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Till, when he reached the rising-place of the sun, he found it rising on a people for whom We had appointed no shelter therefrom. }} | |||
Some Muslim Apologists have come up with creative interpretations of these | Some Muslim Apologists have come up with creative interpretations of these verses to say that Dhul-Qrnayn only traveled until he reached "the west" or to a spot "at the time" when the sun set and not the "place" where the sun set. Unfortunately, these alternative interpretations are severely undermined by the [[Dhul-Qarnayn_and_the_Sun_Setting_in_a_Muddy_Spring_-_Part_One#Second_interpretation:_He_reached_.5Ba_place_at.5D_the_time_of_sunset_and_sunrise_or_he_reached_those_times|context and Arabic words]] used in these verses, which instead point to a physical location. Again, we must ask why an all-knowing being would use such misleading verses that mimic the misconceptions and legends prevalent at the time if one of these alternative explanations is correct. | ||
===Stars are Missiles Shot at Devils=== | ===Stars are Missiles Shot at Devils=== | ||