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"By heaven furnished with paths " (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 7)


                  The Arabic word "alhubuki," translated as "furnished with paths"

              in the seventh verse of Surat adh-Dhariyat, comes from the verb
              "hubeke," meaning "to weave closely, to knit, to bind together." The use
              of this word in the verse is particularly wise and represents the current
              state of scientific knowledge in two aspects.
                  Firstly, the orbits and paths in the universe are so dense and inter-
              twined that they constitute intersecting paths, just like the threads in a
              piece of fabric. The Solar System we live in is made up of the Sun, the
              planets and their satellites – along with heavenly objects such as meteors
              and comets, which are in constant motion. The Solar System moves
              through the galaxy known as the Milky Way, which contains 400 billion
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              known stars. It is estimated that there are billions of galaxies.
              Miraculously, celestial bodies and systems revolve at speeds of thousands
              of kilometers an hour. They move through space without colliding with
              one another when logically, one would think they would collide with
              each other constantly.
                  The science of astronomy was developed with the aim of mapping
              the positions and courses of stars. Meanwhile, the study of astro-me-
              chanics was developed in order to determine the manner in which these

                    complex motions actually work. Astronomers used to as-




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