In this blog, I have written about Earth being 'Spread out' mentioned in the Quran.
Translation of Verse 19 of Surah Nuh
And Allah has made the earth(land) for you as a carpet (spread out).
Explanation:
In the verse 19 of Surah Nuh Allah says that the earth or land is spread out or it is like a carpet. Many people cite this verse when they argue that the Quran says that the Earth is flat. In this verse, it does not say that the Earth is flat but it says that it is spread out which is true. If you go on top of a high-rise building you will observe that the landscape around you is levelled like a carpet or spread out.
The reason Allah has made the land spread out is so that we can walk on it and perform several other tasks like growing crops, building out houses etc. Flatness and being spread out have 2 different meanings. This was also the view of a very renowned 14th century scholar Ibn Kathir.
Translation of Verse 44 of Surah An-Nur
"Allah alternates the day and night. Surely in this is a lesson for people of insight."
Explanation:
I wrote about the shape of the earth mentioned in the Quran in my previous blog. If you want to read it then click on this link Shape of the Earth mentioned in the Quran. In the previous verse I said that the land on which we live has been spread so that we can perform our daily life activities. In the verse 44 of Surah An-nur Allah says that he alternates the day and night. This could only be possible if the Earth is spherical. In the verse which I explained in my blog Description of the Rotation of the Earth and the mention of the Orbit of the Moon and Sun in the Quran it is written that "he wraps(folds) the day around night and night around day." The word وَيُكَوِّرُ 'Wayukawir' used in verse 5 of Surah Az-Zumr means to wrap or fold around as if you fold or wrap a turban around your head. This is what we observe after sunset the night wraps around the day and the same occurs early in the morning before sunset. At the end of verse 44 of Surah An-Nur, it is written that it is a lesson for people of insight like Physicists, Astronomers and other scientists. The lesson is to ponder upon the wisdom and greatness of Allah who mentioned these scientific facts with such great precision 1400 years ago when the technology at that time was not sufficient to research these facts. These verses and many other verses are clear prooves that the Quran is the word of Allah. Although it contains many scientific facts with great accuracy but the Quran is not a book of science it is the book of guidance. These scientific facts are mentioned only so that we can ponder upon the greatness of Allah Almighty.
One thing to keep in mind is that there can be various others explanations of these verses and only Allah Almighty knows what is the correct explanation.
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