The Earth Spread out Spherically, and its Waters came out from it:

Allah Almighty Said:

   
Below in this article, we'll see the ample proofs that the earth was indeed SPREAD OUT SPHERICALLY.  And Scientists have proven that water does indeed originate from its planets when they're hot enough and are located in the Goldilocks Zone when orbiting their sun.

As thoroughly detailed in this detailed article, I thoroughly demonstrated using 7 encyclopedic dictionaries that DAHA دحاها  means:

1-  To push.

2-  To throw.

دحا   (daha):  دفعه و رمى به (dafa'aahu wa ramaa bih) Caused it to move, pushed it, or threw it.

دحا الصبي المِدحاةَ أي دفع الصبي المِدحاةَ   Daha the boy the rolling toy, means the boy pushed the rolling toy.

3-  To make something roll, as in DAHA the barrel from the top of the hill, which means he rolled it down from the top of the hill.  Also, this is where the Arabic word DAHRAJA is derived from, which means to make something roll down.

4-  To make something round.  I used several examples for ROUND AND BULGED TUMMY, and making round objects.  I even used a Hadith from Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, when he said:

In Prophet Muhammad's Hadith: كان لأسامة بطننٌ مُندحٌ اي متسع   Osama had a round and big tummy.

Also the dictionary says:
الدحداح هو المستدير الململم    The dahdaah is the person who is ROUND and STOCKY.

و بطنٌ مُنداحُ أي خارخٌ مُدوّر  His tummy is mun-daahun means it is OUT THERE AND ROUND مُدوّر.

So when Allah Almighty DAHA THE EARTH, it means that Allah Almighty EXPANDED IT SPHERICALLY through rotating around itself and moving in its orbit in space.  And this is why Allah Almighty Said after that (after He DAHAHA), He brought forth from it its water and pasture.  Science has proven this to be 100% accurate and True:


1-  Water was brought forth from the earth - Science confirmed it and the Holy Quran claimed it 1400 years ago:

According to

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 2, Pages 215-218.

2.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 8, Pages 236-238.

3.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page 1179.

4.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Pages 272-274.

5.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page 537.

6.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page 273.

Daha دحا means:

دحا   (daha):  دفعه و رمى به (dafa'aahu wa ramaa bih) Caused it to move, pushed it, or threw it.

دحا   (daha):  و في حديث أبي رافع: كنت أُلاعب الحسن و الحسين, رضوان الله عليهما, بالمداحي, هي احجار أمثال القِرصة 

In the Hadith of Abi Rafiaa':  I used to play with Al-Hasan and Al-Hussein, may Allah Almighty be pleased with them, with AL-MADAAHI, which means STONES that look like AL-QIRASAH.

دحا   (daha):  المداحي هي احجار أمثال القِرصة   Al-madaahi are stones that resemble AL-QIRASAH.

So what does Al-Qirasah mean?

According to Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1], Book 4, Page 516

المدحرج (al-mudahraj):  المُدوَّر  what is round or circular.

دحا   (daha):  دحّ في الثّرى بيتاً إذا وسعه  He expanded the house.

دحا   (daha):  مدحوحاّ أي مُسوّى    evened, balanced, equaled, leveled.

دحا   (daha):  الدّواح أي العظيم الشديد العلو   al-dawwah is something that is great, extremely powerful, and exalted.

دحا   (daha):  الدِّحْية هو رئيس الجُند, و به سمِّي دِحية الكلبي   Al-dihya is the leader of the soldiers, and from this was named Dihya Al-Kalbay, who was one of Prophet Muhammad's close Companions.

دحا   (daha):   ROUND and SPHERICAL:

 
دحا   (daha): الدوحة أي المظلة العظيمة  Al-Doha, as in Qatar's capital,  means a big umbrella. 

So based on all of these meanings, what do we find?  We find that:

1-  The earth is a moving object that was pushed or thrown by Allah Almighty into space.

2-  The earth is a qurs and indahhat and is dihdaaha, which means it is a round and a spherical object.

3-  The earth has expanded, and from that expansion, all of the huge bodies of water that we have today from oceans, seas, lakes and rivers were extracted AND/OR FORMED from the earth with the aid of its protective atmosphere.

4-  The earth is mad-hooha ( مدحوحا ), which is balanded and evened.

