One of the top-ten questions hurled at Muslims in any debate against Christians is about the following verse of the Holy Qur’an about Zulqarnain;
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ
“Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found (wajada) it set in a spring of murky water: “(Qur’an 18:86)
They say, the verse clearly says that sun sets in the murky water and needless to say it is blunder and proves that Qur’an is not the word of God
What does the Qur’an actually say?
The word used by the Qur’an:
The word which is translated as “found” is وجد i.e. ‘wajada.’ in Arabic language This word is used to describe ➫the perception of a person through any one of the senses.
Qur’an uses the wording from Zulqarnain’s perspective:
Qur’an has used the word from the perspective of Zulqarnain and merely describes his perception and how it appeared in HIS sight.
Muslims have always understood the verse like this:
Someone may argue, the above explanation is the concoction of modern Muslim apologists and the verse reads as the skeptics say because early Muslims never knew the scientific facts about the cosmos as they are known today.
◕ In Tafsir Jalalayn co-authored by al-Suyuti (d. 911 A.H.) and al-Mahalli (d. 864 A.H.), we find the following words;
وغروبها في العين في رأي العين
“… its setting in a spring is [described as seen] from the perspective of the eye.”
◕ Before them Ibn Kathir (d. 774 A.H.) wrote:
رَأَى الشَّمْسَ فِي مَنْظَرِهِ تَغْرُبُ فِي الْبَحْرِ الْمُحِيطِ، وَهَذَا شَأْنُ كُلِّ مَنِ انْتَهَى إِلَى سَاحِلِهِ، يَرَاهَا كَأَنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ فِيهِ، وَهِيَ لَا تُفَارِقُ الْفَلَكَ الرَّابِعَ الَّذِي هِيَ مُثَبَّتَةٌ فِيهِ لَا تُفَارِقُهُ
“… he saw the sun as if it were setting in the ocean. This is something which everyone who goes to the coast can see: it looks as if the sun is setting into the sea but in fact it never leaves its path in which it is fixed.”
◕ And even before him Nasiruddin al-Baydhawi (d. 691 A.H.) said:
ولعله بلغ ساحل المحيط فرآها كذلك إذ لم يكن في مطمح بصره غير الماء ولذلك قال { وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ } ولم يقل كانت تغرب
“Perhaps he reached shore of an ocean and saw it like that as there was nothing in his sight except water and for this reason it is said, “and he perceived it to set”, and not that it actually sets.” (Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Tawil 4/14)
Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
" Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! ➫Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. " [Quran 13:2]
" And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently ➫pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made subject to you. " [Quran 14:33]
" It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in ➫its rounded course. " [Quran 21:33]
"The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed" [Quran 55:5]
In the Bible we have something interesting on these lines.
Talking about the two mountains, Gerizim and Ebal, the Book of Deuteronomy tells us;
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the campaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?” (Deuteronomy 11:30)
Now the question is do the sun actually goes down in the land of Canaanites?
Certainly not! There is no doubt the verse simply refers to how humans perceive it and calling it a scientific error is nothing but sheer cunningness. But the point here is, why adopt double standards? Why do the missionaries divorce with the common sense when they speak about Islamic texts?
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ
“Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found (wajada) it set in a spring of murky water: “(Qur’an 18:86)
They say, the verse clearly says that sun sets in the murky water and needless to say it is blunder and proves that Qur’an is not the word of God
What does the Qur’an actually say?
The word used by the Qur’an:
The word which is translated as “found” is وجد i.e. ‘wajada.’ in Arabic language This word is used to describe ➫the perception of a person through any one of the senses.
Qur’an uses the wording from Zulqarnain’s perspective:
Qur’an has used the word from the perspective of Zulqarnain and merely describes his perception and how it appeared in HIS sight.
Muslims have always understood the verse like this:
Someone may argue, the above explanation is the concoction of modern Muslim apologists and the verse reads as the skeptics say because early Muslims never knew the scientific facts about the cosmos as they are known today.
◕ In Tafsir Jalalayn co-authored by al-Suyuti (d. 911 A.H.) and al-Mahalli (d. 864 A.H.), we find the following words;
وغروبها في العين في رأي العين
“… its setting in a spring is [described as seen] from the perspective of the eye.”
◕ Before them Ibn Kathir (d. 774 A.H.) wrote:
رَأَى الشَّمْسَ فِي مَنْظَرِهِ تَغْرُبُ فِي الْبَحْرِ الْمُحِيطِ، وَهَذَا شَأْنُ كُلِّ مَنِ انْتَهَى إِلَى سَاحِلِهِ، يَرَاهَا كَأَنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ فِيهِ، وَهِيَ لَا تُفَارِقُ الْفَلَكَ الرَّابِعَ الَّذِي هِيَ مُثَبَّتَةٌ فِيهِ لَا تُفَارِقُهُ
“… he saw the sun as if it were setting in the ocean. This is something which everyone who goes to the coast can see: it looks as if the sun is setting into the sea but in fact it never leaves its path in which it is fixed.”
