The Setting of the Sun
One of the questions which puzzled the ancient Arabs was, "Where did the sun go when night time came?" The Qur'an gave them Allah's answer.
He [i.e. Zul-qarnain] followed, until he reached the setting of the sun. He found it set in a spring of murky water.
(Surah XVIII ( Kahf) vs. 85-86)
We agree with Muslim scholars that Zul-qarnain refers to Alexander the Great (see Yusuf Ali's appendix on this subject in his translation of the Qur'an). According to this surah, Alexander the Great traveled west until he found out what happened to the sun. It went down into and under the murky waters of a pond. When it was completely covered by the water, darkness fell upon the earth.
2006-10-28 17:40:16 · 11 answers · asked by In-Vince-Able 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Every single so-called scientific miracle in the Koran is bogus. It's just their way of selling Islam to people who don't know any better, much like a dishonest used car salesman!
2006-10-28 17:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quran states Dhul-Qarneyn saw sun setting in a muddy spring, meaning there was a large spring with unclear water where the sun was setting.
Doesn't teachers teach that sun rises in east and sets in the west. Is it because the teachers do not know science or is it because that is how people on earth observe it ?
Scientific knowledge of early muslims may not be correct like many early people. but this verse has nothing unscientic but it is an expression to say sun rises and sun sets
Compare this with the story of Sun getting stopped in the Bible
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060809184617AAM7Cfx
2006-10-29 02:53:15 · answer #2 · answered by inin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds kind of like watching the Sunset off of the West Coast.
2006-10-29 01:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a stupid question!! you are one sneaky dude aren't ya?!
well, the Arabs weren't puzzled about the sun AT ALL, LIAR!!
they Quran already told them the the planets revolve. why weren't they so puzzled about where the moon goes ?!!!!
answer this.
and that verse is in a story it doesn't say that that's where the sun goes.
it means that he saw the sun sets you smart one.
read the context of the verse and stop spreading non sense.
2006-10-29 00:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Qur'an has foretold everything that is in the universe. In other words no scientific errors in our bible or religion for that matter.
2006-10-29 02:06:07 · answer #5 · answered by baddrose268 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A religious text is not a scientific work.
2006-10-29 00:48:30 · answer #6 · answered by me 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That was the most stupidest, dumbest bringing together of two different things...
2006-10-29 08:46:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
still idling in wrong hands
2006-10-29 00:42:14 · answer #8 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear...Qura'an has no errors whether you like it or not
2006-10-29 04:11:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't go by translations
2006-10-29 01:08:24 · answer #10 · answered by Mustafa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