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{{Main|The Ramadan Pole Paradox}} | {{Main|The Ramadan Pole Paradox}} | ||
In polar regions, the longevity of day and night vary during summer and winter. The day gets shorter and shorter in winter until there are days or weeks of | In polar regions, the longevity of day and night vary during summer and winter. The day gets shorter and shorter in winter until there are days or weeks of uninterrupted night. At the poles themselves, day and night alternately last for six months and all phases of the moon occur several times between sunrise and sunset. The author of the Qur'an did not know about this and he only repeated earlier geocentric ideas. | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|36|40}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|36|40}}| |