5-  The earth is dihya, which means it is the best among its group.  This is true since all of the planets in our solar system are pretty much similar to our moon.  They are lifeless and have no life and no water in them.  Earth, on the other hand, has (1) ample water, which is why it is called the BLUE PLANET, (2) ample life, and even (3) Paradise-like views and nature in places such as Hawaii, Alaska, the Carribeans, places in Europe, Asia, Africa etc...

6-  The earth is also dahdah and dahdaah, which means it is round and compressed.

7-  The earth has a protective umbrella and ceiling above it.

8-  And again, Dahaha (دحاها) doesn't just mean egg.  It more accurately means making something spherical, among other meanings such as pushing something, or causing it to roll.  It also means to expand.  When Allah Almighty Said that He Daha (دحا) the earth, it means that Allah Almighty:

1-  Expanded the earth spherically.

2-  Made it rotate around itself.

3-  Travel in its-now stable orbit around the sun, which made it support life as we know it on earth.  Before that, earth was chaotic and didn't support life.  So it was stabilized by Allah Almighty.  This is why in the very next Noble Verse, Allah Almighty Said that after He DAHAHA (دحاها), He brought from it its water and pasture.  This clearly and indisputably supports my point that Dahaha means that earth's rotation around the sun became stable in the goldilocks zone, and now earth started to produce and support life.

All of this perfectly fits our planet earth!  And even if we just take the EXPANDED interpretation alone and leave out the rest, then Noble Verses 79:30-31 are still quite Miraculous because, indeed the waters that we have today all came to existence in such a large and massive quantity ONLY AFTER THE EARTH BEGAN TO EXPAND with of course the aid of our protective atmosphere; all working together.

Also visit the Rebuttals Section below for detailed interactions and challenges

Other Noble Verses that say the earth is moving and suspended in space:

According to

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 1, Pages 807.

2.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page 159.

3.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Page 791.

4.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page .

5.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page .

كفاتا (kifaata):  الكفت (al-kaft), which means  صَرْفََكَ الشئ عن وجهه  when you push something to a different direction.    

كفاتا (kifaata):  ينكفت أي ينصرف  yankafit which means to go away.

ألإنكفات (al-inkifaat):   الإنصراف  going away, leaving.

كفاتا (kifaata):  أسرع في العدو و الطيران  speeded in running and flying.

كَفْتٌ (kaftun):  سريع  fast.

كفيت (kafeet):  سريع خفيف دقيق  fast, light and precise.

كفات (kifaat):  يضم و يقبض  contains and holds on to.

الكفيت (al-kafeet):  القوة على النكاح, القوة على الجماع  strength for marriage and the strength to have intercourse or to fertilize, or to make life.

 
Indeed, the earth:

1-  Is running in space.

2-  Is rotating around its own axle.

3-  Has the means to create life and/or to have life fertilized and multipled in it.

4-  And it does CONTAIN its creatures and it does maintain their life and means of living for them.

5-  Notice how in Noble Verse 77:26, it says:

77:26 احياء وامواتا   The living and the dead.

Furthermore, Allah Almighty Said:

In Noble Verse 30:25, the Arabic word تقوم stand, has the following meanings.  According to:

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 7, Pages 455-465.

2.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page .

3.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Page.

4.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page .

5.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page .

تقوم (taqoom):  is derived from قيام (qiyam), which means الهِمّة إلى شيئ (al-himmah ila shaya'), which means moving firmly towards something.

تقوم (taqoom):  قائم أي إعتدل  Qa'em which means became balanced  إعتدل.

تقوم (taqoom):  استقاموا (istaqaamu):  executed the commands firmly:

قام Qaama:  to get up, to perform, do, carry out, execute, practice, exercise, run.

Now it is also mentioned in Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1], Book 7, Page 456:

القيام (al-qiyaam): means  الوقوف و الثبات which means standing and remaining still.

My simple response to this is the following:

1-  Yes indeed, the planet earth is standing still according to our bodies and it is indeed balanced!  Otherwise, we would all perish!

2-  But however, since it was a known fact that the celestial bodies in Heaven such as the SUN, MOON, SHOOTING STARS and others were all moving bodies, then it is obviously safe to also accept this meaning about the earth also moving to apply to Noble Verse 30:25, especially when we already know that the earth was mentioned to be ROUND and WAS PUSHED and THROWN INTO SPACE, as I already thoroughly demonstrated earlier (above) in the word DAHAHA.

