon the sea by His command ? And He restricts the heavens that it may not fall on to the earth except by His command indeed Allah is Most Compassionate , Most Merciful upon mankind .

Hast thou not seen how that God has subjected to you all that is in the earth and the ships to run upon the sea at His commandment , and He holds back heaven lest it should fall upon the earth , save by His leave ? Surely God is All gentle to men , All compassionate .

Beholdest thou not that Allah hath subjected to Himself for you whatsoever is on the earth and the ships running in the sea by His command ? And He with holdeth the heaven that it fall not on the earth save by His leave .

See you not that Allah has subjected to you ( mankind ) all that is on the earth , and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command ? He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except by His Leave .

That He holds up the sky lest it falls on earth except by His permission ? God is Gracious towards the people , Most Merciful .

Have you not seen how Allah has subjected to you all that is in the earth , and the vessels that sail in the sea by His command , and it is He Who holds back the sky that it may not fall on earth except by His leave ? Surely Allah is Most Gentle , Ever Compassionate to people .

Hast thou not seen how Allah hath made all that is in the earth subservient unto you ? And the ship runneth upon the sea by His command , and He holdeth back the heaven from falling on the earth unless by His leave .

Have you not regarded that Allah has disposed for you r benefit whatever there is in the earth , and that the ships sail at sea by His command , and He sustains the sky lest it should fall on the earth , excepting when it does so by His leave ? Indeed Allah is most kind and merciful to mankind .

Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you all that is on the earth , and the ships which run upon the sea by His command ? He holds the sky back lest it should fall upon the earth except by His permission .

Do you not see that Allah has subjected to you whatever is on the earth and the ships which run through the sea by His command ? And He restrains the sky from falling upon the earth , unless by His permission .

Have you not seen that God , through His command , has made all that is in the earth and the ships that sail on the sea subservient to you ? He prevents the sky from falling on the earth unless He decides otherwise .

Do you not see that Allah has made subservient to you whatsoever is in the earth and the ships running in the sea by His command ? And He withholds the heaven from falling on the earth except with His permission most surely Allah is Compassionate , Merciful to men .

Do you not see , how God has subjected everything on the earth to you , and the ships that sail on the sea by His command . He holds back the sky from falling down on the earth , except with His permission .

Seest thou not that Allah has made subject to you ( men ) all that is on the earth , and the ships that sail through the sea by His Command ? He withholds the sky ( rain ) from failing on the earth except by His leave for Allah is Most Kind and Most Merciful to man .

Do you not see the birds held high between the heavens and the earth ? Nothing holds them ( aloft ) but God .

Have they not seen the birds , subservient in the open skies ? No one holds them up except Allah indeed in this are signs for the people who believe .

Have they not regarded the birds , that are subjected in the air of heaven ? Naught holds them but God surely in that are signs for ' a people who believe .

Behold they not the birds subjected in the firmament of the heaven ? Naught supporteth them save Allah verily therein are signs for people who believe .

None holds them but Allah none gave them the ability to fly but Allah . Verily , in this are clear proofs and signs for people who believe ( in the Oneness of Allah ) .

Have they not seen the birds , flying in the midst of the sky ? None sustains them except God .

Have they never noticed the birds how they are held under control in the middle of the sky , where none holds them ( from falling ) except Allah ? Surely there are signs in this for those who believe .

None holdeth them save Allah . Lo ! herein , verily , are portents for a people who believe .

Have they not regarded the birds disposed in the air of the sky no one sustains them except Allah . There are indeed signs in that for a people who have faith .

Have they not seen the birds that are subjected in the air of the heaven ? Nothing holds them except Allah .

Do they not see the birds controlled in the atmosphere of the sky ? None holds them up except Allah .

Have you not considered the free movements of the birds high in the sky above ? What keeps them aloft except God ?

Do they not see the birds , constrained in the middle of the sky ? None withholds them but Allah most surely there are signs in this for a people who believe .

Do they not see the birds held poised in the vault of heaven ? Nothing holds them up except God .

Do they not look at the birds , held poised in the midst of ( the air and ) the sky ? Nothing holds them up but ( the power of ) Allah .