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 ===The descent of Iron===
-Some modern Islamic scholars and voices, including Harun Yahya, have argued that {{Quran|57|25}} provides a scientifically-sound description of the origin of the iron that is present on Earth. Historians have pointed out that the myth regarding the heavenly-descent of iron vastly predates Abrahamic scriptures and can be found some three millennia prior to the advent of Islam among the ancient Egyptians who describe Iron as '''ba-en-pet''<nowiki/>' or 'metal from heaven'.<ref>[https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/metal/metalinegypt.html#:~:text=Iron%20was%20a%20metal%20of,found%20at%20Naukratis%20and%20Defenna. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/metal/metalinegypt.html#:~:text=Iron%20was%20a%20metal%20of,found%20at%20Naukratis%20and%20Defenna.]</ref><ref>https://bcps.journals.ekb.eg/article_267301.html?lang=en</ref><ref>https://www.newscientist.com/article/2242507-ancient-egyptians-saw-the-sky-as-crumbling-iron-tub-filled-with-water/</ref> Similar descriptions have also been found among the even more ancient people of Mesopotamia.
+Some modern Islamic scholars and voices, including Harun Yahya, have argued that {{Quran|57|25}} provides a scientifically-sound description of the origin of the iron that is present on Earth. Historians have pointed out that the myth regarding the heavenly-descent of iron vastly predates Abrahamic scriptures and can be found some three millennia prior to the advent of Islam among the ancient Egyptians who describe Iron as '''ba-en-pet''<nowiki/>' or 'metal from heaven'.<ref>[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-ancient-egyptians-had-iron-because-they-harvested-fallen-meteors-86153874/ The Ancient Egyptians Had Iron Because They Harvested Fallen Meteors] - Smithsonian Institution, 13 May 2013</ref> Similar descriptions have also been found among the even more ancient people of Mesopotamia.
 Critics have pointed out that this is a clear case of 'elective literalism'. The term used to describe the 'descent' of Iron is '''anzala''<nowiki/>', which is frequently used elsewhere in the Quran where it describes cattle, garments, food, and even the [[People of the Book|people of the book (Jews and Christians)]] as being 'sent down' by some deity. In all these cases and many others, ''anzala'' is not taken literally.