
THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH AROUND THE SUN:
365 DAYS
The word "day, “yavm” in Arabic appears 365 times in the Qur’an. It also takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the Sun.
The fact that the word “day” appears 365 times in the Qur’an is very important in terms of its providing information about the Earth’s orbit hundreds of years ago. The repetition of the word “day” 365 times may be a reference to the 365-day relationship between the Earth and Sun. (Allah knows the truth.)
The word “day (yavm)" appears 365 times in the Qur’an.
It takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the Sun.


![Photo: Multiplicity of suns and moons in the universe
The Quran spoke regarding the sun and the moon, however, scientists proved that the universe contains billions of suns and moons, is there a koranic sign concerning this occurrence?….
Some of the readers ask regarding the meaning of Allah’s almighty saying: “And from among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. Prostrate yourselves not to the sun and the moon. But prostrate yourselves to Allah who created them, if you (really) worship Him” [Fussilat: 37].
Allah almighty tells us that every thing prostrates to him. The Imam Al-Tabari says in explaining this verse: And among Allah’s proofs for his creations and signs for his uniqueness are the differences in night and day and how each of them follows the other, and the sun and the moon…etc. We notice from this verse that Allah almighty said: “created them” in plural format, which indicates the multiplicity of suns.
This verse speaks regarding the sun and the moon. Who ever reads this verse, he would think that the word must be in plural format of two things; however the word as mentioned in the Quran came in a plural format of a group of more than two; why is that?
The Quran, my dears, contains hidden signs that don’t appear immediately but must wait until the developing science to discover scientific and universal facts which will enable us to understand the verse correctly. Allah almighty tells in this verse regarding the night and the day, and the sun and the moon. These are some of Allah’s creations He commanded us to think about. However, Allah (SWT) commanded us to prostrate to him and not to prostrate to the sun or the moon. In the verse, “Prostrate yourselves not to the sun and the moon. But prostrate yourselves to Allah who created them (plural format of more than two), if you (really) worship Him”, the word created them wasn’t in plural format of two which proves that there is more than one sun and more than one moon!
During the revelation of the Quran, 1400 years ago, no one knew about the existence of moons and suns rather than our moon and our sun. However, the new discoveries in astronomic science proves the existence of at least hundred thousand million sun like our sun and these are the ones exist only in our galaxy, what if we counted up all the suns in the universe?! Of course, each star we see in the sky is a sun!
Scientists also proved the existence of planets other than the earth. There are planets that are similar to earth and some of them have moons revolving around them exactly like the moon revolves around the earth. The scientists assure that the universe contain more than billions of moons!
This virtual image is for our galaxy “The Milky Way”. It is a galaxy that contains more than hundred thousands of stars, and each star resembles the sun in its job. Scientists say that this galaxy also contains billions of planets and billions of moons. All that in one galaxy, so what if we counted up the number of suns and moons in the universe which consists of more than hundred thousands millions galaxy!
The miracle sign
If we visualize the noble verse, we notice that it marks the existence of numerous suns. Allah (SWT) says: “prostrate yourselves to Allah who created them (plural format of more than two).” Scientists also say that there are numerous of moons that revolve around billions of planets in far away galaxies. This indicates that the Quran gave hidden signs regarding the large quantity of suns and moons fourteen years ago before the scientific discovery.
From here we realize the amazing koranic sign concerning the multiplicity of suns and moons in Allah’s (SWY) saying: “prostrate yourselves to Allah who created them (plural format of more than two)”.
Glory to Allah who created everything, in one word, there is a miracle for who understand and comprehend its meaning. Allah almighty said: “Nay, but they, the clear Ayat (signs) are preserved in the breasts of those who have been given knowledge (among the people of the scriptures). And none but the Zalimun (polytheists and wrongdoers) deny Our Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc))” [Al-Ankabut: 49].
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References:
Manolis Plionis, Spiros Cotsakis, Modern Theoretical and Observational Cosmology, Springer, 2002.
Matts Roos, Introduction to Cosmology, John Wiley and Sons, 2003](http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/c0.0.403.403/p403x403/603003_588458214513039_1565234457_n.jpg)
![Photo: Secrets of the sun and lunar eclipses
The miracles of the prophet Mohamed's' sayings are not less significant as the Quran; the illiterate prophets' sayings are revealed from Allah almighty …
Allah almighty says: " By the star when it goes down * Your companion (Mohamed(peace be upon him)) has neither gone astray nor has erred* Nor does he speak of his own desire* it is only a Revelation revealed* He has been taught (this Quran) by one mighty in power ( Gabriel) " [An-Najm: 1-5] .
