As'salamu Alaikum dear brothers and sisters,
First of all, a moon is a planet. Our moon is called a "moon" because it "belongs" to planet earth. But in reality, it is just a planet. And the Holy Quran did talk about the planets and the planet-like celestial bodies, such as big asteriods, moons, etc...:
[082:002] When the planets are dispersed,?82:2
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I know some English translations translate Kawaakib
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??.
To further prove my claims, let us also look at the following Noble Verse:
[006:076] When the night fell, he saw a (shining) planet. "Maybe this is my Lord," he said. When it disappeared, he said, "I do not like (gods) that disappear."?6:76
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Here Prophet Abraham, peace be upon him, probably saw planet
Venus or Mercury shining in the middle of the night. The Noble Verse speaks about a single planet, and not a plural of stars. There are plenty of stars shining at night. But here the Noble Verse is speaking about
a single shining planet ?.
Take care,
Osama Abdallah
