Sun

The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radiation, and is the most important source of energy for life on Earth.

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Sun . Moon . Islam . God (Allah)

Why are the sun and moon important in Islam, besides serving as evidence of Allah's existence?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

Because if the crucial effect of sun and moon on life. Human life can never continue with sun and moon. Our worshiping timings are based on sun and moon movements and earth movement around sun.

'Wassalam.

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Earth . Sun . Moon . Qur'an

What does the Quran say about the Earth being a static flat surface with equally sized sun and moon as local plasma phenomena, without any space and with an impenetrable vast ocean?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 year ago

I guess you are asking whether the Qur'an says this.

Breaking it down:

* Muslims tend to read the Qur'an as supporting the existence of outer space
* The Qur'an does not specify whether the earth is static or not (changing or unchanging).
* The Qur'an does not specify that the earth is flat. See: https://www.al-islam.org/ask/does-the-quran-say-anything-to-suggest-that...
* I don't think that the mechanism of the production of light of the sun is clearly mentioned in the Qur'an. Some take the subtle phrasing of an ayah to refer to the reflection of sunlight from the moon, but this could be open to interpretation.
* The Qur'an does not specifically say that the ocean is impenetrable.
* From an earthbound perspective, the sun and moon appear the same in size; however, even back in ancient Greece, it was understood that the sun is physically larger than the moon, so it isn't just a new idea that one is bigger than the other. In any case, the Qur'an does not directly mention the relative sizes of the sun and the moon.

To read more on scientific worldviews in the Qur'an, I'd suggest reading an in-depth tafsir of associated ayat. For instance, Tafsir al-Mizan is a good choice since the author had an interest in traditional astronomy. Also, The Study Qur'an contains a variety of views on ayat related to natural phenomena, as well as an essay on scientific tafsir of the Qur'an.

If you have any specific questions about specific ayat, feel free to ask!

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Moon . Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafsir) . Sun . Sura Yasin

According to the exegesis of Ibn Kathir, the sun and the moon have two different orbits based on verse 39 in Surah Yasin. From a logical perspective, how can we ascertain that the sun and the moon have two different orbits?

1. Ibn Kathir and all scholars who are away from Ahlul Bayt (AS) are not an authentic source of Islamic knowledge. All opinions in exegesis do not reflect the real Tafseer of Quran unless it is authentically narrated from the Prophet (SAWA).
2. The translation which you quoted is not correct and does not reflect the meaning of the Quranic verse.

3. Sun has its own way and timings which is different from the way and timings of the moon.

'Wassalam.