God be he exalted says: (See
you not (O Muhammad) that Allah merges the night into the day (i.e. the
decrease in the hours of the night are added to the hours of the day),
and merges the day into the night (i.e. the decrease in the hours of day
are added to the hours of night), and has subjected the sun and the
moon, each running its course for a term appointed; and that Allâh is
All-Aware of what you do.) [Surat Luqman, verse: 29].
The explanation of the verse:
The commentators say:(and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running its course for a term appointed)means that God has subjected thesun and moonto
the interest and benefit of his creation and they run due to His orders
for a limited time. Therefore this verse talks about the movement of
the sun as it always run, and the question here: what do scientists say
recently about the sun?
The scientific fact:
The
sun is composed of 70% hydrogen, 24% helium, 1% oxygen and other
substances like iron with the ratio of 1.6 per thousand. The diameter of
the sun is 1.4 million kilometers, and the temperature of its center is
20 million degrees Celsius. The sun is bigger than the earth by one
million and two hundred thousand times and it runs in this large
universe at a speed of 220 kilometers per second.
The
scientists thought that the sun revolves around the earth but it was
discovered that it is the center of a solar system which is composed of a
number of planets and all these planets revolve around the sun.
But
the sun runs quickly in the universe and it revolves around the center
of the galaxy and also around itself. And when it revolves around the
center of the galaxy, it needs a period of time estimated by 250 million
years to complete its cycle.
The point of inimitability:
It
was shown through scientific facts that the sun moves and runs at high
speeds and floats in this universe. And this scientific fact was lately
discovered. This means that the Quran is miraculous in its verses and
that it is a book coming down from Almighty God.
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