So it is safe to accept the word taqoom تقوم in Noble Verse 30:25 to mean both FIXED IN THEIR MOVING COURSES, and for the earth to be standing still AND BALANCED for the creatures that live on it for the following reasons:

1-  The earth and heaven were mentioned together in the same Noble Verse.

2-  We know that the Heaven is full of curvy and wavy orbits as I discussed in ARJOON AND MA'AARIJ earlier (above).

3-  We know that the earth is round and is pushed and thrown in space by Allah Almighty as I discussed in DAHAHA earlier (above).

4-  As to the earth being standing still, obviously, to us, it is standing still and it is BALANCED!  Otherwise, we would all perish!  More on this when we discuss the function of the mountains in the Noble Quran and how they prevent the earth from swaying while it is rotating around its own axle, in the Noble Quran.

(The following Noble Verse was suggested to me by brother Mahir, may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him)

Furthermore, we read in Noble Verse 55:10:

Abdullah Yusuf Ali here translated the word wadaa' وَضَعَ as "spread out".  But however, Abdullah Yusuf Ali and all of the English translators of the Noble Quran that I've listed at www.QuranSearch.com, with the exception of one, have translated the very same exact word, wadaa' وَضَعَ, as something that is moving , "hurrying to" , in the Noble Verse 9:47:

So indeed, It is He Who has set the earth on a moving course for (His) creatures.

Furthermore, according to:

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 5, Pages 362-364.

2.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page .

3.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Page.

4.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page .

5.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page 224.

وَضَعَ wada'aa:  يقال: وضع الشئ من يده يضعه وضعاً إذا ألقاه   it is said: WADA'AA the thing from his hand, which means he threw it!

وَضَعَ wada'aa:  الإيضاع هو السير  Al-idaa'aa is walking.

الإيضاع  (al-idaa'aa): Also means  يحمله  to carry him.

وَضَعَ wada'aa:   المُوضِع أي المسرع فيها  the mudi'aa is the one who is SPEEDING.

وَضَعَ wada'aa:   يضع وضعاً أي عدا و أسرع   yada'o wadaan means ran and speeded.

وَضَعَ wada'aa:  أسرع  increased his speed.

So as we clearly and indesputably see, وَضَعَ wada'aa clearly refers to an action.  This action has to do with: (1) Carrying, (2) Speeding, and (3) Walking.

All of this perfectly fits our planet earth!   Yes indeed, ‏55:10 والارض وضعها للانام  It is He Who has set the earth on a moving course for (His) creatures.

Furthermore, Allah Almighty Said:

Notice again how  وَضَعَ wada'aa is referring to the balance of the orbital systems in the Universe.  Here, this Noble Verse is referring to the gravitational balance that keeps the orbits of the Galaxies, their Solar Systems, their Planets and their Moon's in place, and not falling into a massive disarray and out of order and colliding with each others on a large and massive scale! 

If we examine, for instance, our beautiful Solar System's orbital system and the balance of its planets and their moon's around our star, the sun, and around each others (the moons orbiting around their own planets), then we'll see the beautiful and powerful BALANCE that Allah Almighty has put to keep us SAFE!  Otherwise, our moon would've probably been the first planet to collide with us.  Notice again how وَضَعَ wada'aa here perfectly describes that balance in our MOVING UNIVERSE!  So it's the Balance in the Moving Celestial Bodies' orbits, and in their Solar Systems' Orbits, and in their Galaxies' Orbits and so on.

As to رفعها (rafa'aaha) in the same Noble Verse (55:7), according to

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 5, Page119.

2.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page 666.

3.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Page 360.

4.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page 590.

5.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page 349.

رفع (rafa'aa):  الرَّفْعْ (al-raf'aa), which means  السّير  (al-sayr) walking, moving.

المرفوع (al-marfoo'aa):  ارفع السير  he increased the speed of the walking.

رفع (rafa'aa): رَفَّعَ الحمار  raffa'aa the donkey, which means  عدا عدواً بعضه أرفع من بعض ran a series of steps which some of them are faster than the others.

رفع (rafa'aa):  Advancing forward.

