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→The solid universe: Added another verse with the sky held up by pillars we cannot see, and a dictionary entry.
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Expanding on the descriptions of the sky as a solid object (and the upper skies), like a roof/canopy/ceiling etc; this concept is backed up repeatedly in descriptions from other verses, which unanimously support the solid firmament(s) view. The mostly gaseous empty state of the universe is in no way reflected in the Qur'an, with the sky(s): | Expanding on the descriptions of the sky as a solid object (and the upper skies), like a roof/canopy/ceiling etc; this concept is backed up repeatedly in descriptions from other verses, which unanimously support the solid firmament(s) view. The mostly gaseous empty state of the universe is in no way reflected in the Qur'an, with the sky(s): | ||
*Raised without pillars that we can see - {{Quran|13|2}} | *Raised without pillars that we can see - {{Quran|13|2}} and {{Quran|31|10}} | ||
*The sky would fall otherwise - {{Quran|22|65}} | *The sky would fall otherwise - {{Quran|22|65}} | ||
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====Between the Universe and the Earth==== | ====Between the Universe and the Earth==== | ||
God is said to have dominion/sovereignty of the heavens and Earth and all that is ''between them (baynahum بينهم).'' | God is said to have dominion/sovereignty of the heavens and Earth and all that is ''between them (baynahum بينهم).''<ref>Quranic research Lanes' Lexicon [https://lexicon.quranic-research.net/data/02_b/238_byn.html ''root بين''] | ||
''بَيْنَهُمْ / baynahum'' - Lanes' Lexicon Classical Arabic Dictionary [https://lexicon.quranic-research.net/pdf/Page_0287.pdf Book 1 p.287]& [https://lexicon.quranic-research.net/pdf/Page_0288.pdf p.288]</ref> | |||
There is nothing between the Earth and the rest of the universe, so substituting the 'heavens' with the modern definition of the universe does not make sense here. Yet once again matches the ancient view of the heavens as 'firmaments' in the sky with space between them. | There is nothing between the Earth and the rest of the universe, so substituting the 'heavens' with the modern definition of the universe does not make sense here. Yet once again matches the ancient view of the heavens as 'firmaments' in the sky with space between them. | ||