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0]We are long way off from saying earth is flat..
Anyway... when the day comes that sun would rise from the other side there won't be any of us left on earth for Allah to have a judgement day, everything on earth are evolved to thrive on planet's current attributes.. there's won't be any humans to witness what you saying here..
What are YOU saying here ? when the day comes that sun would rise from the other side,and quran proved to be true word of God and God exists and God has made all that happen , it is not impossible for God to resurrect mankid ! Your in contradiction , what your saying is 'if an omnipotent all powerful almighty God that muslims beleive in does exist and the predictions do come true and its HE who made all that happen ' then there must be limits to His Power !
Among His signs is that you see the earth dry and barren; and when We send down rain on it, it stirs to life and swells. Surely God Who gives the dead earth life will raise the dead also to life. Indeed, He has power over all things. (41:39)
O mankind! If you are in doubt concerning the Resurrection, (consider that) We created you of dust, then of semen, then of a fertilized ovum suspended on the wall of the womb, then of a lump of flesh shaped and unshaped, so that We demonstrate to you Our power. And We keep in the wombs what We please to an appointed term, and afterwards We bring you forth as infants, then We cause you to grow up, that you reach your prime. Among you some die (young) and some are sent back to the feeblest phase of age so that they know nothing after they had knowledge. You sometimes see the earth dry and barren. But when We pour down rain on it, it trembles, and swells, and grows of every pleasant pair. That is so because God is the Truth, and He it is Who gives life to the dead, and He is powerful over all things. (22:5-6)
Does man think that he will be left to himself uncontrolled (without purpose)? Was he not a drop of fluid which gushed forth? Then he became a clinging clot; then He shaped and fashioned, and made of him a pair, the male and female. Is He then not able to raise the dead to life? (75:36-40)
Besides, there are lot of erroneous verses in Quran, that now we know of, that probably suited 5th century mindsets.. definitely not 21st century..
Prophets says.. when sun is setting it goes underneath god's throne.. if earth is god's throne where is he?
Firstly you say the Quran and then quote the Hadith.Im sure you know the difference.In Islam there is the physical universe and the metaphysical ! You would say the same if i were to ask you where these 'little gods and beings lesser than humans' are. The phrase, “It goes (i.e. travels)” cannot be forced to mean that it travels around a fixed earth. Such an inference can be made if the words had been, “It goes on around the earth”. In the hadith, however, the phrase “It goes” simply means that it goes on in whatever orbit has been assigned to it.
The Sun prostrates when it reaches the Throne, yet in our scientific observation, the Sun is never seen to prostrate to any Throne. Instead, it is observed to be orbiting the center of our galaxy at a speed of about 800,000 kilometers per hour. The reason for our inability to observe the prostration of the Sun is that the Throne lies in the Unseen (the Gha'ib). The laws of physics hold true only in the physical universe (the Seen). The laws of the metaphysical universe (the Unseen) are known only to Almighty God or to whom He gives special sanction. It is not for us to speculate on the Unseen. Note also the following Qur’anic verses:
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Looks like Prophet or Allah himself forgot to read earth's manual

they forgot that in polar areas of earth day does outrun night.. and vise versa!
This also means.. that prophet thought sun is orbiting the earth... oopsi!
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So in our solar system how many planets according to Quran? 7
How many actually we have? 8 normal planets + 5 dwarf planet = 13 (almost double the amount Quran says)
1.'It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor does the night outstrip the day. They all float, each in an orbit.- 36:39 '
If it were only the sun which was moving in a fixed direction, the verse which follows this statement would not have proclaimed that the sun and the moon strictly maintain their mutual distance; they will never be able to gain or move away from each other, an unchangeable destiny till their appointed time. This clearly shows that in whatever direction the sun is moving, the moon is also moving.
But it is not only the question of the sun and the moon. All the heavenly bodies are described in the Quran as soundlessly floating !
2.It is Allâh Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven).- 65:12
If you take earth here it refers to the earth layer we live in (as in ground). for example from hadith Bukhari :: Book 4 :: Volume 54 :: Hadith 418
Narrated Salim's father:
The Prophet said, "Any person who takes a piece of land unjustly will sink down the seven earths on the Day of Resurrection."
It has been proven recently that there are seven layers beneath the Earth.
Besides 'even' if you take it for 7 planets , how is it wrong ? NASA only last year 'revoked' pluto as a planet so their standardisation process is varying in itself and this is mentioned in the Quran even before NASA existed !!!
These are just a few there's more.. but for those who have the right mindset these are more than enough to see the nature of Quran.. what's more hilarious is that some people trying to overlap Quran and science and justify Quran is the most scientific religion of all time... like Dr. Motta Naik!
Haha 'thos who have the right mindset' in your definition who have already formed a biased verdict against the Quran and those who affirm the scientic authenticity of it are all beserk even if they are esteem men of science like the list i sent you before. I can accept if you say people try to overlap science and quran if it is even 10 or 15 instances and by nature they are prone to be mistake but there are NUMEROUS scientific facts in Quran which have only recently been discovered and proved true and even if you claim they have been put together by muhammed (pbuh) and had already been discovered by scientists before , there is no way such a number of them of them were combined without a single mistake and conveyed in such eloquent poetic language ! (this apart from the predictions that have coem true and historical accuracy)
Practicality doesn't always mean that it's the right thing to do... it only means that it's easier to do.. a Maruti car is affordable and practical but does that mean a Ferrari is a piece of shit? just because you cannot afford it?
Lame analogy ! Well my point is , religion or way of life shouldnt be to a person like what a 'ferrari is' ! something that only 1 in a million people get to own ! The right thing to do shouldnt be that impossible to achieve ! Ive also given social ,personal and security advantages previously ! Again having this principle in place is like carrying a slogan that says ' go ahead rape , murder , steal, we have rehab ' does not work !
The answer you your question is in the question itself.. you are asking whether or not Sri Lanka should've stopped the war, Sri Lanka is not Buddhism.
Sri Lanka is a country the word Sri Lanka is born out of political reasons, Sri Lankan constitution is not Buddhism (as in Sri Lanka doesn't take verses out of Tripitaka to rule the country), according to Buddhism YES you should not wage war on anyone.. violence of any form should be avoided... the more you struggle the more grief it cause to you.. why are we fighting back? because we love our country our heritage, our culture..... and guess what.. these are the things we hold dear and this is exactly what Buddhism says the more you like things the more you suffer.. hence there's middle path for you!
Sri Lanka and Buddhism are two different things! You cannot judge Sri Lanka's actions by Buddhism!
Lets not forget the majority of the monks that backed the war ! Thank goodness they did ! Well because they fought back they still have the culture the country the heritage the dignity and life ! They fought back so they are not suffering ! If they didnt, then they wouldve been opprssed by the LTTE removed from their land and thrown into streets ! That is called suffering and not middle path !
to be cont... work !!