رفع (rafa'aa):  Increase the speed.

يرفع (yarfa'aa): to walk a fixed path.

رفع منه (rafa'aa minhu):  ساره (saarahu) led him down the path.

رفع (rafa'aa):  Going in circular motions:

رفع (rafa'aa):  hoist up, to raise, run up, to take off, deliver, to start, initiate, pass, to boost.

So clearly, Allah Almighty Said that He has set the Universe on a moving course, and He has put the Balance in it.

Furthermore, Allah Almighty Said:

تمر means it is passing, and مر  means like the passing of as the English translations amply proved.  This is further proven in Noble Verse 37:137:

So why would Allah Almighty say that the mountains are moving like the clouds? 

We know that the mountains look quite fixed.  Not even earth quakes can move them from their places!  So why would Allah Almighty say that they are passing like the passing of the clouds?

1-  Because like in Dahaha دحاها and wadaAAha وضعها, which both mean that the earth is moving on a fixed course, tamurru marra تمر مر, further supports this by saying that even the heavy and fixed mountains that look idol and impossible to move, and indeed moving!

2-  Like in  Dahaha دحاها , where it means to expand, the expansion of the earth did indeed cause, and is still causing, for the mountains to move!  Not only mountains, but ENTIRE CONTINENTS moving or drifting away from each others as the earth started to split when it expanded.  Remember that the earth used to be one jigsaw puzzle and then started to expand.

Furthermore, Allah Almighty Said:

 Abdullah Yusuf Ali have translated مهادا mihaada to mean "a wide expanse".  However, in the following Noble Verses, he translated the root word for مهادا mihaada to mean "cradle":

Yet, in other Noble Verses, he translated the same exact word as "like carpet spread out":

According to

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 2, Page 790.

2.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page 303.

3.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Page 889.

4.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page 1132.

5.  Al-Mawrid dictionary English-Arabic section [4], Page 227.

6.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page 928.

Yes, مهد (mahd) does mean to spread out.  But it also means:

مهد (mahd):   و مَهْدُ الصبي هو موضعه الذي يُهيّأ له و يُوَطّأ لينام فيه  the mahd of the baby is the place that is prepared for him, and is rocked back and forth  يُوطّأ  to put him to sleep.

ممهّد (mumahhad):  Balanced in temperature:

مهد (mahd):  cradle.  It is said: من المهد إلى اللّحد  from cradle to grave.

Cradle:

مهاد (mahaad):  bed.  

Is the bed here a rocking bed or a fixed one?  The following pictures about the cosmos will clearly prove that the earth's axial tilt and rotation around the sun indeed resemble a rocking bed:

Let us now look at our planet earth's "Axial Tilt" that makes it look like a cradle:

So indeed, the earth being a مهاد (mihaad) does mean that it is like a rocking cradle, since its root, مهد (mahd), means just that.

Furthermore, Allah Almighty Said:

Both Arabic words تزولا (tazoola) and زالتا (zaalata) are derived from the root word زول (zawl).  According to

1.  Lisan Al-Arab dictionary [1] , Book 6, Page 407, 410-411.

2.  Al-Muheet dictionary [2], Page .

3.  Al-Muajam Al-Waseet dictionary [3], Page 407.

4.  Al-Mawrid dictionary Arabic-English section [4], Page .

5.  Al-Mawrid dictionary English-Arabic section [4], Page .

6.  Arabic-English dictionary the Hans Wehr dictionary [6], Page .

زول (zawl): الهلاك و البلاء (al-halaak wa al-balaa'aa)  utter destruction and scourge (skurj) and calamity.

زال (zaala):  حاص و تنحى (haasa wa tanah-haa)  strayed and deserted its original place.

زال (zaala):  تحول و إنقلب (tahawwala wa inqalaba)  shifted and became completely opposite from its original state.

زيل (zayl):  جفلت نافرة (jafalat naafirah) took off in straying directions with much overwhelming fear and boggle.

زيل (zayl):  الفُرْقَة (al-furqah) creating disunity and lack of control or management.  

الزِيال (al-ziyaal):  الفُراقْ (al-furaaq) departing, leaving, disuniting.

إيزال (izaal):  إذهاب الحركة و التصرّف  removing the ability of movement and control.

