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Update!

More Arabic proofs from many Arabic words from my Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries added.

Also, images of the earth [2] [3] were added below proving that it looks like an egg.

More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

 
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Also, new scientific quotes, evidence and proofs regarding "dahaha" (egg-shaped and expanded in Arabic) and its link to the earth's expansion, egg-shape, and its egg-shaped orbit around the sun were added to this article: If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?

AUDIOs from Dr. Zaghlool Al-Najjar

Lack of Oxygen and low air pressure in space.

The constant reduction of earth's size:  The earth used to be 200 times bigger!

Iron was sent down to earth from space.

Important Notes on the Scientific Notions
in the Noble Quran:

Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped":

The sections of this article are:

1-  The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created.

2-  The roundness of the earth and the word "dahaha" (made it egg-shaped) in the Noble Quran.

      (a)-  All of dahaha's meanings regarding Earth are scientifically true!

              (i)-  Ample vocabularies from my dictionaries regarding "Dah" and its circular shape and activities.

      (b)-  Egg-shaped are the earth's orbit and physical shape!

3-  The proof that "dahaha" means "egg-shaped".  My detailed rebuttal to the Christian "Answering Islam" article.

Three deliberate LIES were spotted by the infidels!

4-  Muslim Scientists were first to recognize that the earth was round from the Noble Quran.
5-  An important scientific explanation from brother Rached.
6-  The changes to earth on the Day of Judgement.
7-  Conclusion.

Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran talked in good details about the earth's past, present and future.  He explained how it was created, the stages it went through, and what will happen to it when the Day of Judgement comes.

Update on 02/19/2007!

New scientific quotes, evidence and proofs regarding "dahaha" (egg-shaped) were added in this article: If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?

Three LIES spotted!

In my rebuttal section below, three deliberate lies and misquotes had been spotted and proven by the Islamphobe infidels!

1-  The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created:

It is important to know that Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran claimed that the earth had gone through different stages and shapes:

1-  The earth was originally water, and life was originated from water: 

"He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!"  (The Noble Quran, 11:7)"

"Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?  (The Noble Quran, 21:30)"

"It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things).  (The Noble Quran, 25:54)"

"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things.   (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"

For more details and scientific quotes that prove the Noble Quran's Truthfulness, please visit Life originated from water.

2-  Allah Almighty separated earth from the universe:

"Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?  (The Noble Quran, 21:30)"

This separation had caused the earth to totally change.  Allah Almighty was preparing earth to become livable.  All of its original characteristics had been changed.

3-  The earth had gone through several shapings and formations to become livable:

The earth was split in fragments, stretched and flattened to become livable.   After land was created from water on earth, Allah Almighty further spread out the earth and created mountains, roads, rivers, vegetations and animals:

"And We split the earth in fragments,  (The Noble Quran, 80:26)"

"And when the earth is flattened out,  (The Noble Quran, 84:3)"

"And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.  (The Noble Quran, 15:19)"

"By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:  (The Noble Quran, 91:6)"

"And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider!  (The Noble Quran, 13:3)" 

"(Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way);  (The Noble Quran, 43:10)"

"It is God Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape- and made your shapes beautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance, of things pure and good;- such is God your Lord. So Glory to God, the Lord of the Worlds!  (The Noble Quran, 40:64)"

"It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.  (The Noble Quran, 67:15)"

" 'And God has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),  (The Noble Quran, 71:19)"

"And at the Earth, how it is spread out?  (The Noble Quran, 88:20)"

"Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,  (The Noble Quran, 78:6)"

"And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);  (The Noble Quran, 79:30)"

"Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto God when ye know (the truth).  (The Noble Quran, 2:22)"

"When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of God spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -  (The Noble Quran, 4:97)"

"And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)-  (The Noble Quran, 50:7)"

"It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:   (The Noble Quran, 55:10)"

"He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs.  (The Noble Quran, 31:10)"

"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things.   (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"

"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.  (The Noble Quran, 20:53)"

"And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves;  (The Noble Quran, 16:15)"

"And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance.  (The Noble Quran, 21:31)"

Please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.  This site was forwarded to me by brother Silent Wisdom; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

2-  The roundness of the earth and the word "dahaha" (made it egg-shaped) in the Noble Quran:

Let us look at the following Noble Verse:

 
The Arabic word "dahaha":

Here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar, one of the top seven Geologists in the World, said about the Arabic word in question:

الدلالة اللغوية لدحو الأرض
‏(‏الدحو‏)‏ في اللغة العربية هو المد والبسط والإلقاء‏,‏ يقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ الشيء‏(‏ يدحوه‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ أي بسطه ومده‏,‏ أو ألقاه ودحرجه‏,‏ ويقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ المطر الحصي عن وجه الأرض أي دحرجه وجرفه‏,‏ ويقال‏:‏ مر الفرس‏(‏ يدحو‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ إذا جر يده علي وجه الأرض فيدحو ترابها و‏(‏مدحي‏)‏ النعامة هو موضع بيضها‏,‏ و‏(‏أدحيها‏)‏ موضعها الذي تفرخ فيه‏.‏

(http://www.nooran.org/E/7.htm)

My Translation:

Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth

The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out.  It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan".  These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it.  It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away.  It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand.  Also, the ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born.

