A viewer asks "does the Quran prove that the earth is flat?" Dr. Shabir Ally shares his answer.___Please SUBSCRIBE to SUPPORT the show!Questions: http://www.. The Quran would have said You know them to be stationary and so they are but in future they will no longer be so. Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question I heard from a shaykh about waking up f https://seekersguidance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/earth-1756274_1280-1.jpg, https://seekersguidance.org/svg/Logo/SG_Logo_v23.svg. The idea of mountain peaks being beyond man's reach was an illusion, as was also their stationary aspect. God is the One who created all what is in the Heavens and the Earth, and so we must trust what He tells us to be the absolute indisputable truth. [4] Contemporary Muslim scholars, especially the proponents of scientific miracles in the Quran, believe that the Quran does mention the Earth's movement and the strongest evidence they provide is verse 27:88. The arabic 'la-msina' tells us that the universe is continuing to expand. the bird will also move together with the branch due to the earths motion. He is the co-founder of Rational Religion. After all, the verse begins They ask thee concerning the mountains; nobody asked the Prophet of Islam about physical mountains, but about the hurdles faced by the Muslim community, in the form of great nations, such as the Byzantine and the Persian empires, which were indeed, humbled, crushed and scattered by the Muslims. The Quran mentions the actual shape of the earth in the following verse: "And we have made the earth egg shaped". Do We Need Double-Blinded Trials for Faith? Even though the Earth is spinning and travelling in an orbit, we do not feel any movement simply because we are on a moving body (Earth). Tafsir Jalalayn says that EARTH is flat. The Quran describes the Earth as having two Easts and two Wests. It is just a misconception that according to Qur'an Earth is Flat. His view at the time was dismissed and regarded as outlandish. In fact, as we shall soon see, the very verses used to allege that the Quran presents a flat-earth worldview in reality are extraordinary prophecies, detailing an astounding geological feature of the earth that remained unknown until the 20th century. Also, it cannot move swiftly like the moon; therefore the stages which the moon completes in twenty-eight days are completed by the sun in one year. thirdly it is only talking about the solar system with seven earth of the solar system. The focal point (center) of the earthquake is the point under the earth's surface where the earthquake energy is released. I would be glad to have a discussion with you. Each one runs to a term stated. Besides the above verses, there are numerous other verses of the Holy Quran that prove that the earth is stationary and the sun is in rotation. Research Flat Earth and stop believing in NASAs CGIs, however, YouTube and Google will only mostly show you stories of people mocking flat earth so you have to dig a bit deeper (e.g. But in fact, that the exact opposite is happening: you are in fact moving while the landscape outside your window is stationary. Required fields are marked *. Please help me out sir Please be more open to ideas, as Quran is a book for people who can think . The Earth is round They sell the ayaat of Allah for a paltry price. Isaiah 42:5: This is what God the Lord says the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: Psalm 136:6: who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever. The Quran does not talk about talking ants. The underlined words in 39:5 therefore confirm the rolling/spinning of the Earth. However, gravity is an enemy of the FEM! Keeping the above mind, there are a number of ways to interpret verses that seemingly indicate the movement of the sun: (a) Looking at it from the perspective of the purpose of the Quran as a book of guidance calling upon creation to reflect, these verses are simply describing celestial bodies as they appear to the onlooker. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology : Earth is referred to in verse ( 7:54) of chapter (7) srat l-arf . It is therefore highly significant that the Quran directly links the process of the Earth spreading out to the formation of underwater mountains, in the following verses: And the earth have We spread out [madadna], and set therein firm mountains [Rawaasiya] and caused everything to grow therein in proper proportion. [15:20], And the earth We have spread it out [madadna-ha], and placed therein firm mountains [Rawaasiya]; and We have made to grow therein every kind of beautiful pair. [50:8]. It is not a question of their thinking them to be stationary. We can therefore see that without doubt the earth is stationary. People like you is why the world isnt evolving and getting better. Thank you brother Felix. That would weigh in favour of the interpretation that the spreading of the earth refers to the process of seafloor spreading. The Quran was sent down before that. Based on your