Indeed, if there was no balance in the gravitational pulls in the Universe, the earth and the Universe would've strayed away into complete disarray and total destruction.  It is indeed due to Allah Almighty's Mercy and Will that the earth's moving course in the Universe is under full control from Allah Almighty.
 

The Arabic word "dahaha":

Here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar 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!

2-  Proofs from my English-Arabic dictionary:

Squat: Dahdah.

( [1], page 379)

Roll:

Roller: madhala.

( [1], page 338)

Source:

1- Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary
University Press
www.oup.com
ISBN: 0-19-864321-7

* Comments in brackets [ ] are mine.

Dahdah and Dahdaah: dumpy, Squat, stocky.

Dahraja: to roll.

( [1], page 272)

Daha: to spread out, flatten, level, unroll. [See: Squat and dumpy in Dahdah above]

[ Also according to Wikipedia: "The Earth's shape is very close to an oblate spheroid—a rounded shape with a bulge around the equator—although the precise shape (the geoid) varies from this by up to 100 metres (327 ft)." (Source) ]

( [1], page 273)

Source:

1- Arabic-English Dictionary
The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
Edited by J M. Cowan
ISBN: 0-87950-001-8

4-  The Libyans used Daha for Eggs:

From http://aqaed.com/mostabser/shenasname/00-a/0083.html

ذات يوم جاءني أحد الأصدقاء يحمل معه كتابا بعنوان :" la Bible le Coran et la science" لمؤلفه موريس بوكاي ، فقرأته في وقت قياسي ، لما لمست فيه من جدية في تناول الفكر الديني وعلاقته بالعلم ، فقد كان الرجل دقيقا في تحصيل المعاني الصحيحة للمصطلحات القرآنية ، وإيصالها كما هي إلى عقول قرائه.بينما أساء عدد من المترجمين المسلمين وغيرهم ترجمة تلك المصطلحات فلم تؤدي معناها المقصود ، بل كانت بعيدة كل البعد عن الحقيقة العلمية ، وهو ما حاول المؤلف أن يقرن به تلك المصطلحات، فصحح ترجمة "العلق" ودحو الأرض التي أساء ترجمتها غيره ، بما يتعارض والمدلول العلمي الذي أراده الله تعالى معنا اعجازيا في عصر يفتقد ابسط أبجديات العلوم التطبيقية والنظرية، ومن طريف القول أن موريس بوكاي لم يأنس لمعنى دحى الذي حاول البعض إقناعه به فسافر إلى البلاد العربية سعيا منه للوقوف على بعض آثار اللغة العربية التي كادت تندثر مع هجمة الأعداء عليها ، وتفريط أصحابها فيها. فوجد أن معنى دحى لا زال الليبيون يستعملونه في تسمية البيض ، فيطلقون على الواحدة دحية وهي مشتقة من دحى يدحو دحوا أي جعلها كالبيضة ، وبمعنى آخر فان الأرض ليست كروية الشكل بقدر ما هي بيضوية ، فلم يسبقه في هذا الخصوص مترجم غيره..

My translation:

One day, a friend came to me carrying a book titled "Coran et la Science la Bible le" for the author, Maurice Boukay. I read it with with setting a new time-record due to the seriousness that I saw in the theological thought and its relationship to science. The author was precise in gathering the correct meanings of the Quranic vocabularies and delivering them uncompromised to the brain of his reader, meanwhile a number of the Muslim and non-Muslim authors have adulterated the translations of these Words, and as a result the latter not only wasn't able to Their real intended meanings, but their translations were far from being anywhere close to the Scientific Truth of the Words. This is what the author tried to set straight; he corrected the meaning of "Alaq" and "Dahu Al-Ard" that other authors have mistranslated. Allah Almighty gave the scientific statements during an age that lacked the basics of the applicable and theoretical sciences. What's really applauding is that Maurice Baukay didn't settle for the meaning of Daha that was given to him - that which some have tried to convince him with it - so he set out and traveled to the Arabic countries seeking some of the archeologies of the Arabic language that was attacked by the enemies and he found that the meaning of "daha" is still used by the Libyans today in reference to the egg. They call one egg "dahia," which is derived from the root words Daha, Yadhu, Dahwa, which all mean that the object is made or has become like an egg. And in another meaning, the earth is not shaped like a ball, but rather like an egg, instead. And no translator has reached his results before him..

