The Quran doesn't say that earth is flat!
It says that it is round.
The person before me has done the work and named the verses!
2007-03-18 14:22:17
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answered by Samantha 6
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Actually Allah has stated the opposite. It's in the Quran - the earth is a sphere. :) Want the verse? Here it is:
Quran 21:33 is only one verse that says something - also the english translation isn't the same. The word spherical in Arabic has been translated to "round" in the Quran unfortunately... Quran 24:44 also mentions this, as well as 31:29.
In other words - the Quran never says the earth is flat. If you even read the English translation and think about what;s being said it's obvious.
2007-03-18 14:16:58
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answered by aali_and_harith 5
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1. Earth made as a carpet
The question refers to a verse from the Quran in Surah Nuh:
“And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out).” [Al-Quran 71:19]
But the sentence in the above verse is not complete. It continues in the next verse, explaining the previous verse. It says: “That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.” [Al-Quran 71:20]
A similar message is repeated in Surah TaHa:
“He Who has made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels)....” [Al-Quran 20:53]
The surface of the earth i.e. earth’s crust is less than 30 miles in thickness and is very thin as compared to the radius of the earth which is about 3750 miles. The deeper layers of the earth are very hot, fluid and hostile to any form of life. The earth’s crust is a solidified shell on which we can live. The Quran rightly refers to it like a carpet spread out, so that we can travel along its roads and paths.
2. Carpet can also be spread on other than an absolute flat surface
Not a single verse of the Quran says that the earth is flat. The Quran only compares the earth’s crust with a carpet. Some people seem to think that carpet can only be put on an absolute flat surface. It is possible to spread a carpet on a large sphere such as the earth. It can easily be demonstrated by taking a huge model of the earth’s globe covering it with a carpet.
Carpet is generally put on a surface, which is not very comfortable to walk on. The Quran describes the earth crust as a carpet, without which human beings would not be able to survive because of the hot, fluid and hostile environment beneath it. The Quran is thus not only logical, it is mentioning a scientific fact that was discovered by geologists centuries later.
3. Earth has been spread out
Similarly, the Quran says in several verses that the earth has been spread out. “And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: how excellently We do spread out!” [Al-Quran 51:48]
Similarly the Quran also mentions in several other verses that the earth is an expanse: “Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse “And the mountains as pegs?” [Al-Quran 78:6-7]
None of these verses of the Quran contain even the slightest implication that the earth is flat. It only indicates that the earth is spacious and the reason for this spaciousness of the earth is mentioned. The Glorious Quran says: “O My servants who believe! Truly spacious is My Earth: therefore serve ye Me . (And Me alone)!” [Al-Quran 29:56]
Therefore none can give the excuse, that he could not do good and was forced to do evil because of the surroundings and circumstances.
4. Earth is geo-spherical in shape
The Quran mentions the actual shape of the earth in the following verse: “And we have made the earth egg shaped”. [Al-Quran 79:30]
The Arabic word Dahaha means egg shaped. It also means an expanse. Dahaha is derived from Duhiya which specifically refers to the egg of an ostrich which is geo-spherical in shape, exactly like the shape of the earth.
Thus the Quran and modern established science are in perfect harmony.
2007-03-20 04:27:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Shaykh Ibn Baz said:
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According to the people of knowledge the Earth is round. Indeed, Ibn Hazm and other scholars have declared that there is consensus on this matter among the people of knowledge This means that all of the surface of the Earth is connected together so that the form of the planet is like a sphere. Nevertheless, Allah has spread out the Earth's surface in relation to us, and He has placed upon it firm mountains, the seas, and life as a mercy for us. For this reason, Allah said: "And (do they not look) at the Earth, how it was spread out flat (sutihat)." [Sûrah al-Ghâshiyah:20] Therefore, the Earth has been made flat for us in regards to our relationship to it to facilitate our lives upon it and our comfort. The fact that it is round does not prevent that its surface has been made flat for us. This is because something that is round and very large, then its surface will become very vast or broad, having a flat appearance to those who are upon it."
2007-03-18 13:36:49
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answered by ? 3
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The meanings of the observe "dahaha" in seventy 9:30 comprise "unfolded, lined over, [as in, laid a sheet upon and unfold it out], or to enshrine or encircle or coat, to make some thing oval, egg formed, or because of the fact the egg of an ostrich." BTW the earth isn't a suitable circle. It quite is somewhat ovaled. it extremely is surely deduced even by international visitors who are not studied in astronomy. in case you circulate to any united states of america on or close to the equator, you will see that the solar's warmth could be very brutal in those areas because of the fact it extremely is quite closer to the earth, because of the midsection of the earth being wider and for this reason, closer to the solar. as an occasion, learn the summers of my domicile state of Tennessee in usa, with the summers of southern Egypt the place I at present stay, and in spite of the shown fact that the temperatures could be comparable [one hundred stages F supply or take] the warmth in Egypt is plenty extra insupportable as a results of solar's direct rays beating down on you, when you consider which you're closer to the solar in Egypt than in Tennessee... yet you additionally can look it up in astronomy books besides, to confirm. Salaam/Peace
2016-10-02 08:37:24
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answered by serravalli 4
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The Quran never says the earth is flat.
2007-03-18 16:53:24
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answered by E.T.01 5
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Allah never said the word is flat; Allah said the world is round.
2007-03-18 13:43:45
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answered by DBznut 4
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Don't believe everything you hear. "allah" can't prove the world is flat, but we've already proven the world is round, so, that's kindof a stupid question.
2007-03-18 13:57:31
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answered by brklyn 2
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why do u consider Allah? are you going against islam in any way by using Allah? Why not God? Thats why we have religion, to believe what God is telling us. If Allah says the world is flat, then we should believe it.
2007-03-18 13:42:19
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe in the bible, but we do have proof that the world is definetly flat.... BUT you should still believe in it in your mind and heart.
2007-03-18 13:34:12
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answered by Nicole M 1
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