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 {{Quote|{{Quran|37|6}}| Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars}}
-===Position of the Moon===
-The following verse is a compounded error since it mentions the position of the moon in the erroneous seven heavens. Verse 37:6 about stars in the first heaven must also be taken into consideration. The word "therein" does not reveal the exact position of the moon but any position above the first heaven would mean the moon is further away from the earth than stars which is not true. The moon is only 384,000 kilometres from earth whereas stars are light years away. Some translations say the moon is in the "midst" of all heavens which is a clear error.
-{{Quote|{{Quran-range|71|15|16}}| See ye not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another, And made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a Lamp?}}
-"Therein" does not generally mean at the bottom or in an edge/corner. Even if the author meant that the moon is in the lowermost heaven, moonlight (reflected light from the sun) is noticeable only from the earth and it is insignificant compared to the much brighter stars which are sources of light. An all-knowing deity should not have termed the moon a light from a "heaven's" point of view.
 ===Earth Created in Six Days===