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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 6303091" data-attributes="member: 91140">DOES THE QUR’AN SAY THAT THE EARTH IS FLAT? QuestionQur’an says that Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet. This gives an indication that the earth is flat. Does this not contradict established modern science?Answer1.    Earth made as a carpetThe question refers to a verse from the Qur’an in Surah Nuh:"And Allah has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out)."[Al-Qur’an 71:19]But the sentence in the above verse is not complete. It continues in the next verse, explaining the previous verse. It says:"That ye may go about therein, in spacious roads."[Al-Qur’an 71:20]A similar message is repeated in Surah TaHa:"He Who has made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels)...."[Al-Qur’an 20:53]The surface of the earth i.e. 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. The deeper layers of the earth are very hot, fluid and hostile to any form of life. The earth’s crust is a solidified shell on which we can live. The Qur’an rightly refers to it like a carpet spread out, so that we can travel along its roads and paths.2.    Carpet can also be spread on other than an absolute flat surfaceNot a single verse of the Qur’an says that the earth is flat. The Qur’an only compares the earth’s crust with a carpet. Some people seem to think that carpet can only be put on an absolute flat surface. It is possible to spread a carpet on a large sphere such as the earth. It can easily be demonstrated by taking a huge model of the earth’s globe covering it with a carpet.Carpet is generally put on a surface, which is not very comfortable to walk on. 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. The Qur’an is thus not only logical, it is mentioning a scientific fact that was discovered by geologists centuries later.3.    Earth has been spread outSimilarly, the Qur’an says in several verses that the earth has been spread out."And We have spread out the (spacious) earth: how excellently We do spread out!"[Al-Qur’an 51:48]Similarly the Qur’an also mentions in several other verses that the earth is an expanse:"Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse""And the mountains as pegs?"[Al-Qur’an 78:6-7]None of these verses of the Qur’an contain even the slightest implication that the earth is flat. It only indicates that the earth is spacious and the reason for this spaciousness of the earth is mentioned. The Glorious Qur’an says:"O My servants who believe! truly. spacious is My Earth: therefore serve ye Me –(And Me alone)!"[Al-Qur’an 29:56]Therefore none can give the excuse, that he could not do good and was forced to do evil because of the surroundings and circumstances.4.     Earth is geospherical in shapeThe Qur’an mentions the actual shape of the earth in the following verse:"And we have made the earth egg shaped".[Al-Qur’an 79:30]The Arabic word Dahaha means egg shaped. It also means an expanse. Dahaha is derived from Duhiya which specifically refers to the egg of an ostrich which is geospherical in shape, exactly like the shape of the earth.Thus the Qur’an and modern established science are in perfect harmony.9.     DOES ONLY ALLAH KNOW THE SEX OF THE CHILD IN THE MOTHER’S WOMB?Question:The Qur’an says that only Allah knows the sex of the child in the womb of the mother but now science has advanced and we can easily determine the sex of the child in the womb by ultrasonography. Isn’t this verse of the Qur’an conflicting with medical science?Answer:Allah is Omnipotent and Omniscient. Allah has granted knowledge of certain things to humankind. But Allah has knowledge of the seen as well as the unseen.1.     Allah has knowledge of all thingsMany people believe that the Qur’an claims that Allah alone knows the sex of the child in the mother’s womb. The Glorious Qur’an says:"Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He who sends down Rain, and He who knows what is in the wombs…."[Al-Qur’an 31:34]A similar message is given in the following verse:"Allah doth know what every female (womb) doth bear,By how much the wombs fall short (of their time or number) or do exceed. Every single thing is before His sight, in (due) proportion."[Al-Qur’an 13:8]2.    Sex can be determined by UltrasonographyToday science has advanced and we can easily determine the sex of the child in the womb of a pregnant mother, using ultrasonography.3.    The word ‘sex’ is not mentioned in the verse of the Qur’anIt is true that many translations and commentaries of this verse of the Glorious Qur’an say that only Allah knows the sex of the child in the mother’s womb. If you read the Arabic text of this verse, there is no Arabic word corresponding to the English word ‘sex’. In fact the Qur’an says the knowledge of what is in the womb is with Allah alone. Many commentators have misunderstood it to mean only Allah knows the sex of the child in the womb, which is a mistake.4.     No one besides Allah can determine the nature of the childThis verse does not refer to the sex of the child in the womb but it refers to, how the child in the mother’s womb will be. How will his nature be? Will he be a blessing or a curse to his parents? Will he be a boon or a bane to the society? Will he be good or evil? Will he go to heaven or hell? The complete knowledge of all things is with Allah alone. No scientist in the world, no matter how advanced his equipment, will ever be able to accurately determine the knowledge of these things about the child in the mother’s womb.HOORQuestion:According to the Qur’an when a man enters paradise, he will get hoor, i.e. beautiful maidens. What will a woman have when she enters paradise?Answer:1. Hoor mentioned in the Qur’anThe word hoor occurs in the Qur’an in no less than four different places:(1)   In Surah Dukhan chapter 44, verse 54"Moreover, We shall join them to companionsWith beautiful, big and lustrous eyes."[Al-Qur’an 44:54](2)   In Surah Al-Tur chapter 52 verse 20"...And We shall join them to companions, with beautiful,big and lustrous eyes."[Al-Qur’an 52:20](3)  In Surah Rahman chapter 55 verse 72"Companions restrained (as to their glances), in goodly pavilions."[Al-Qur’an 55:72](4)   In Surah Al-Waqiah chapter 56 verse 22"And (there will be) companions with beautiful, big and lustrous eyes."[Al-Qur’an 56:22]2. Hoor Translated as Beautiful MaidensMany translators of the Qur’an have translated the word hoor as ‘beautiful maidens’ especially in the Urdu translations. If hoor means ‘beautiful maidens’ or girls, then they are meant only for the men. Hence, what will the women get if they enter Paradise?3. Meaning of HoorThe word hoor is actually the plural of ahwar (applicable to man) and of haura (applicable to woman) and signifies a person having eyes characterized by hauar a special quality bestowed upon a good soul, male or female in paradise and it denotes the intense whiteness of the white part of the spiritual eye.The Qur’an describes in several other verses that in paradise you will have azwaj which mean a pair or spouse or companion which means you will have spouses or companions pure and holy (mutaharratun means pure, holy)."But give glad tidings to those who believe and work righteousness, that their portion is gardens, beneath which rivers flow. Every time they are fed with fruits therefrom, they say: "Why, this is what we were fed with before", for they are given things in similitude; and they have therein companions pure (and holy); and they abide therein (forever)".[Al-Qur’an 2:25]"But those who believe and do deeds of righteousness, We shall soon admit to Gardens, with rivers flowing beneath – their eternal home; therein shall they have companions pure and holy: we shall admit them to shades, cool and ever deepening". [Al-Qur’an 4:57]Therefore the word hoor has no specific gender. Mohammad Asad has translated the word hoor as spouse and Abdullah Yusuf Ali as companion. Therefore according to some scholars a man in paradise will have a hoor that is a beautiful maiden with beautiful big and lustrous eyes and a woman in paradise will get a man with beautiful big and lustrous eyes.4.     Women will get something exceptional in ParadiseMany scholars say that in context, the word hoor used in the Qur’an refers only to ladies since gents are addressed. A reply that would be accepted by all types of people would rather be the answer given in the Hadith when a similar question was posed that if a man gets a hoor, a beautiful Maiden in Paradise, then what will the women get? The reply was that the women will get that which the heart has not desired for, the ear hasn’t heard off and the eye hasn’t seen, indicating that even the women will get something exceptional in Paradise.</blockquote>

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