5-  Further proofs from Arabic:

Also, further proofs about the word Dahaha meaning to do a circular activity.  The following are very well-known Arabic words that are derived from "Dah":

1-  Dahraja, means to roll down as in rolling down a rock from the top of the hill.

2-  Tadahraja, means he physically rolled down, as in a person rolling his body down.

6-  The Palestinian Dahraja dance!

Article #1:

" "Dahraja" a Palestinian Women Folk Dance.

By: Nadya el-Butmeh.

 This article defines and describes “Dahraja", " Dahraja" is a dance performed by a group of women accompanied by group singing of some popular folksongs. Women, when performing this dance, stand in a closed circle and hold hands. They continuously alternate between moving in toward the center of the circle then back away from it.

The specific steps in this rhythmic movement, however, vary according to the specific song accompanying the dance." (Source)
 

This is the short version of the long article below.  Allah Almighty said this about the moon's S-shaped orbit around the earth:

36:39 والقمر قدرناه منازل حتى عاد كالعرجون القديم

"And We have decreed set phases for the moon, until it ends up عاد looking like an old date branch كالعرجون القديم. It is not for the sun to overtake the moon nor for the night to outstrip the day; each one is swimming in a sphere. (Qur'an, 36:39-40)"

Click on images to enlarge:

For ample more proofs, please visit: www.answering-christianity.com/moon_orbit_miracle.htm

The following Question-Answer exchanges are some of the very thorough and beneficial regarding the Scientific Miracles of the Sun and the Moon in the Glorious Quran.

From https://www.answering-christianity.com/blog/index.php/topic,1311.msg4866.html#msg4866:

Question:

Assalamualykum.

'' Blessed is He who has placed in the sky great stars and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon.'' (25:61)

 In the above Ayah Allah says He has placed great stars in the Heaven and also place therein a lamp (Sun) and a luminous moon. Okay I don't understand why Allah differentiated the stars and the Sun. Why does Allah only address the sun as a lamp while we know that there are much more bigger luminous stars than the sun in the universe? And does this verse mean there is only one Sun and one moon in the Heavens? But it's not possible as I have told you earlier that our Universe consists of many Sun like stars and also Moons.

 Please clarify this.

Answer:

Hello brother Farhan!

I wanted to let you know that this verse (25:61) uses the word that is more accurately translated as constellations. So right away, you know that this verse is referring to the human perception of the sky! We see constellations and patterns in the sky, so it is our perception. So this verse is adhering to human perception to explain a beautiful phenomena of creation. Next you notice that the Quran says that Allah placed a burning lamp in the sky and a moon. In no way does this mean there is only one burning lamp or one moon, it is just stating that there is a burning lamp and a moon in the sky.

There are a few things that you need to notice about this verse. In no way does this verse say that the sun isn't a star, or that there is only one moon.

Next there is another verse in the Quran that addresses the STARS as being LAMPS, just as the sun is.

Quran 24:35 Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp. The lamp is in a glass. The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from [the oil of] a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light. Allah guideth unto His light whom He will. And Allah speaketh to mankind in allegories, for Allah is Knower of all things.

Question:

thanks brother.

 But can I have some more proof that Quran doesn't say that there is only one moon and one sun? Can you show anymore verse where Allah refers to the stars as lamps? And can you make it more clearer why do you think the verse is talking about human perception? It will Inshallah convince me.

PLEASE HELP

Answer:

As'salamu Alaikum dear brothers and sisters,

Brother Mclinkin94, great answer akhi.  May Allah Almighty bless you.  Ameen.

I would like to add that Allah Almighty created the creatures on earth to live by day and night.  Some planets, and even parts on this earth, have very long days cycles and very long nights cycles.  Normal life on earth was designed by an equal rotation of the day and night.  So by Divine Design, Allah Almighty placed the moon to be our night light, and for the sun to be our glorious star.