End of translation.

So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean:

1-  To extend.

2-  To roll.

3-  To even out.

4-  Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or producing eggs (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above).

All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!

(a)-  All of dahaha's meanings regarding Earth are scientifically true!

From www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm:

Scientists have proven that the earth have gone through several stages and shapes.  Allah Almighty, by His Divine Wisdom and Mercy, chose to speak in the language of notions so that the right interpretation would slowly and surely be discovered by man as man keeps developing in knowledge and technology.  Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said:

Narrated Abu Huraira: "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I have been sent with Jawami al-Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious with awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me and were put in my hand." Muhammad said, Jawami'-al-Kalim means that Allah expresses in one or two statements or thereabouts the numerous matters that used to be written in the books revealed before (the coming of) the Prophet.  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Interpretation of Dreams, Volume 9, Book 87, Number 141)"

As we clearly see, the Prophet said that he was sent to reveal pithy words, which are short in quantity and rich in meanings and interpretations.

Dahaha back then meant expanded, which is also scientifically true. (See proof)  Look at how the continents of the earth are shaped like.  They look like they've been one round and all-connected piece of land in the past and then slowly spread out and split into the continents that we have today due to an expansion of the earth from its sides.  Please visit: http://www.expanding-earth.org/ for more details.  Also, the Noble Verses in the first main section above clearly demonstrated that Allah Almighty did talk about His expansion of the earth.

The bringing forth of the earth's waters (oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, etc...) after the expansion of the planet earth.
A new scientific video, from a Western scientist, confirms the stunning Scientific Miracle in Noble Verses 79:30-32 regarding Allah Almighty bringing forth the waters (oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, etc...) after He expanded the earth.  Scientists have proven that our planet earth, indeed, was at one point all covered with land with shallow and limited bodies of water.  The vast bodies of water that we have today, where water today covers more than 70% of the entire globe, happened after the expansion of the earth -- precisely as Allah Almighty mentioned in the Noble Quran.  Scientists have only recently confirmed it!

Continents' Drift and the expansion of the earth in the Noble Quran.
Sent to me by brother Mahir Karaosmanovic; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

See also:

The moving mountains in the Noble Quran.

Also talks about the continental motion.

And today since we also know that the earth is egg-shaped and dahaha does also mean that in Arabic as we just saw, then the real hidden meanings of the Word had been more and more revealed to us, and only Allah Almighty Knows what more interpretations we'll have in the future.

See the following sub-section below for ample details and proofs in Arabic!

More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

 
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A lot more pictures of eggs are provided below

(i)-  Ample vocabularies from my dictionaries regarding "Dah" and its circular shape and activities:

In the following ample Arabic and English vocabularies below, it is clear that the Arabic word "Dah" refers to:

1-  An egg or spherical shape.

2-  A squatted, dumpy, pushed down or pressed spherical object.

3-  A circular motion.

(b)-  Egg-shaped are the earth's orbit and physical shape!

From www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm:

Allah Almighty's Miraculous choice of choosing one Arabic word to talk about the earth's expansion from its sides and its physical egg-shape is truly amazing.  But the hidden Miracles of the word don't stop here.  Astronomers have also discovered that the earth's orbit around the sun is also shaped like an egg!

(a)-  The earth's orbit around the sun is shaped like an egg (elliptical):

(http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/media/supp_tide06b.html)

(b)-  The earth is shaped like an egg:

(A statement from the United States of America's Department of Energy)

Question: Well, I was wondering about the Earth. Well, I would like to know if 
the Earth is really not round, but elliptical as some say.
jason p brechin

Answer: The Earth is not quite spherical, due to what is know as "rotational
flattening." It's not egg-shaped, either, it's shaped more like a pumpkin. The
radius of the Earth at the equator is 6,378 km; at the poles it is 6,356 km.
Jupiter, which rotates once every 10 hours, is even much squashed than the
Earth. Jupiter's equatorial radius is
70,850 km; it's polar radius is 66,550 km.
richard a gerber

(http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/ast99/ast99162.htm)

A statement from CNN:

"MOOS: Though some of the charts in the science articles reminded us of the old Buttmaster ads. Forget the gluteus maximus, scientists say the Earth is shaped like a pumpkin, with the weight of the polar ice caps squishing the middle.

