[Machine] To create creation, Allah sent the wind which swept away the water until it disappeared from the surface of the land, including the area beneath the Kaaba. Then Allah extended the earth until it reached the desired length and width. Ibn Abbas showed me with his hand that it extended like this and like that. He said, "Allah made the mountains as stabilizers and pillars." Abu Qubays was one of the first mountains placed on the earth.  

أَنْ يَخْلُقَ الْخَلْقَ أَرْسَلَ الرِّيحَ فَتَسَحَّبَتِ الْمَاءَ حَتَّى أَبْدَتْ عَنْ حَشَفَةٍ وَهِيَ الَّتِي تَحْتَ الْكَعْبَةِ ثُمَّ مَدَّ الْأَرْضَ حَتَّى بَلَغَتْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ مِنَ الطُّوَلِ وَالْعَرْضِ» قَالَ وَكَانَتْ هَكَذَا تَمْتَدُّ وَأَرَانِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا وَهَكَذَا قَالَ «فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ الْجِبَالَ رَوَاسِيَ أَوْتَادًا» فَكَانَ أَبُو قُبَيْسٍ مِنْ أَوَّلِ جَبَلٍ وُضِعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