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{{Quote|{{cite quran|75|8|end=9|style=ref}}|And the moon darkens And the sun and the moon are joined,}}
{{Quote|{{cite quran|75|8|end=9|style=ref}}|And the moon darkens And the sun and the moon are joined,}}


The word translated "are joined" is Arabic jumi'a, a verb which means to collect together, gather together, bring together <ref>[http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume2/00000091.pdf Lane's Lexicon page book 1 page 455]</ref>. Now given that this would actually require the moon to travel 98 million miles away from Earth and into the sun, which is over 600 times wider, it is far less suitable as an apocalyptic event than if the ancient understanding of the cosmos was correct, and it is not credible that an author with accurate knowledge of the solar system would describe such an event using the words found in these verses.
The word translated "are joined" is Arabic jumi'a, a verb which means to collect together, gather together, bring together <ref>Jama'a [http://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume2/00000091.pdf Lane's Lexicon Book 1 page 455]</ref>. Now given that this would actually require the moon to travel 98 million miles away from Earth and into the sun, which is over 600 times wider, it is far less suitable as an apocalyptic event than if the ancient understanding of the cosmos was correct, and it is not credible that an author with accurate knowledge of the solar system would describe such an event using the words found in these verses.


==Supporting Evidence==
==Supporting Evidence==
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{{Core Science}}
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==References==
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==See Also==
==See Also==
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