DOES THE SUN ORBIT THE EARTH? Just wondering how do Muslims explain these following passages, which are found in the Qur'an: (
God is) the one Who created the night, the day, the sun and the moon. Each one is travelling in an orbit with its own motion? (Sura 21: 33).
It seems that the day and night correspond with the movements of the sun and moon; in other words the orbit of the sun brings forth the day and the night follows with the night. This obviously as we are all aware of contradicts the what our scientific observation confirms today. Furthermore the Qur'an states:
It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law)(Sura 36: 40).
Again we are made aware of the orbit of the sun and the moon, yet now we are told that these cannot catch up with each other. Furthermore the passage reveals that there is a correspondence between the orbits of the sun and moon and the day and night. In other words, the sun and moon orbit the earth in parallel lines, without catching each other up, obvioulsy to avoid a mixture of day and night. Since the modern man realises that the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth this passage reveals yet another fallacy.But there is more:
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; By the Moon as she follows him?(Sura 91: 1-2)
It does seem as if the moon actually follows the sun in this orbit; this corresponds strongly with pre-Islamic writers who depicted the daily race between the sun and moon around the earth.I guess the most sufficient answer to these passages must come from Muhammed himself:
Sahih Al-Bukbari clearly confirms some of these as scientific facts (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 421: Narrated Abu Dharr):The Prophet asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: ?And the sun Runs its fixed course for a term (decreed). That is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing.?" (36.38)
Frankly therefore no Muslim needs (even to consider) to reply to this post and prove me wrong! Muhammed himself has already provided the answer (a different reply would in fact degrade the actual prophet of Islam, what kind of a Muslim would dare to do that?)! And what is the Answer? WELL THE SUN ORBITS THE EARTH!
God is) the one Who created the night, the day, the sun and the moon. Each one is travelling in an orbit with its own motion? (Sura 21: 33).
It seems that the day and night correspond with the movements of the sun and moon; in other words the orbit of the sun brings forth the day and the night follows with the night. This obviously as we are all aware of contradicts the what our scientific observation confirms today. Furthermore the Qur'an states:
It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to Law)(Sura 36: 40).
Again we are made aware of the orbit of the sun and the moon, yet now we are told that these cannot catch up with each other. Furthermore the passage reveals that there is a correspondence between the orbits of the sun and moon and the day and night. In other words, the sun and moon orbit the earth in parallel lines, without catching each other up, obvioulsy to avoid a mixture of day and night. Since the modern man realises that the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth this passage reveals yet another fallacy.But there is more:
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; By the Moon as she follows him?(Sura 91: 1-2)
It does seem as if the moon actually follows the sun in this orbit; this corresponds strongly with pre-Islamic writers who depicted the daily race between the sun and moon around the earth.I guess the most sufficient answer to these passages must come from Muhammed himself:
Sahih Al-Bukbari clearly confirms some of these as scientific facts (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 421: Narrated Abu Dharr):The Prophet asked me at sunset, "Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?" I replied, "Allah and His Apostle know better." He said, "It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: ?And the sun Runs its fixed course for a term (decreed). That is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All-Knowing.?" (36.38)
Frankly therefore no Muslim needs (even to consider) to reply to this post and prove me wrong! Muhammed himself has already provided the answer (a different reply would in fact degrade the actual prophet of Islam, what kind of a Muslim would dare to do that?)! And what is the Answer? WELL THE SUN ORBITS THE EARTH!
ifference with these two books are that the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit. Quran is not.Grape: Thats why the Bible says the world is flat.I am not familiar with the Qu'ran, but it probably says so too.Matthew 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; Luke 4:5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.It should be noted that the greek philosopher Aristotle (384 - 322BC) thought (knew) the world to spherical.The philosopher Eratosthenes of Cyrene (276 - 194BC) even managed to measure the size of the earth with a suprising accuracy.Thunder1:The Bible says the earth is flat, really ???Isaiah 40:22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in.
