In this video Dr. Zakir Naik says that quran surah 79 verse 30 says that the earth is egg shaped and not only egg shaped but Ostrich egg shaped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xt-2uFH26Q
But no where in surah 79 verse 30 there is any word egg shaped especially ostrich egg which he is referring to.
Quran Surat An-Nāzi`āt
Surah 79 Verse 30
And after that He spread the earth.
http://quran.com/79/30
This is an Islamic website
http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=79&tAyahNo=30&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2
According to Tafsir al-Jalalayn - Surah 79 Verse 30
and after that He spread out the earth: He made it flat, for it had been created before the heaven, but without having been spread out;
According to Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs - Surah 79 Verse 30
(And after that He spread the earth) even then He spread it on the water; it is also said: 2,000 years after that He spread it on the water,
According to Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Surah 79 Verse 30
And after that He spread the earth
http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1398&Itemid=135#1
Sahih International: And after that He spread the earth.
Pickthall: And after that He spread the earth,
Yusuf Ali: And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
Shakir: And the earth, He expanded it after that.
Muhammad Sarwar: After this, He spread out the earth,
Mohsin Khan: And after that He spread the earth;
Arberry: and the earth-after that He spread it out,
http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=79&verse=30
If you look at the translations of other prominent Muslim scholars no one says the earth is ostrich egg shaped. This proves that Dr. Zakir Naik is a lier.
No where the Quran says, the earth is round or spherical. Muslims scholars like Zakir Naik just add up new words to make Muslims happy even if they have to lie for it.
This video shows the earth is flat according to quran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYDCZuI320
Even if for one minute I believe Dr. Zakir Naik that the earth is egg shaped then this is how it should look like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xt-2uFH26Q
But no where in surah 79 verse 30 there is any word egg shaped especially ostrich egg which he is referring to.
Quran Surat An-Nāzi`āt
Surah 79 Verse 30
And after that He spread the earth.
http://quran.com/79/30
This is an Islamic website
http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=79&tAyahNo=30&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2
According to Tafsir al-Jalalayn - Surah 79 Verse 30
and after that He spread out the earth: He made it flat, for it had been created before the heaven, but without having been spread out;
According to Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs - Surah 79 Verse 30
(And after that He spread the earth) even then He spread it on the water; it is also said: 2,000 years after that He spread it on the water,
According to Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Surah 79 Verse 30
And after that He spread the earth
http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1398&Itemid=135#1
Sahih International: And after that He spread the earth.
Pickthall: And after that He spread the earth,
Yusuf Ali: And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);
Shakir: And the earth, He expanded it after that.
Muhammad Sarwar: After this, He spread out the earth,
Mohsin Khan: And after that He spread the earth;
Arberry: and the earth-after that He spread it out,
http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=79&verse=30
If you look at the translations of other prominent Muslim scholars no one says the earth is ostrich egg shaped. This proves that Dr. Zakir Naik is a lier.
No where the Quran says, the earth is round or spherical. Muslims scholars like Zakir Naik just add up new words to make Muslims happy even if they have to lie for it.
This video shows the earth is flat according to quran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRYDCZuI320
Even if for one minute I believe Dr. Zakir Naik that the earth is egg shaped then this is how it should look like.
The Quran can continue to be interpreted in the light of new knowledge till the last day [as long as it's meanings are within the meanings of the Quranic Arabic], thus there was no need to say 'egg shaped' back in the past; it is only now being interpreted as thus so people can see how the Quran accords to a more precise shape of the earth:
ReplyDeleteTHE EARTH'S GEOID SHAPE
After that He smoothed out the earth. (Qur'an, 79:30)
In the above verse, the word "daha" is used in the original Arabic. It, translated as "smoothed out," comes from the word "dahv," meaning "to spread." Although the word "dahv" also means to cover or to set out, the meaning of the verb is more than just a prosaic setting out, since it describes setting out in a circle.
The concept of roundness is also present in other words derived from "dahv." For example, the word "dahv" also refers to children dropping a ball into a hole in the ground, games involving throwing stones into holes and games played with walnuts. Words derived from that root are also used for an ostrich making a nest, cleaning stones from where it is about to lie down, the place where it lays its eggs and the egg itself.
Indeed, the Earth is round, in a manner reminiscent of an egg. The slightly flattened spherical shape of the Earth is known as geoid. From that point of view, the use of the word "daha" contains important information about the shape that Allah has given to the Earth. For hundreds of years, people imagined the Earth to be completely flat and only learned the truth thanks to technology. Yet, this fact was revealed in the Qur'an fourteen centuries ago.
P.S it's be more apt if you also compare the shape of earth with that of an Ostrich's egg? bulging in the middle and flat towards the ends? thank you.
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_17.html