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===Moon Emits Light=== | ===Moon Emits Light=== | ||
The moon does not emit its own light but simply reflects light coming from the Sun. The Arabic word for reflected (in`ikaas) does not appear in this Qur'anic verse that says the Moon is a "light". It instead uses the word "Noor" which is used to denote an entity that emits light | The moon does not emit its own light but simply reflects light coming from the Sun. The Arabic word for reflected (in`ikaas) does not appear in this Qur'anic verse that says the Moon is a "light". It instead uses the word "Noor" which is used to denote an entity that emits light. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|71|16}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|71|16}}| | ||
And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?}} | And hath made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?}} | ||
The word "Noor" is also used in | The word "Noor" is also used in this verse to show that Allah is the "light" of the universe. Clearly the author is not implying that Allah reflects light from another source but is the source of the light. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|24|35}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|24|35}}| | ||