But as the ice caps have melted, relieving some pressure, the Earth has been getting rounder, until now. Suddenly Earth's waistline is expanding."

(http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0208/08/ltm.07.html)

But many eggs do resemble pumpkins:

Pumpkins:

Chicken eggs:

Round Turtle eggs:

Pigeon eggs:

Ostrich eggs:

Snake eggs:

Falcon eggs:

Other eggs:

Also, Allah Almighty didn't say "chicken egg", even though some chicken eggs are also spherical.  He Said egg-shaped, which didn't limit the shape of the earth to any specific animal-egg.  And like I said:

All eggs vary in shapes, roundness and sizes!

Also, the quote above "Suddenly Earth's waistline is expanding" further proves that the earth's shape is not fixed.  It is variant just like that of the eggs even when they're from the same animal!  The following articles demonstrate how the earth's shape is changing:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/689.html

http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/histlandsat.html

http://novan.com/earth.htm

Interestingly, Allah Almighty also Said the following:

1-  "Do they not see that We gradually reduce the land from its sides?  (The Noble Quran, 21:44)"  Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/reduction_of_earth.htm.

2-  "By the returning atmosphere. By the fractured earth.  (The Noble Quran, 86:11-12)"  Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/faults_on_earth.htm.

3-  "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you.  (The Noble Quran, 16:15)" and "Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?  (The Noble Quran, 78:6-7)"  Geologists did indeed confirm that mountains do prevent the earth from shaking while it's rotating around its own axle!  Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/mountains.htm.

Eliminating the childish word games:

The point here is not to play word and title games.  If the earth is either shaped like an egg (eggs do vary in shapes) or a pumpkin (pumpkins do also vary in shapes), this still wouldn't change anything.  In the images of the earth above, we clearly see the earth as egg-shaped.  One can also suggest that it also looks like a pumpkin.  The scientists are not GOD Almighty!  Their choice of the word pumpkin doesn't nullify Allah Almighty's choice of "egg", because the main point of Allah Almighty's use of the word dahaha (which means egg and many other things), even though eggs do vary in shapes and sizes and this was known to man 1,500 years ago, is that:

1-  Unlike pumpkin in Arabic, dahaha had multiple meanings that perfectly matched up with describing the earth.

2-  Allah Almighty talked about the earth's expansion.

3-  Allah Almighty talked about the earth's shape being spherical and also at the same time not being quite perfect in its diameters.  Eggs are not perfect in their diameters nor are they all the same in shape as we clearly see above.  Therefore, Allah Almighty's word-choice is not contradicting with science.

4-  It seems that Allah Almighty also meant to cover the earth's orbit around the sun which also happens to be shaped like an egg!

So clearly and indisputably, Allah Almighty had a clear purpose and point for using this precise Noble Word and Notion to describe several things that define the earth, which were not known to man in the past.  Indeed all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone!  Allah Almighty Said:

"We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and INSIDE THEIR SELVES, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all things?  (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"

3-  The proof that "dahaha" means "egg-shaped":
 

Three LIES spotted!

In my rebuttal section below, three deliberate lies and misquotes had been spotted and proven by the Islamphobe infidels!

The quotes and main points in this section were taken from http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/earth_flat.html.   This section as well as the entire my entire article are a rebuttal to the link.

They wrote:

The Earth: Flat or Round?

What does the Qur'an Say?

Do they not look at the camels how they are made.
And the sky how it is raised high.
And the mountains how they are fixed firm.
And the earth how it is spread out?
(Wa ilal'ardi kayfa sutihat.)
-- Sura 88:17-20

Interpretation given in Al-Jalalein:

At the earth how it is spread out(*) (Arabic: sutihat): meaning it was stretched, so they can see in it a sign for the power of Allah ... and his saying sutihat makes it obvious that the earth is flat, and this is certified by Ulama' ash-shar'a (the shari'a theologians), not a globe as it is said by ahlul-hay'a (the laymen)." (Tafseer Al-Jalalein. printed in Damascus 1964. Al-Mallah Printshop and Bookstore)

(*) The word "sutihat" is from the root word "sataha".

Note: The commentators are well informed about the scientific conclusion that the earth is a globe, but the scientists are considered to be laymen in regard to understanding the meaning of the Qur'an. Because revelation has primacy over science, the Qur'an is the decisive basis for the commentators to insist that the earth is flat.