◕ And even before him Nasiruddin al-Baydhawi (d. 691 A.H.) said:
ولعله بلغ ساحل المحيط فرآها كذلك إذ لم يكن في مطمح بصره غير الماء ولذلك قال { وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ } ولم يقل كانت تغرب
“Perhaps he reached shore of an ocean and saw it like that as there was nothing in his sight except water and for this reason it is said, “and he perceived it to set”, and not that it actually sets.” (Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Tawil 4/14)
Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
" Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! ➫Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. " [Quran 13:2]
" And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently ➫pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made subject to you. " [Quran 14:33]
" It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in ➫its rounded course. " [Quran 21:33]
"The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed" [Quran 55:5]
In the Bible we have something interesting on these lines.
Talking about the two mountains, Gerizim and Ebal, the Book of Deuteronomy tells us;
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the campaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?” (Deuteronomy 11:30)
Now the question is do the sun actually goes down in the land of Canaanites?
Certainly not! There is no doubt the verse simply refers to how humans perceive it and calling it a scientific error is nothing but sheer cunningness. But the point here is, why adopt double standards? Why do the missionaries divorce with the common sense when they speak about Islamic texts?
![Photo: One of the top-ten questions hurled at Muslims in any debate against Christians is about the following verse of the Holy Qur’an about Zulqarnain;
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ
“Until, when he reached the setting of the sun, he found (wajada) it set in a spring of murky water: “(Qur’an 18:86)
They say, the verse clearly says that sun sets in the murky water and needless to say it is blunder and proves that Qur’an is not the word of God
What does the Qur’an actually say?
The word used by the Qur’an:
The word which is translated as “found” is وجد i.e. ‘wajada.’ in Arabic language This word is used to describe ➫the perception of a person through any one of the senses.
Qur’an uses the wording from Zulqarnain’s perspective:
Qur’an has used the word from the perspective of Zulqarnain and merely describes his perception and how it appeared in HIS sight.
Muslims have always understood the verse like this:
Someone may argue, the above explanation is the concoction of modern Muslim apologists and the verse reads as the skeptics say because early Muslims never knew the scientific facts about the cosmos as they are known today.
◕ In Tafsir Jalalayn co-authored by al-Suyuti (d. 911 A.H.) and al-Mahalli (d. 864 A.H.), we find the following words;
وغروبها في العين في رأي العين
“… its setting in a spring is [described as seen] from the perspective of the eye.”
◕ Before them Ibn Kathir (d. 774 A.H.) wrote:
رَأَى الشَّمْسَ فِي مَنْظَرِهِ تَغْرُبُ فِي الْبَحْرِ الْمُحِيطِ، وَهَذَا شَأْنُ كُلِّ مَنِ انْتَهَى إِلَى سَاحِلِهِ، يَرَاهَا كَأَنَّهَا تَغْرُبُ فِيهِ، وَهِيَ لَا تُفَارِقُ الْفَلَكَ الرَّابِعَ الَّذِي هِيَ مُثَبَّتَةٌ فِيهِ لَا تُفَارِقُهُ
“… he saw the sun as if it were setting in the ocean. This is something which everyone who goes to the coast can see: it looks as if the sun is setting into the sea but in fact it never leaves its path in which it is fixed.”
◕ And even before him Nasiruddin al-Baydhawi (d. 691 A.H.) said:
ولعله بلغ ساحل المحيط فرآها كذلك إذ لم يكن في مطمح بصره غير الماء ولذلك قال { وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ } ولم يقل كانت تغرب
“Perhaps he reached shore of an ocean and saw it like that as there was nothing in his sight except water and for this reason it is said, “and he perceived it to set”, and not that it actually sets.” (Anwar al-Tanzil wa Asrar al-Tawil 4/14)
Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran:
" Allah is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the sun and the moon (to his Law)! ➫Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord. " [Quran 13:2]
" And He hath made subject to you the sun and the moon, both diligently ➫pursuing their courses; and the night and the day hath he (also) made subject to you. " [Quran 14:33]
" It is He Who created the Night and the Day, and the sun and the moon: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in ➫its rounded course. " [Quran 21:33]
"The sun and the moon follow courses (exactly) computed" [Quran 55:5]
In the Bible we have something interesting on these lines.
Talking about the two mountains, Gerizim and Ebal, the Book of Deuteronomy tells us;
“Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the campaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?” (Deuteronomy 11:30)
Now the question is do the sun actually goes down in the land of Canaanites?
Certainly not! There is no doubt the verse simply refers to how humans perceive it and calling it a scientific error is nothing but sheer cunningness. But the point here is, why adopt double standards? Why do the missionaries divorce with the common sense when they speak about Islamic texts?](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vuWgH9WkScaHYVDW0EKh8OVjWetNfcC9Z8rC0NKWha0T7XYTrvIgMGZ88G8WYmVeaDRkiqEtIROwBSMnKQRQKF0FLnX0URFqClZPxcQcW-lDBc_yopgEyZYMFkRu-f3jiS38dt1zhKeL2DeuPzcPOLKA9WvzCiaBDH0jaDM2EvZw61kH0UMZ7djmSF=s0-d)
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