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{{Quote|{{Quran|25|61}}|Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light; }} | {{Quote|{{Quran|25|61}}|Blessed is He Who made constellations in the skies, and placed therein a Lamp and a Moon giving light; }} | ||
=Pending review= | |||
==Science and the Seven earths== | |||
===Seven Layers of Earth's Atmosphere=== | |||
Secondly, this claim contradicts the Qur'an. The following verse says that stars are located in the lowermost heaven. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|37|07}}| We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,- }} | |||
Stars are not located in the lowest layer of the atmosphere i.e. troposphere but are light years away from the earth. | |||
===Seven Universes=== | |||
Another common apologetic claim is that these seven heavens are actually seven universes which we are yet to discover. | |||
{{Quote|{{cite web|url=http://www.understanding-islam.com/q-and-a/miscellaneous-issues/what-about-seven-heavens |title=Understanding-Islam.com |publisher= |author= |date= |archiveurl= |deadurl=no}}|It seems that the huge universe that we live in, the one whose boundaries are not yet known to man, is just one of these heavens (universes) there are seven others, of which we -- with all our scientific developments -- do not know anything about.}} | |||
The following verse contradicts such a claim since it says rain was made to fall from heaven. Certainly, rain does not come from outer space. The word used for heaven here is ''sama'', the same as that for the seven heavens. | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|54|11}}|So We opened the gates of heaven, with water pouring forth. }} | |||
Revision as of 20:26, 26 June 2014
Scientific Errors in the Quran
Position of the Moon
The following verse is a compounded error since it mentions the position of the moon in the erroneous seven heavens. Verse 37:6 about stars in the first heaven must also be taken into consideration. The word "therein" does not reveal the exact position of the moon but any position above the first heaven would mean the moon is further away from the earth than stars which is not true. The moon is only 384,000 kilometres from earth whereas stars are light years away. Some translations say the moon is in the "midst" of all heavens which is a clear error.
"Therein" does not generally mean at the bottom or in an edge/corner. Even if the author meant that the moon is in the lowermost heaven, moonlight (reflected light from the sun) is noticeable only from the earth and it is insignificant compared to the much brighter stars which are sources of light. An all-knowing deity should not have termed the moon a light from a "heaven's" point of view.
Prophets of Islam were Sent to Every Nation
There is no evidence that prophets preaching Islam or similar beliefs were ever sent to China, Japan, Polynesia, Australia, South-East Asia, Central Asia, Scandinavia, the polar regions, most of Africa and the pre-Columbian Americas. Yet the Quran claims that every nation (or community) had a messenger.
Contradictions in the Qur'an and Hadith
Did Muhammad perform miracles?
Yes
No
Misc Issues
Errors in the Quran
- Constellations are Made by Allah
Constellations are essentially human observations of stars which are themselves many light years away from each other and from the earth. Light from a star takes as many years to reach us as its distance from earth in light years. So when we see a star of a constellation, or rather any star, it may not be in that location or it may have even ceased to exist. Thus, this verse reflects an observation by a naive author who simply credits Allah for the pattern of stars. Other translations say towers or mansions of stars instead of constellations but no such towers or mansions exist in the universe.
Pending review
Science and the Seven earths
Seven Layers of Earth's Atmosphere
Secondly, this claim contradicts the Qur'an. The following verse says that stars are located in the lowermost heaven.
Stars are not located in the lowest layer of the atmosphere i.e. troposphere but are light years away from the earth.
Seven Universes
Another common apologetic claim is that these seven heavens are actually seven universes which we are yet to discover.
The following verse contradicts such a claim since it says rain was made to fall from heaven. Certainly, rain does not come from outer space. The word used for heaven here is sama, the same as that for the seven heavens.