During the prophet's time, the phenomenon of the sun eclipsed had occurred. People, then, were saying that the sun eclipsed for the death of Ibrahim, the prophets' son peace be upon him who died in the same day of the phenomena.
It was usual for the ancients to attribute any phenomena to myths and legends, such as attributing the sun eclipse to the death of an important king, or that it is a sign for losing a battle or for removing the king's property.
Among the funny things that ancient people used to believe is that the sun eclipsed due to a dragon that swallowed it. So they used to beat on the drums and threw arrows toward the sky to scare away that dragon, then they said that the dragon was frightened so he threw the sun back and run away! Other people believed that when the sun eclipsed, then an important event is about to happen due to attributing the sun with gods. While we judge these thoughts as mere myth, people during that time thought they were strong facts.
When people came to the prophet Mohamed "peace be upon him" and said that the sun had eclipsed for the death of Ibrahim, what did he tell them? Did he agree with them or did he correct their beliefs? He "peace be upon him" said: "The sun and the moon are among Allah's (SWT) signs that don't eclipse for the death or the life of someone" Correct Hadith narrated by Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim may Allah (SWT) have mercy on them.
We can from this Hadith conclude several unique miracles for the prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him" and will discover that he is the first human (of course inspired by Allah (SWT)) to lay the foundation of studying astronomy.
Perhaps among the important effects of the solar eclipse is the confusion that appears on some animals and birds. Birds stop singing,some animals think that the night descended, so they snooze in their nests,and roses that open during the day and close during the night will close during the sun eclipse. There are also important effects on tides and many other results.
How does this phenomenon occur? What are the causes and what are the results?
The earth we live on orbits around the sun once every year. The moon also orbits around the earth once every lunar month. It happens that, in certain times, when the sun is bright and sending its rays, the moon while rotating comes in front of it and covers it totally, so we say that the sun has eclipsed.
The phenomenon of the sun eclipse is very dangerous. That's because the sun is the lamp that transmits lights and dangerous radiations. The most dangerous radiation is infrared which is transmitted via the sun on a permanent basis but does not harm us because we don't look directly to the sun. When the moon comes in front of the sun and covers only part of it, we call this phenomenon a partial eclipse. However, if the moon covers the sun totally, the phenomenon is a total eclipse, where the sun disappears and the world suddenly is dark for a minute or two.
When the moon passes in front of the sun and covers part of its light, we can see the sun, but the infrared radiation is invisible. If we look momentarily at the sun during the eclipse, the retina will get serious injuries and infections. Also, this radiation might cause temporary or permanent blindness. Scientists recommend not looking at the sun during eclipse because it sends large amount of infrared radiation.
The moon doesn't send out any rays; Allah (SWT) precisely describes it saying:" and a moon giving light " [Al-Furqan: 61], without originally producing light or rays. The moon reflects rays, and we receive the safe ones. Allah (SWT) describes it as an object that reflects light, while the sun is the light and the illumination source. Based on this fact, watching the moon while in eclipse doesn't cause any harm.
The other phenomenon is the lunar eclipse. The moon reflects the sun's light toward our planet, so we see it illuminating in our sky. Allah (SWT) says: "Blessed be He Who has placed in the heaven big stars, and has placed therein a great lamp (sun), and a moon giving light " [Al-Furqan: 61] .
During lunar phenomenon, the earth locates in the middle of the moon and the sun masking the sun's light, so the moon appears as a dim copper disc.
While sun and lunar eclipse occur on the earth, the eclipse phenomenon occurs for other planets. Most planets in the universe have moons that orbit around them, and sometimes, these moons pass in front of the sun covering the sun's light and leaving the planets dark for a few minutes. Scientist"from NASA" were able to take a photograph for the planet Jupiter during the eclipse as seen on the picture. The black spots represent the planet's moon's shadow during the eclipse
We can conclude from these facts that the sun and the moon revolve in a controlled and accurate system, and the eclipse phenomenon is a natural process that doesn't occur in a result of someone's death or life.](http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/c48.0.403.403/p403x403/68659_588686487823545_1072896899_n.jpg)

![Photo: The lowest point on the earth mentioned in Quran , Subhan Allah !
In this Article we will study God's saying: (The Romans have been defeated* in a land close by) to realize the greatness of our divine book (Qur'an) and to understand the amazing miracle in this verse...