logic stars would be found in the troposphere which we know isnt accurate. As in one verse it says the Mountains are moving like clouds and in the other it says the Mountains are firmly rooted in the Earth both things can only be true if either the Earth is spinning on its axis or there is continental drift. Now look in the previous sentence Because had it done so, it would run the risk of being rejected by the people of the 7th century on the basis of an irrelevant scientific fact that bears no relation to the purpose for which the Quran was sent spiritual development. - In order for the FEM to work, a great number of scientific phenomena are discarded and labelled to be a hoax, such as: gravity, plate tectonics, expanding universe, nuclear fusion, pressure gradient, and many other long approved scientific phenomena. (1) And you see the mountains you think them to be solid, and they shall pass away as the passing away of the cloud - the handiwork of Allah who has made everything thoroughly. The earth occupied a unique position in the cosmos, the like of which did not exist anywhere else in space. I wanted to ask you that the words you mentioned above which are firash, farash, bisaat, madadna etc I cant find these arabic words in the quranic verses and you mentioned a quranic verse 20:54 it dont say anything about earth but it only says bout pasture the livestock.. And you also said that dhul qarnayn is referred to cyrus the great but as far as I know dhul qarnayn was Allahs prophet whi sealed yog and magog in a wall away from humanity so youre saying cyrus did that? As you have disassociate yourself from the disbelieving folks, thesame way our father Abrahim did. According to the western world, the sun is the stationary centre of the universe and the earth revolves on its own axis as well as around the sun. Secondly, the Michael and Morley experiment proved without doubt that the earth is stationary, so how is it easier for you to believe in the abstractions of Einsteins theories of time dialation and space shrinking, then your own eyes. The third argument is that the Quran describes how a time will come when God will level the mountains such that no depression or elevation will be seen in the Earth. Click here to download this article as a pdf. Some of these verses are quoted hereunder: "And made the sun and the moon subservient. and subhan Allah I dont know I suddenly started doubting each and everything NASA says. the verse youre referring to mentions that the mountains are firm not immobile but the word firm doesnt necessarily mean immobile therefore the point of continental drift still stands. But as has been demonstrated, this misinterpretation would be absolutely unacceptable for the following reasons:The verse clearly speaks in the present tense and not in the future tense. If you dont know the language then you cant digest its true meaning. SMOJ. How dare we believe in thesame folks that staged the fake moon land and disbelieve in Allah. 5) "The truth is from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters" [Quran 3:60] Here zameen and dharti means Earth. I think heaven in these verses means something like space or everything that is outside the earth. Each one pursues the course till an appointed term, and Allah is aware of your deeds. [, And He engages the services of the sun and the moon that each one runs up to an appointed time. How do we know this? That the Quran uses that term specifically should be cause for anyone with sense to pause, and think. 1 Sometimes it is considered that this verse has connection with Qiyamat. So why would the whole world conspire to falsify the words of Allah and why are our top scholars bending backwards to capitulate to so called Science. The process, he realised, verified the theory of continental drift. Do not lie. The movement of the sun is until its appointed time i.e. In other words, there is nothing decisive in the meaning indicated by such verses that would prevent us from understanding them in a manner that corresponds to contemporary scientific evidence. [Tafseer Noorul Irfaan], The Glorious Quran further tells us, And He made the sun and moon subservient for you which are constantly moving, and made the day and night subservient for you. [Surah 14, Verse 33], The sun and the moon are constant without any breakage in them, nor do they take any leave for the purpose of resting. He has written for the Huffington Post, Patheos and the Guardian. So be patient in the face of what they say, and glorify your Lord with praise before the. A recent one in their arsenal is their allegation that the Quran represents the world as being flat. Why so much emphasis on the idea of the Earth being spread and what does that even mean? In so far as the prerogative to determine the movement of celestial bodies belongs to those in the fields of astronomy, cosmology, etc., those in the field of religious scholarship are required to submit to their opinions on these issues. [Tafseer Noorul Irfaan], In proving the static nature of the