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The Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an
Another characteristic of heavenly bodies is that they also rotate
around their own axes. This may be one of the implications of the verse
"[I swear] by Heaven with its cyclical systems." (Surat at-Tariq: 11).
Surely at the time the Qur'an was revealed, mankind did not possess
today's telescopes or advanced observation technologies to observe millions
of kilometers of space, nor the modern knowledge of physics or astronomy.
Therefore, at that time, it was not possible to determine scientifically that
space is "full of paths and orbits" as stated in the verse. (Surat adh-Dhariyat:
7) However, this was openly declared to us in the Qur'an that was revealed
at that time—because the Qur'an is the word of God.
The Sun's Trajectory
It is stressed in the Qur’an that the Sun and Moon follow specific
courses:
It is He Who created night and day and the sun and moon, each one
swimming in a sphere. (Surat al-Anbiya’: 33)
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