![]() ![]() “Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse” Similarly the Qur’an also mentions in several other verses that the earth is an expanse: “And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: how excellently We do spread out!” Similarly, the Qur’an says in several verses that the earth has been spread out. The Qur’an is thus not only logical it is mentioning a scientific fact that was discovered by geologists centuries later. ![]() The Qur’an describes the earth crust as a carpet, without which human beings would not be able to survive because of the hot, fluid and hostile environment beneath it. It can easily be demonstrated by taking a huge model of the earth’s globe covering it with a carpet.Ĭarpet is generally put on a surface, which is not very comfortable to walk on. ![]() It is possible to spread a carpet on a large sphere such as the earth. Some people seem to think that carpet can only be put on an absolute flat surface. The Qur’an only compares the earth’s crust with a carpet. Not a single verse of the Qur’an says that the earth is flat. Carpet can also be spread on other than an absolute flat surface The Qur’an rightly refers to it like a carpet spread out, so that we can travel along its roads and paths.Ģ. The earth’s crust is a solidified shell on which we can live. The deeper layers of the earth are very hot, fluid and hostile to any form of life. earth’s crust is less than 30 miles in thickness and is very thin as compared to the radius of the earth which is about 3750 miles. “He Who has made for you the earth like a carpet spread out has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels).” “That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads.”Ī similar message is repeated in Surah TaHa: It continues in the next verse, explaining the previous verse. “And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out).”īut the sentence in the above verse is not complete. ![]() The question refers to a verse from the Qur’an in Surah Nuh: Does this not contradict established modern science? This gives an indication that the earth is flat. Qur’an says that Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet. Most Common Questions asked by Non-Muslims who have some knowledge of IslamĭOES THE QUR'AN SAY THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT? ![]()
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