earth, the Holy Quran says, Undoubtedly, Allah upholds the heavens and the earth lest they deviate. [Surah 35, Verse 41], This tells us that neither the earth nor the sky is in motion. Einstein later explained very well why it failed. Therefore it is a clear denial and rejection of the Quranic verses to accept the sun as the static centre and the earth revolving around it. OMG this is a parody of sort, Why didnt Allah mention earth is round because people will not understand that in that time? After the fact explanation doesnt work whatever science u trying to explain has been plagiarized from Sanskrit vedas .. thats why its half truth and not clear . Surely He has been Ever-Forbearing, Ever-Forgiving." It would seem to me that the earth and its spreading is mentioned separately from the mountains that have been made firm. Rather, the point of both of these sources is to instruct humans regarding the manner in which they should live in order to recognize God and attain to felicity. Answered byShaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I am a revert to Islam. This verse confirms that the Earth with its 2 sides: a dark side (Night) and a lit side (Day) travels in an orbit. When the Sun rises, it rises. From this, the authors have argued that the Quran is speaking of a time when man will be able to see to the end of the Earth. and His Messenger, even though they be their fathers or their sons or their brotheren or their kinsmen." But how can we know for sure that the verse is talking particularly about seafloor spreading that occurs at the bottom of the ocean? Anything which cannot be dislodged can never be catapulted out of the earth, to fly alone, leaving the earth behind.The Holy Quran exquisitely succeeds in making this revelation in a manner that the prevalent knowledge of that time is not too loudly challenged. seven-layer of the atmosphere is wrong because the Quran says the star is at the lower sky/heaven. Insha Allah hereunder you will find proof from the Holy Quran that the earth is in fact stationary and the sun revolves around in an orbit. But the sky itself is stationary. He withholds the sky, preventing it from collapsing onto the earth. It now takes Allahs grace and guidance to understand the truth. Cannot refer to sea floor spreading. If the Quran had described the earth as stationary and the heavenly bodies as revolving around it, then although the people of that time might have been satisfied with this description, the people of the later ages would have treated that statement as a proof of the ignorance of the Quran's author. It follows that the alleged conspiracy is not only related to promoting a false spherical Earth, but that there have conspiracies, for a number of centuries, to promote many false theories, such as gravity, plate tectonics and the others in the list above. This he termed seafloor spreading. With their objections they prove that they are narrow-minded and possess an unprincipled nature, otherwise they would not have raised objections against what is, in fact, a mine of deep and true knowledge. And the stars are subservient by His command. According to his model, which was accepted for around 14 centuries, the Earth was believed to be stationary and positioned at the centre of the universe while the Sun, Moon, planets and all stars revolved around the Earth. We quote from Holy Quran Surah An Namal Chapter 27 verse 88; "Thou seest the mountains and thinkest them firmly fixed: but they pass like the passing of the clouds: (such is) . In his commentary, Imam Alusi (d. 1317/1854) states that some philosophers in his time argued that it was the sun that was stationary and the earth that revolved around it. Subhaanallah! The last part of the verse tells us that the orbit of each planet is different and that the stars are floating in such a way like the fish in the sea. Each one is floating in a circumference. [, O listener! Assalam u Alakium May be were not understanding it correctly. From this perspective, references to the earth, sun, stars, the moon, and other celestial objects within the primary sources is primarily for the purpose of drawing the attention of human beings towards the creation of God. The Quran clearly describes in many instances that the sky is a ceiling and cannot be penetrated, and never once mentions galaxies or space or void. This Quranic verse also prove the earth is in motion not stationary. What relationship does the ocean spreading and the subsequent formation of mountain ridges have to do with the creation of diverse, well proportioned, beautiful pairs, or species? Two birds fly from a branch of a tree with equal speed to that of the earths rotation which is 1036 mph and one flies to the east and the other to the west. secondly, the Quran says the sun and the moon are in between heaven. They are however so absurd that they dont really require much refutation. An exoteric publication sharing ideas, view point and perspective on global politics, economy and policy. This verse confirms that the Earth with its 2 