Furthermore, Allah Almighty Said the following:

‏91:1 والشمس وضحاها
‏91:2 والقمر اذا تلاها
‏91:3 والنهار اذا جلاها

"By the sun and its radiant light, and the moon that trails (and reflects) its light. By the day that magnifies and glorifies (جلاها) its brightness.  (The Noble Quran, 91:1-3)"



Did you know our shining and glorious days, on a clear day, are a magnification of the sun's rays by our atomosphere?  Outside our atmosphere, the universe is pitch black!  And Allah Almighty Said that it is our day that magnifies and glorifies the sun's brightness.  Please visit:

https://www.answering-christianity.com/sun_rays_miracle.htm
  

[067:005]  And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.

‏67:5 ولقد زينا السماء الدنيا بمصابيح وجعلناها رجوما للشياطين واعتدنا لهم عذاب السعير

Please visit: https://www.answering-christianity.com/shooting_stars_miracle.htm

Take care
Osama Abdallah

Question:

Assalamualykum.

......

 Brothers please refute the above article.

Question:

'' It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is swimming.''(36:40)

 Enbiya/33
It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (of them) swim in an orbit.

 Okay in some articles it is said that the above verses are talking about the motion of everything including sun,moon,earth,planets and stars. But how? Because the verses only mention sun, moon and earth? If I say Ibrahim and Ali, and Abdel, Ahmad and Uthman everyone is a good player or all are good players will it imply also the people whose names are unmentioned?  Can anyone explain this in detail?

 And does Quran say anything about earth's motion around the Sun? And Moon's motion around the earth?

Answer:

  

Also visit:

Evidence from the Quran that Allah Almighty Created the 7 Heavens and all of their Earths from Cloning.

Detailed rebuttal about the shape of the Earth in the Glorious Quran.  Detailed discussion about SUTIHAT.

The formation of continents and spherical expansion of earth in the Glorious Quran.
  
Noble Verse [013:004] And in the earth are neighbouring tracts وفي الارض قطع متجاورات and many others are discussed.

Continents formation and reducing land from its sides (اطرافها) in the Glorious Quran.

https://www.answering-christianity.com/seas_dont_mix_and_orbit_of_earth_in_noble_quran.mp4
https://www.answering-christianity.com/motion_of_earth.htm
https://www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm
https://www.answering-christianity.com/orbits.mp4
https://www.answering-christianity.com/precise_prophecy_about_traveling_up_to_space_in_noble_quran.mp4 (by Sheikh Yusuf Estes)
https://www.answering-christianity.com/the_earth_like_a_cradle.mp4
https://www.answering-christianity.com/sun_orbit.htm
https://www.answering-christianity.com/allah_and_science.htm
https://www.answering-christianity.com/moon_orbit_miracle.htm
https://www.answering-christianity.com/daylight_and_moon_miracle.mp4
https://www.answering-christianity.com/skin_day_from_night_miracle.htm
https://www.answering-christianity.com/sun_rays_miracle.htm

And the main section on overwhelming Scientific Miracles in the Holy Quran, on this website, please visit:

https://www.answering-christianity.com/ac20.htm#links

I will update the text-articles with this response today, insha'Allah (if Allah Almighty is Willing).

Take care,
Osama Abdallah

Question:

And the moon darkens.(75: 8 )

And the sun and the moon are joined,(75:9)

Can anyone explain the above verses? Why Allah says that the moon and the sun will be joined? As sun is much bigger than the moon , it should swallow it not get joined with it. I'm confused. I have read some articles where they say that through these verses Allah says that Sun will swallow the Moon before the Final Hour. But the verse uses ''JOINED'' not ''SWALLOWED''. Or is it talking about Solar eclipse? If so then the translation might me wrong.

Answer:

As'salamu Alaikum dear brother,

Here are the Noble Verses:

‏75:7 فاذا برق البصر
‏75:8 وخسف القمر
‏75:9 وجمع الشمس والقمر
‏75:10 يقول الانسان يومئذ اين المفر

[075:007]  At length, when the sight is dazed,
[075:008]  And the moon is buried in darkness.
[075:009]  And the sun and moon are joined together,-
[075:010]  That Day will Man say: "Where is the refuge?"