The Qur'an tells us in an era when no man had got the knowledge to measure the lowest point on the surface of earth about a battle between the Romans and the Persians which was ended with a great victory to the Persians on the Romans , God says:( Alif-Lâm-Mîm. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'an, and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings]* The Romans have been defeated.* in a land close by (close by in the original Arabic text is: Adnaa), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious.* within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the defeat of the Romans by the Persians, and after the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the believers (i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the Romans against the Persians)* with the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills, and He is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful.* (It is) a Promise of Allah (i.e. Allah will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allah fails not in His Promise, but most of men know not.* They know only the outside appearance of the life of the world (i.e. the matters of their livelihood, like irrigating or sowing or reaping, etc.), and they are heedless of the Hereafter.)(Sûrat Ar-Rûm- verse1-7)
In this verse there is a determination for the location of the battle which was (in a land close by), so what does it mean? Can we understand it as the nearest land like old explainers or there is another meaning?
A trip of scrutiny
The old explainers had explained (in a land close by) as the nearest land (for the Romans to the Arabs) which is the area around the Dead Sea .
I concentrated in God's saying about Al-Aqsa Mosque in the city of Jerusalem,
It is only 20 kilometer far from the Dead Sea (battle field), He be exalted says:
( Glorified (and Exalted) be He (Allah) Who took His slave (Muhammad) for a journey by night from Al-Masjid-al-Harâm (at Makkah) to Al-Masjid-al-Aqsâ (in Jerusalem), the neighborhood whereof We have blessed, in order that We might show him (Muhammad) of Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, lessons, signs, etc.). Verily, He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer) (Sûrat Al-Isrâ’- verse 1), here I started to wonder, how did Allah describe the area of the Dead Sea that it is (close by) (close by in the original Arabic text is: Adnaa as the word Adnaa means the nearer) after that God describes the mosque in Jerusalem with (Al-Aqsa) (Al- Aqsa in the original Arabic text means the farther)?
After that I started to study the geographical maps of the Battleground where I found that this area is one thousand and two hundred kilometer far from Mecca, so, how the Qur'an described this area with (close by) which was understood as the nearest place where it is in reality 1200 km far from Mecca (where prophet Mohamed and his people were living)?
Hence I realized that if Allah means the nearest so why did He used (close by)?
A satellite photo for the area of the Dead Sea which is the lowest area on earth, the scientists say that in this place there was a battle between the Romans and the Persians in the seventh century at the time of the message of prophet Mohamed (peace be upon him)
Many meanings for the word
Allah be He exalted had created seven heavens and He called the lowest heaven (the lower heaven), He says :( So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command. And we adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge) (Sûrat Fussilat- verse12)in the verse the word(the lower heaven) has got the meaning of the nearing to earth but it has another meaning which is the lowest heaven of the seven heavens.
Also God says :( And verily, we will make them taste of the near (near in the original Arabic text is: Adnaa as the word Adnaa has another meaning which is the fewer) torment (i.e. the torment in the life of this world, i.e. disasters, calamities, etc.) prior to the supreme torment (in the Hereafter), in order that they may (repent and) return (i.e. accept Islam).)(Sûrat as-Sajdah -verse21).
The explainers say that the word (the near) means the torments in this life but God doesn’t mean by (the near) is near to us but He be exalted means the small torment because He be exalted and blessed is comparing between two kinds of torments:
1. The near torment (Adnaa) which is the low torment.
2. The supreme torment which is the big torment.
How can we understand this verse?
The word(close by)(Adnaa) has three meanings in the arabic language:
1. The nearer: as it is the nearest land of the Roman to the land of the Arabs.
2. The smaller:that area is so small and it doesn't exceed several kilometers when comapring with the area of all earth.
3. The lower:this area is the lowest area on earth as its surface is 422 metres (1,385 ft) below sea level.
This scientific preciseness can be found in God's saying :( Do they not then consider the Qur'an carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein many a contradiction.)(Sûrat An-Nisâ’- verse82).this verse tells us that because this is a divine book not a human book so we can't find any contradictions .where in the human books like science books we can find a proven theory in an era but in another era that theory could be corrected by another theory. But the Qur'an is valid for every era in every place.
A main characteristic in the Qur'an is that the Bedouin can understand it without any problem; also the nuclear scientists understand its meanings and the astronomers are the same. Which means it is a book that is valid for all people in all countries and in all eras.
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References:
1. www.EarthImagico.de
2. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=4827
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea](http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/c23.0.403.403/p403x403/72573_590826837609510_552350038_n.jpg)