sides: a dark side (Night) and a lit side (Day) travels in an orbit and is not stationary as the FEM suggests. Likewise, if a person near the edge of the flat Earth throws a ball upwards above his head, it will be pulled sideways and would land a few feet away from where he is standing, and in the direction of the centre of the disc-shaped Earth. He has served as the science editor for the Review of Religions (one of the oldest English-language magazines on comparative religions), writes for national and online media, and is a speaker on University lecture circuits on issues relating to Muslim youth and Islam in the modern world. what female character trope are you +91-7900646497; [email protected] Only the stars, the moon and the sun are in motion. How could a 7th century illiterate Arab merchant have known this? there are verses which are interpreted by some scholars as meaning the earth is flat whilst other scholars reject this interpretation and believe the earth is spherical. heavens and the earth were a joined entity then We ripped them apart. Nowhere is this better seen than the Islamophobic website WikiIslam devoted, it seems, to the most absurd allegations against the Quran, the religion of Islam, and the person of the Prophet Muhammad, on whom be peace. The Holy Quran, Chapter 79, Verse 30. : in the mountains themselves, did every beautiful species come forth, i.e. [Surah 58, Verse 22]. At the end of the same verse, a tribute to the firmness of Gods creation is the last clinching proof that the mountains, despite flying, are firmly entrenched. One issue you can observe when debating on the shape of earth is more about scale and size. Thank you. People have been living a tremendous lie fabricated by the ruling elites, their brains cannot even comprehend it and will always launch its defence mechanisms to protect itself from collapsing. The authors of WikiIslam allege that because the Quran uses such terms as bed or cradle and such words as spread out, the Quran is painting a picture for us of a land-mass in which the earth was rolled out like a carpet or a rug for humans to sleep on, like a bed. To refer this part of the statement to the future is impermissible. It is unbelievable that you people think everything has to be in accordance to the views of modern scientific establishments. The Earths crust isnt just continuously added to from the mid-ocean ridges. Excuse may be given to those who do not believe in the Holy Quran, however there can be no excuse for those who believe the Quran to be the true Word of God. DONATE TODAY to Ex-Muslims of North America: https://exmuslims.org/donate/Islamic scholar teaches kids that science is wrong and that the earth does not rota. The word And in verse 33, signifies that this is another example that is being given, separate to what has preceded it. Brothers and sisters in Islam I ask that you consider for a moment that indeed the earth is flat and the the words of the Quran are justified and true without any doubt. Because the Quran describes the heavens as a canopy with many layers or like a building with many floors, apparently that necessitates a flat Earth. It was a stationary mass, with a near flat surface neither rotating around itself nor revolving around any other heavenly body. Ibn Hazm and others quoted this verse as evidence. This glorious verse also confirms the laws of Inertia, explaining why we do not feel the spinning of the Earth or its movement in its orbit. jobb willys helsingborg; May 28, 2022 . one piece voice actors who died. The laws of Inertia state that when we are on a moving body, we would not feel or detect our movement. They use fish eye cameras in ISS thats why we see the curveture. Zameen ko barabr karo If seven heavens means literally seven it could refer to different levels of structures of the universe, with the solar system being the first heaven, a star cluster the second, the galaxy the third, a cluster of galaxies the fourth etc. Hai is like is. which symbolises matter, were one entity and they were ripped apart (exploded). Ala Hazrat Imam Ahle Sunnat Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (Radiallahu Taala Anh) has explained the Islamic theory (based on Quran and Hadith) that the earth is static. The verse refers to this illusion and speaks of the motion of mountains like clouds. The matter of the spreading of the Earth, cited earlier, is one such example. But only for those who would make use of their reason. Futuristically optimistic to bring efficacious change through innovation, to eventually becoming a TYPE 1 civilization. Firstly scholars are not scientists, show me where did you get the seven universes in any non-Islamic website. It is a hallmark of its beauty that when it refers to scientific phenomena, it does so in a manner that does not fall foul of incorrect or primitive beliefs on the nature of Earth and the universe, while yet containing essential truths discernible in more scientifically enlightened, future ages.
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