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Mawaqi' literally means place of falling and here means the apparent setting place on the horizon according to the Encyclopedia of Quran and the experts on the Academic Quran reddit.
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Critics often point out that while, according to the Quran, the stars have certain | Critics often point out that while, according to the Quran, the stars have certain settings on the horizon (''mawāqiʿi'' - literally places of falling<ref>mawāqiʿi مَوَٰقِعِ - [https://www.studyquran.org/LaneLexicon/Volume8/00000312.pdf Lane's Lexicon p. 3058]</ref> {{Quran|56|75}}; note that these have no objective reality); and while the day, night, sun and moon are mentioned as all floating in a falak; and while the sun and moon are often mentioned as running their courses, there is never any indication whatsoever that the Earth itself runs any kind of course or orbit. | ||
Some suggest that the word "all" ([https://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=kll kullun]) in Q. 21:33 and Q. 36:40 quoted above refers to all heavenly bodies, which would implicitly include the earth. Critics point out that the verses themselves already explicitly state what "all" refers to - they name the sun, moon, night, and day, all of which are described as mobile entities in other verses. | Some suggest that the word "all" ([https://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=kll kullun]) in Q. 21:33 and Q. 36:40 quoted above refers to all heavenly bodies, which would implicitly include the earth. Critics point out that the verses themselves already explicitly state what "all" refers to - they name the sun, moon, night, and day, all of which are described as mobile entities in other verses. | ||