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{{Quote|{{Quran|2|29}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|29}}| | ||
He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things. }} | He it is Who created for you all that is in the earth. Then turned He to the heaven, and fashioned it as seven heavens. And He is knower of all things. }} | ||
====Earth and Heavens were Ripped Apart==== | |||
Some apologists claim that the following verse is compatible with the [[w:Big Bang|Big Bang]] theory. But according to this theory, the Universe was formed about 13.8 billion years ago due to a [[w:Chronology of the universe|rapid expansion]] from singularity. The earth was formed 4.54 billion years ago from [[w:History of the Earth|accretion]] of debris that surrounded the precursor of the Sun. There was no "separation" of the "joined" earth and heavens as this verse suggests. It is, in fact, a repetition of [[w:World egg|cosmic egg]] myths in which an egg-like structure was split into two halves, the lower half forming the earth and the upper half forming the heaven. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|21|30}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|21|30}}| | ||
Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? }} | Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? }} | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|41|11}}| | ====Universe was Made from Smoke by Contraction==== | ||
{{main|Quran and a Universe from Smoke}} | |||
Neither was there any stage of formation of the Universe that involved smoke (carbon particles suspended as a result of combustion) nor did the earth and heavens "come" together at any point of time. Earth is a part of this Universe and has developed within it. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran-range|41|11|12}}| | |||
Then turned He to the heaven when it was smoke, and said unto it and unto the earth: Come both of you, willingly or loth. They said: We come, obedient. Then He ordained them seven heavens in two Days and inspired in each heaven its mandate; and We decked the nether heaven with lamps, and rendered it inviolable. That is the measuring of the Mighty, the Knower. }} | |||
The next verse clearly says that stars were created after the seven heavens which took two days to create, and after the earth which was created even earlier. | |||
===The Cause of Shadows=== | ===The Cause of Shadows=== | ||
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{{Main|The Ramadan Pole Paradox}} | {{Main|The Ramadan Pole Paradox}} | ||
In polar regions, the longevity of day and night vary during summer and winter. The day gets shorter and shorter in winter until there are days or weeks of | In polar regions, the longevity of day and night vary during summer and winter. The day gets shorter and shorter in winter until there are days or weeks of uninterrupted night. At the poles themselves, day and night alternately last for six months and all phases of the moon occur several times between sunrise and sunset. The author of the Qur'an did not know about this and he only repeated earlier geocentric ideas. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|36|40}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|36|40}}| | ||
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===Ants Recognize Humans and Speak with Each Other=== | ===Ants Recognize Humans and Speak with Each Other=== | ||
Ants typically communicate with each other using pheromone which are a chemical signal. While scientists have also discovered that ants make some noises, nothing has ever indicated that the brains of ants could produce such complex communication as is depicted in the Quranic story of Solomon and the ants. However, the Qur'an tells us that not only does an ant warn | Ants typically communicate with each other using pheromone which are a chemical signal. While scientists have also discovered that ants make some noises, nothing has ever indicated that the brains of ants could produce such complex communication as is depicted in the Quranic story of Solomon and the ants. However, the Qur'an tells us that not only does an ant warn her fellow ants of the approach of a large army of humans, but it recognizes one of the humans as Solomon. Then, he also understands her speech. How an ant could even see that far or have known the identify of Solomon is never explained. This account of a talking ant is clearly a legend and not scientific. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|27|18}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran-range|27|18|19}}| | ||
At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it." }} | At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, '''one of the ants said: "O ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it." So he smiled, amused at her speech;''' and he said: "O my Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please Thee: And admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants." }} | ||
===Horses Created as Transportation=== | ===Horses Created as Transportation=== | ||
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{{Main|The Ramadan Pole Paradox}} | {{Main|The Ramadan Pole Paradox}} | ||
The author of the Qur'an was apparently unfamiliar with the polar regions in which there are six months of sunlight and six months of perpetual night during winter and summer. The Qur'an claims that Muslims should fast from sunrise till sunset, however this is arguably not observable by anyone living in the polar regions. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|187}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|187}}| | ||
...then complete your fast Till the night appears;...}} | ...then complete your fast Till the night appears;...}} | ||