My response:

It is true that the word "sutihat" is from the root word "sataha" which usually means "to flatten".  As I proved above in the article, the earth had gone through shapings and formations.  It is quite possible that Allah Almighty in Noble Verses 88:17-20 was referring to the initial creation of the land where the earth was *possibly* flat.

Allah Almighty is clearly telling us that the earth is both flattened and round at the same time.  This is not a contradiction.  To the normal human being, especially 1400 years ago, the earth was clearly flattened.  It wasn't too round with steep slopes.  No, it was and still is a flat livable surface for all creatures.  As I showed above in the article, Allah Almighty created land, mountains, roads, rivers, vegetations and animals all to exist on earth. 

So when Allah Almighty said that the earth "sutihat" in Noble Verses 88:17-20, it doesn't really prove that the earth is not round, because these Noble Verses are not the only ones talking about and describing the earth in the Noble Quran.

As the Tafseer Al-Jalalein says above: "At the earth how it is spread out(*) (Arabic: sutihat): meaning it was stretched..."   The stretching and the expanding of the earth to make it livable is what Allah Almighty referred to when He said the earth "sutihat".  

Let us look at an example of Allah Almighty claiming that He expanded the earth in the Noble Quran:

"And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider!  (The Noble Quran, 13:3)" 

"spread out the earth" here in Arabic is "madda al-ard", which literally means "expand the earth" or "spread out the earth".

"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.  (The Noble Quran, 20:53)"

"made for you the earth like a carpet spread out" here in Arabic is "Ja-ala lakum Al-ard mahda".  "mahda" literally means a flat road, or a road that is easy to walk on.  It is similar to our highways today.   They are easy to drive on.

"And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.  (The Noble Quran, 15:19)"

"And the earth We have spread out" here in Arabic is "Wa Al-ard maddadnaha".  "maddadnaha" literally means "We expanded" or "We spread out".  It is derived from the root word "madda", which means "to stretch" or to "to expand" or "to spread out".

Again, please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.

They wrote:

Furthermore, the Qur'an says:

And after that He spread the earth.
(Wal'arda ba'da dhalika da-ha-ha.)
-- Sura 79:30

Again, let us consult Tafsir Al-Jalalein:

That is: "Basataha" as it was created before heaven without "Dahoo".

We see that Al-Jalalein us emphasizing the issue of "flattening". The interpreters are saying: "That is, He flattened it since it was not made flat before heaven was created."

Reading the context of this aya, Sura 79:27-33, the message of the Qur'an seems to be: Originally the earth was not flat (but somehow crumbled up?). After first creating the heaven over it (see 79:28-29), Allah flattened the earth (to make it inhabitable: ("A provision for you and for your cattle" 79:33).

My response:

Notice how the interpretation of the Noble Quran, Tafsir Al-Jalalein, says: "That is: 'Basataha' as it was created before heaven without 'Dahoo'. "  It is suggesting that Allah Almighty "basata" the earth (flattened it) before He "dahaha".

Very Important Note:  Notice in Noble Verse 79:30, Allah Almighty says in Arabic "bada dhalika", which literally means "after wards" or "after that" or "after the event finished", etc...  This clearly and unquestionably means that Allah Almighty "daha" the earth last.  The "Dahoo" of the earth came "bada dhalika" (after wards); after the earth "sutihat".

Again, please read the "The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created" section above to see the clear proofs from the Noble Quran that the earth had gone through several stages and formations.

Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar's proofs:

The Arabic word "dahaha":

Again, here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar, one of the top seven Geologists in the World, said about the Arabic word in question:

الدلالة اللغوية لدحو الأرض
‏(‏الدحو‏)‏ في اللغة العربية هو المد والبسط والإلقاء‏,‏ يقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ الشيء‏(‏ يدحوه‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ أي بسطه ومده‏,‏ أو ألقاه ودحرجه‏,‏ ويقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ المطر الحصي عن وجه الأرض أي دحرجه وجرفه‏,‏ ويقال‏:‏ مر الفرس‏(‏ يدحو‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ إذا جر يده علي وجه الأرض فيدحو ترابها و‏(‏مدحي‏)‏ النعامة هو موضع بيضها‏,‏ و‏(‏أدحيها‏)‏ موضعها الذي تفرخ فيه‏.‏

(http://www.nooran.org/E/7.htm)

My Translation:

Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth

The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out.  It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan".  These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it.  It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away.  It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand.  Also, the ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born.

End of translation.

So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean:

1-  To extend.

2-  To roll.

3-  To even out.

4-  Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or producing eggs (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above).

All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!

And again, in the following ample Arabic and English vocabularies below, it is clear that the Arabic word "Dah" refers to:

1-  An egg or spherical shape.

2-  A squatted, dumpy, pushed down or pressed spherical object.

3-  A circular motion.