Motion of the Earth in the Noble Quran:
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By the way, please visit my detailed rebuttal to Avijit Roy's article, paragraph for paragraph, at: Does the Noble Quran support "The Earth moves around the Sun" theory?
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Refutation For Avijit Roy
(he wrote) An Open Challenge to my Muslim Friend
The Muslims who still believe that the Qur'an is unique, the Qur'an is amazing, the Qur'an is miracle, the Quran is scientific, the Quran is accurate....... for them I place a simple challenge here:
In Arabic "ARD" means the Earth and "FALAK" is rotation/movement. Can you show me any of the verses from the Quran that contains these two words one after another ? |
I'm sure that you will not be able to because it is not stated anywhere in the Qur'an. I give you my challenge is this regard : If you can prove it, I'll apologize to you all for my previous misconceptions, delete this page from the World Wide Web and convert to Islam at once. (1)
In response to Mr. Avijit
I red this article some days before in which Mr. Avijit Roy confidently proved that Quran does not mention the "the Motion of the earth". After I had finished the article , I pray to Allah that if Quran is the word of God then show me motion of the earth in the Quran. And thus He show me.
Motion of the earth in Quran
Have we not made the earth kifaata?
{Al-Quran 77:25}
Allah says in the Holy Quran that Allah made the earth kifaata. The motion of the earth is hidden beyond this word. Lets see the wideness of the word kifaata & how beautifully Allah is describing us the motion of the earth.
When the word kifaata, use with birds, the meaning will be "a bird, with contracting its furs, flying fastly." (lughat-ul-Quran).
The similar word when use with horse, the meaning will be "the horse become uncontrolled and the traveler can't able to control it. (Lughat-ul-Quran).
And when this word "kifaata" used with earth then it will meant that the earth is fastly moving (flying) keeping all creatures and its movement is not controllable by traveler (all creatures). Now let us read this verse again with this translation.
Have WE not made the earth a fast moving object with den of storage?
{Al-Quran 77:25}
Second verse regarding motion of the earth:
"Have We not made the earth as a cradle and the mountains like pegs?"
{Al-Quran 78:6-7}
The Arabic word used for cradle is "Mihaada". (Mufridaat-ul-Quran). The Quran compares the earth to a cradle because a cradle is a place of rest that is engaged in motion.
Third Verse Regarding Motion Of the Earth
And the earth is wada'aha for the
creatures
{Al-Quran 55:10}
"wada'atinnaaqah" means " a running camel" (lughat-ul-Quran)
"Wada'aturrajul" means "a running man" (lughat-ul-Quran)
We observed that the word "running" common in both meanings, hence in the above verse the word "wada'a" used with the earth. thus the translation of this verse will be,
And the earth, is a running object for
the creatures
{Al-Quran 55:10}
4th Verse Regarding Motion Of the Earth
Who has made for you the earth as a farsh.....
{Al-Quran 2:22}
Farasha means a "flying insect" like moth, mosquito etc. This meaning of farash is used in the following verse of the Holy Quran:
"youma yakoomun naaso ka al_faraashil mabsoos"
It is a day where on mankind will be like moths (farash) scattered about.
{Al-Quran 101:4}
Hence when Allah says that the earth is farsh then it meant that the earth is like a flying insect which is proving motion of the earth.
Conclusion:
Yes, I am still believing that Qur'an is unique, the Qur'an is amazing, the Qur'an is miracle, the Quran is scientific, the Quran is accurate. Motion of the earth is clearly mention in the Quran which is proving that Quran is a word of Allah.
And now my challenge to all those who criticized the Quran:
If you are in doubt as to that which We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like it (Without any mistake, total in agreement with true scientific facts, which describes history in great details, and it also predict the future events and it should be most comprehensive: in short, it produces the same results as Quran produces after implement ) and call on your witnesses besides Allah if you are truthful. But if you do (it) not and never shall you do (it), then be on your guard against the fire of which men and stones are the fuel; it is prepared for the unbelievers.
[Al-Quran 2:23-24]
The Noble Quran confirms that the earth is rotating around itself.
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