I believe this is a Prophecy about a Great Eclipse that will take place.  This actually makes sense, since when the Hour Comes, the Universe's orbits' path will turn into a spegetti mess on a massive scale, and all celestial bodies will be colliding violently with each others.  So it makes sense that:

1-  Our atmosphere will change, and hence it will greatly effect our visions, since the sun rays are all magnified and become glorious, as we know them, through our atmosphere as Allah Almighty mentioned clearly in the Glorious Quran:

‏91:1 والشمس وضحاها 
‏91:2 والقمر اذا تلاها
‏91:3 والنهار اذا جلاها 

"By the sun and its radiant light, and the moon that trails (and reflects) its light. By the day that magnifies and glorifies (جلاها) its brightness.  (The Noble Quran, 91:1-3)"
 
Please visit: http://www.quransearch.com/sun_rays_miracle.htm


Lunar Eclipses do blur and permanently damage the eye's cornea:

The following pictures certainly prove the points above.  Another point worth mentioning is that when the Hour Comes, the sun's rays might be much much more than what they already are today.  There are several Noble Verses in the Glorious Quran that indicate that this will actually happen:

http://www.quransearch.com/water_shall_vanish.htm

Evidence from the Quran that Allah Almighty Created the 7 Heavens and all of their Earths from Cloning.

Detailed rebuttal about the shape of the Earth in the Glorious Quran.  Detailed discussion about SUTIHAT.

The formation of continents and spherical expansion of earth in the Glorious Quran.
  
Noble Verse [013:004] And in the earth are neighbouring tracts وفي الارض قطع متجاورات and many others are discussed.

Continents formation and reducing land from its sides (اطرافها) in the Glorious Quran.

http://www.quransearch.com/galaxy_explosion.htm
http://www.quransearch.com/end_of_times_volcanoes_caused_by_stretching_of_earth.htm
http://www.quransearch.com/ac20.htm#links



In the case, the lunar eclipse would be far greater than what it appears to be in the following pictures:







When watching the lunar eclipse outside, special Eye Shields are required to prevent blindness and/or permanent eye damages, especially to the cornea:






2-  Because of the chaos in the orbits, our solar system's orbits will also go in chaos, and hence the sun's and the moon's orbits will cross each others, and an eclipse will occur as a result.

3-  When the events in point #2 happen, then the sky will darken and the moon will be buried in darkness.

Great question dear brother, Farhan!  I will add this on the website with more elaborations, Insha'Allah.

Take care,
Osama Abdallah

Question:

Assalamualykum.

 I'm still confused about these verse:

  And the sun and the moon are joined,(75:9)

 Even if it is talking about solar eclipse, why it says that sun and moon will be joined? We know during Solar Eclipse, the moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth. Moon is not joined. Please, can you explain this in detail?

Answer:

Wa Alaikum As'salam dear brother,

It is possible that the moon will eventually be swallowed by the sun, along with all of our solar system's celestial bodies.  We've seen above already how this Noble Verse is talking about the Great Lunar Eclipse when the Hour Comes.  As to the language of the sun and the moon will be joined together, while it is about a lunar eclipse, but it could also be referring to the moon eventually leaving its orbit here around earth and be devoured by the sun.  You see, the two immediate celestial bodies to us humans that our naked eyes could see up close and personal, from our view here on earth, are:

1-  The moon.
2-  The sun.

And they are the most relevant and vital celestial bodies for our life here on earth.  So if Allah Almighty spoke in limited language about the sun and the moon, it doesn't limit the event to just them.  But to us humans, since these two celestial bodies are what we see in considerable size and clarity from earth here, then they are the most relevant to us.  Plus as I said, they are the most relevant and vital to our life here on earth as well.  So Allah Almighty putting emphasis on the sun and the moon wouldn't mean that the Noble Verse is limited to just them.

As to the Arabic جمع (joined) in Noble Verse 75:9 above, it could very well be referring to being aligned together according to our view and perspective here on earth.  جمع is both a noun and a simple past in Arabic:

1-  جمع means a group for a noun.
2-  جمع means joined together, came together, summoned together, brought together, put together for a simple past.

The Noble Word would be very appropriate and suitable if Allah Almighty spoke about the Great Lunar Eclipse will happen when the Hour Comes.  And we see very clearly from the full context in Noble Verses 75:7-10, in the previous posts above, that Allah Almighty did indeed speak about a Lunar Eclipse will happen when the Hour comes.

I know I've written an article years ago about these Noble Verses.  I will update it with these new posts today, Insha'Allah (if Allah Almighty is Willing).

I hope this helps, Insha'Allah.

Take care,
Osama Abdallah