CHAPTER -1 cont.(part iv & v) (iv) Sky, without any support Due to lack of knowledge, Arab society, 1400 years ago, had many superstitious beliefs regarding the earth and the sky. They thought that the earth was flat and that the mountains were supporting the sky above. They thought that there were high mountains at both the ends of the world, working as pillars and those pillars held the sky hanging above. However, all these superstitious beliefs were eliminated with the advent of the Quran. The Quran says: “God is He who raised up the heavens without any support…..” (Surah ar-rad, 2) thereby invalidating the belief that the sky remained suspended above because of the mountains. How did the author of the Quran know about this fact 1400 years ago? Indeed, Quran is the book of Allah, the Creator of the heavens and the earth. *********** (v) Orbits We learn from the Quran that: “By the sky full of paths and orbits.” (The Quran, 51:7) The entire universe is full of paths and orbits. The Quran also tells us that: “(Allah is the) One who created the night , and the day, and the sun and the moon, swim along, each in its (own) orbit.” (21:33) “It is not permitted to the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outsrip the day, each swims along in its (own) orbit.” (36:40) While referring to the Sun and the Moon in the Quran, it is emphasized that each moves in a certain orbit. There are about 200 billion galaxies in the universe, consisting of nearly 200 billion stars in each. All celestial bodies including planets, satellites of these planets, stars and even galaxies swim along their own orbits. It is mentioned in another verse, too, that the Sun is not static but moves in a definite orbit. “The sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed); that is the decree of the All-Mighty, the All- Knowing.” (Yaseen 36:38) According to the calculations of experts on astronomy, the Sun is travelling at an enormous speed of 150 miles per second. It means that the sun travels roughly 12,960,000 miles a day! SUBHANALLAH, The fact that this information was present in the Quran long before it was discovered by the mankind is yet another testimony that Allah, the All-Knowing, and the All-Wise is the source of this knowledge. Share this insha Allah youwl be rewarded for calling to truth. See previous parts @ #scienceinthequran
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