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 Some Islamic websites attribute the above quote to Sheikh Ibn Bâz, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who believed in a flat earth. They are ignoring that fact that "flat" and "round" have fundamentally different meanings in geometry. Any object, no matter how big or small it is, cannot be round and flat at the same time. To stress further on the apologist's words "its surface has been made flat for us", neither is the surface flat<ref>Humans are unable to see the curvature of the earth from ground level.</ref> nor is it made for us.
-Allah is not really talking about the (flat) appearance of the earth to us in these verses. Even if he did so, it would be a statement unrelated to science and slightly inaccurate too. The round shape of the earth has been known since pre-Islamic times. Any person who gets this knowledge can easily imagine the roundness of the earth in their mind; it won't continue to appear flat for them anymore.
+Allah is not really talking about the (flat) appearance of the earth to us in these verses. Even if he did so, it would be a statement unrelated to science and slightly inaccurate too. The round shape of the earth has been known since pre-Islamic times. Any person who gets this knowledge can easily imagine the roundness of the earth in their mind; it won't continue to appear flat to them anymore.
 == Conclusion ==