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{{Quote|{{cite quran|75|6|end=9|style=ref}}|He asketh: “When will be this Day of Resurrection?”<BR>But when sight is confounded <BR>And the moon is eclipsed <BR>And sun and moon are united,}} | {{Quote|{{cite quran|75|6|end=9|style=ref}}|He asketh: “When will be this Day of Resurrection?”<BR>But when sight is confounded <BR>And the moon is eclipsed <BR>And sun and moon are united,}} | ||
The “uniting” of the sun and the moon not only | The “uniting” of the sun and the moon not only demonstrates a singular instance when they do “catch up” with each other, but suggests that its author assumed the common perception that the sun and moon are of comparable size and distance. | ||
===The stars, planets, and meteors=== | ===The stars, planets, and meteors=== | ||