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# The heavens are firmly held in place lest they move from where they are and fall on the earth.<ref>{{cite quran|2|22|end=29|style=ref}}, {{Quran|35|41}}, {{Quran|21|104}}, {{Quran|17|92}}, and {{Quran|34|9}}</ref> Note that there is no mention of orbits for the heavens or the earth in the Qur'an. Their positions are fixed. An orbit is only mentioned for the sun and the moon. Not even the stars have an orbit, for they are as if hanging down from the heavens like a light bulb from the ceiling in a room. | # The heavens are firmly held in place lest they move from where they are and fall on the earth.<ref>{{cite quran|2|22|end=29|style=ref}}, {{Quran|35|41}}, {{Quran|21|104}}, {{Quran|17|92}}, and {{Quran|34|9}}</ref> Note that there is no mention of orbits for the heavens or the earth in the Qur'an. Their positions are fixed. An orbit is only mentioned for the sun and the moon. Not even the stars have an orbit, for they are as if hanging down from the heavens like a light bulb from the ceiling in a room. | ||
For the Qur'an to be scientific, it must contain accurate statements in regards to all that is visible i.e. material objects and phenomena. How can Allah appeal to such things as signs of his power and existence if he fails to make his case obvious? | |||
All the evidence in the Qur'an points very strongly to the fact that the author had been observing the universe, not from the heavens, but from the Arabian Desert. The author states that the heavens are above the earth. Why? Because they were looking at the heavens from the Arabian floor and not from the vast space above or below. Otherwise Allah would have seen the Milky Way as a disc. Our solar system too is a disc. The earth is just one of the planets moving around the sun. However, in the the Qur'an, the sky is mistakenly being referred to as if it were a solid structure that could fall upon the earth and crush people and things between them. There are verses upon verses which lead to these conclusions. | |||
===The sun and moon are signs from Allah=== | ===The sun and moon are signs from Allah=== | ||
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أَلَمْ تَرَ = Alam Tara (”Don’t you see?") | أَلَمْ تَرَ = Alam Tara (”Don’t you see?") | ||
It could be argued that "don't you see" means "don't you know" or "aren't you aware" or "don't you realise". Of course this does not make much of a difference. In this case, the Qur'an clearly reinforces the common but incorrect beliefs of the time, and further uses these erroneous beliefs to support the existence of Allah. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|13|2}}|[…] He made the Sun and the moon subservient; each one pursues its course to an appointed time; He regulates the affair, '''making clear the signs'''}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|13|2}}|[…] He made the Sun and the moon subservient; each one pursues its course to an appointed time; He regulates the affair, '''making clear the signs'''}} | ||