Geocentrism and the Quran: Difference between revisions

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A lot of details about the sun’s movement are contained within the Qur'an.  
A lot of details about the sun’s movement are contained within the Qur'an.  


'''According to the Qur'an, the supposed course of the sun:'''
According to the Qur'an, the supposed course of the sun:


#is clearly visible.
#is clearly visible.
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In addition to all these facts; great ancient, and even modern-day, Muslim astronomists agree that the Qur'an is geocentric, and the Hadiths also affirm this geocentric cosmology (so Muhammad or at least the people around him agree with it)
In addition to all these facts; great ancient, and even modern-day, Muslim astronomers agree that the Qur'an is geocentric, and the Hadiths also affirm this geocentric cosmology (so Muhammad or at least the people around him agree with it)


What else can one conclude, other than the Qur'an is geocentric? Whoever wrote the Qur'an thought that the sun orbits our planet. We know this is not true: the sun is not orbiting our planet and it is certainly not in some bizarre daily rounded path that looks like half a circle.  
What else can one conclude, other than the Qur'an is geocentric? Whoever wrote the Qur'an thought that the sun orbits our planet. We know this is not true: the sun is not orbiting our planet and it is certainly not in some bizarre daily rounded path that looks like half a circle.  
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{{Core Science}}
{{Core Science}}
==See Also==
==See Also==


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