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This article analyzes the nature and structure of the physical universe as represented in the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]]. | This article analyzes the nature and structure of the physical universe as represented in the [[Qur'an]] and the [[Sunnah]]. | ||
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This is because at no point was the purpose of the Qur'an or the Sunnah to describe the structure of the universe. In almost every instance, such descriptions exist only as side effects of the other religious or ethical lessons that were the real objectives of the texts we consider. If a detail of cosmology is contained in an allegory, yet itself has no allegorical purpose, then it must be accepted as the actual understanding of the author. So, while we have only a handful of direct statements concerning cosmology, a lot can still be determined from the occasional intriguing detail accidentally dropped by the authors as part of other discussions. | This is because at no point was the purpose of the Qur'an or the Sunnah to describe the structure of the universe. In almost every instance, such descriptions exist only as side effects of the other religious or ethical lessons that were the real objectives of the texts we consider. If a detail of cosmology is contained in an allegory, yet itself has no allegorical purpose, then it must be accepted as the actual understanding of the author. So, while we have only a handful of direct statements concerning cosmology, a lot can still be determined from the occasional intriguing detail accidentally dropped by the authors as part of other discussions. | ||
The wealth of such hints provide a compelling resource, and provide a clear picture of what | The wealth of such hints provide a compelling resource, and provide a clear picture of what [[Muhammad]] the founder of Islam thought the universe looked like. | ||
==Analysis== | ==Analysis== | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|9|49}}|Among them is (many) a man who says: "Grant me exemption and draw me not into trial." Have they not fallen into trial already? and indeed Hell surrounds the Unbelievers (on all sides).}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|9|49}}|Among them is (many) a man who says: "Grant me exemption and draw me not into trial." Have they not fallen into trial already? and indeed Hell surrounds the Unbelievers (on all sides).}} | ||
Further, the direction of hell, when it is mentioned, is invariably “down.” | Further, the direction of hell, when it is mentioned, is invariably “down.” | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|52|13}}|That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|52|13}}|That Day shall they be thrust down to the Fire of Hell, irresistibly.}} | ||
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The earth is the top-most of seven, flat discs, surrounded by the seven solid concentric domes of the heavens. The celestial objects that do exist (sun, moon, stars and planets) are quite small, very close, and they follow semi-circular paths within the innermost of the seven heavenly domes. When they are not in the sky above the earth, they are resting somewhere underneath it, except while petitioning Allah’s permission to return the following day (or night). Paradise exists between the seven heavens, and hell exists between the seven earths. | The earth is the top-most of seven, flat discs, surrounded by the seven solid concentric domes of the heavens. The celestial objects that do exist (sun, moon, stars and planets) are quite small, very close, and they follow semi-circular paths within the innermost of the seven heavenly domes. When they are not in the sky above the earth, they are resting somewhere underneath it, except while petitioning Allah’s permission to return the following day (or night). Paradise exists between the seven heavens, and hell exists between the seven earths. | ||
All of this is submerged in a cosmic sea, above which is the throne of Allah. | All of this is submerged in a cosmic sea, above which is the throne of Allah, and below which a cosmic [[The Islamic Whale|whale]]. | ||
{{Core Science}} | {{Core Science}} | ||
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[[Category:Islam and Science]] | [[Category:Islam and Science]] | ||
[[Category:Miracles]] | [[Category:Miracles]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Cosmology]] | ||
[[ru:Коранический_взгляд_на_Вселенную]] | [[ru:Коранический_взгляд_на_Вселенную]] | ||
{{page_title|Cosmology of the Qur'an}} | {{page_title|Cosmology of the Qur'an}} | ||