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Scientific Errors in the Quran (view source)
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===Flat Earth=== | ===Flat Earth=== | ||
{{Main|Islamic_Views_on_the_Shape_of_the_Earth|l1=Islamic Views on the Shape of the Earth}} | {{Main|Islamic_Views_on_the_Shape_of_the_Earth|l1=Islamic Views on the Shape of the Earth}}The Qur'an and other Islamic [[scriptures]] imply, adhere to, and describe a flat-Earth cosmography ([[Geocentrism and the Quran|arranged in a geocentric system]]) which conceives of the earth as existing in the form of a large plane or disk. The later idea that Islamic scriptures themselves indicated a spherical Earth was a creative act of reinterpretation as this view became more prominent due to advances in astronomy. Similarly, attempts to explain Quranic verses about the earth only in terms of local flatness at a human level, non-literal readings, and/or by adding context to them never explicitly stated, are often challenged by critics using contextual arguments, as discussed in the [[Islamic Views on the Shape of the Earth|main article]]. | ||
====Fasting and prayer requirements near the Poles==== | ====Fasting and prayer requirements near the Poles==== | ||