Scientific Errors in the Quran: Difference between revisions

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(→‎Astronomy: Removed Night is a Veil section. Inaccurate and nonstandard translation by Y. Ali used that even gets it the wrong way round (see discussion tab).)
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It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit. }}
It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit. }}


Furthermore, when reading this verse one should wonder in what sense day and night each have an orbit. This does, however, seem to fit with another verse (see above [http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Scientific_Errors_in_the_Qur%27an#Night_is_a_Veil Night is a Veil]).
Furthermore, when reading this verse one should wonder in what sense day and night each have an orbit. See [[Geocentrism and the Quran]] regarding that question.


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