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{{Quote|{{Quran|21|33}}|And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.}}
{{Quote|{{Quran|21|33}}|And He it is Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. They float, each in an orbit.}}


{{Quote|{{Quran|14|33}}|
{{Quote|{{Quran|14|33}}|And maketh the sun and the moon, constant in their courses, to be of service unto you, and hath made of service unto you the night and the day. }}
And maketh the sun and the moon, constant in their courses, to be of service unto you, and hath made of service unto you the night and the day. }}


The author of the Qur'an emphasizes that the earth is fixed in place and motionless. He is clearly unaware that the earth is not only revolving around the sun, but also spinning on its own axis.
The author of the Qur'an emphasizes that the earth is fixed in place and motionless. He is clearly unaware that the earth is not only revolving around the sun, but also spinning on its own axis.


{{Quote|{{Quran|35|41}}|
{{Quote|{{Quran|35|41}}|Lo! Allah graspeth the heavens and the earth '''that they deviate not''', and '''if they were to deviate''' there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Lo! He is ever Clement, Forgiving.}}
Verily! Allah grasps the heavens and the earth '''lest they move''' away from their places, and if they were '''to move''' away from their places, there is not one that could grasp them after Him. Truly, He is Ever Most Forbearing, Oft Forgiving.}}


{{Quote|{{Quran|40|64}}|
{{Quote|{{Quran|40|64}}|It is God who made for you the earth '''a fixed place''' and heaven for an edifice; And He shaped you, and shaped you well, and provided you with the good things. That then is God, your Lord, so blessed be God, the Lord of all Being.}}
It is God who made for you the earth '''a fixed place''' and heaven for an edifice; And He shaped you, and shaped you well, and provided you with the good things. That then is God, your Lord, so blessed be God, the Lord of all Being.}}


===Setting and Rising Place of the Sun===
===Setting and Rising Place of the Sun===
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