Miracles of The Quran About the Sun

One of the things that prove that Quran is the words of Allah, is
that it informs us of scientific facts that no one could have
possibly known about when Quran was sent 1400 years ago. The
information provided in Quran about the Sun is just one of these
amazing miracles.
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HE HELIO-CENTRIC SYSTEM
He created the heavens and the Earth with truth. He wraps the night
around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the
Sun and Moon subservient, each one running for a specified term. Is
He not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? ( Surat
az-Zumar, 5)
In the above verse the movement of the Earth is described by the word
"yukawwiru," which comes from root verb "takwir," meaning "to
cover up a spherical body," in the way that the rotation of the
Earth gives rise to night and day, like the winding of a turban. In
addition to the spherical shape of the Earth the word is also the
most accurate expression of its movement around the Sun. Because
of the Earth's spherical shape and its movement around the Sun, the
Sun always illuminates one side of the Earth while the other is in
darkness. The side in shadow is shrouded by the darkness of night,
to be replaced by the brightness of day when the Sun rises. The
positions of the Sun and Earth are revealed as follows in Surah Ya
Sin:
And the Sun runs to its resting place. That is the decree of the
Almighty, the All-Knowing. And We have decreed set phases for the
Moon, until it ends up looking like an old palm spathe. It is not
for the Sun to overtake the Moon nor for the night to outstrip the
day; each one is swimming in a sphere. (Surah Ya Sin, 38-40)
The movements of the Sun and Moon in verse 40 of Surah Ya Sin are
described by the Arabic word "yasba h oon a ," meaning "flowing,
passing or swimming." This word refers to an action performed by
someone on their own. Someone acting according to this verb
continues to perform it alone, with no intervention from anyone
else. The above verses may therefore be referring to the Sun's
independent movement in the universe, independent of any other
celestial body. (Allah knows the truth.) It is impossible for us to
see or follow the movement of the Sun with our own eyes. It is only
possible to determine that movement using special technological
equipment. As stated in verse 39 of Surah Ya Sin, in addition to
rotating around its own axis once every 26 days, the Sun also moves
through its own course.
The verse also reports that the Sun is not allowed to "overtake the
Moon," and the Qur'an thus states that the Sun and Moon do not
revolve around the same body, as astronomers put it. At the same
time, the verse makes it clear that there is no connection between
the motion responsible for night and day and the movement of the
Sun and Moon. (Allah knows the truth.)
Until the 16th century it was thought that the Earth was the center
of the universe. This view is known as the "geo-centric model,"
from the Greek words geo (Earth) and centron (center). This belief was
questioned by the famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543 in
his book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (Of the Revolutions of
Heavenly Spheres), in which he suggested that the Earth and the
other planets revolve around the Sun. But as a result of
observations using a telescope performed by Galileo Galilei in 1610,
it was scientifically established that the Earth revolves around
the Sun. Since it had hitherto been thought that the Sun revolved
around the Earth, most scholars of the time rejected Copernicus'
theory. The famous astronomer Johannes Kepler's views setting out
the movements of the planets confirmed the helio-centric model in
the 16th and 17th centuries. In this model, whose name comes from
the words Helios (Sun) and centron (center), the Sun is the center of
the universe, rather than the Earth. Other heavenly bodies also
revolve around the Sun. Yet this was all revealed 1400 years ago in
the Qur'an.
By saying that the Earth was the center of the universe, the ancient
Greek astronomer Ptolemy was responsible for the geo-centric idea
of the universe that prevailed for hundreds of years. For that
reason, at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, nobody knew
that the Earth-centered model that accounted for the formation of
day and night in terms of the movement of the Sun was incorrect. On
the contrary, all the stars and planets were regarded as revolving
around the Earth. Despite these prevalent errors of the time, the
Qur'an contains many expressions that agree with the scientific
facts regarding day and night:
By the Sun and its morning brightness, and the moon when it follows
it, and the day when it displays it, and the night when it conceals
it (Surat ash-Shams, 1-4)
As set out in the above verse, day, the brightness of the Sun, is
the result of the movement of the Earth. It is not the movement of
the Sun that is responsible for night and day. In other words, the
Sun is immobile in terms of night and day. The information in the
Qur'an refutes the thesis that the Earth is fixed while the Sun
revolves around it. The Qur'an is clearly descended from the
presence of our Lord, He Who is unfettered by space and time. As
science and technology advance more and more examples of the
compatibility between the Qur'an and science are coming to light.
This is set out in another verse from the Qur'an:
There is instruction in their stories for people of intelligence.
This is not a narration which has been invented but confirmation of
all that came before, a clarification of everything, and a
guidance and a mercy for people who believe. (Surah Yusuf, 111)
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THE SUN WILL EVENTUALLY EXPIRE
And the Sun runs to its resting place . That is the decree of the
Almighty, the All-Knowing. (Surah Ya Sin, 38)
The Sun has been emitting heat for around 5 billion years as a result
of the constant chemical reactions taking place on its surface. At
a moment determined by Allah in the future, these reactions will
eventually come to an end, and the Sun will lose all its energy and
finally go out. In that context, the above verse may be a reference
to the Sun's energy one day coming to an end. (Allah knows the
truth.)
The Arabic word " limustaqarrin " in the verse refers to a
particular place or time. The word " tajree " translated as "runs,"
bears such meanings as "to move, to act swiftly, to move about, to
flow." It appears from the meanings of the words that the Sun will
continue in its course in time and space, but that this motion will
continue until a specific, predetermined time. The verse "When the
sun is compacted in blackness," (Surat at-Takwir, 1) which appears
in descriptions of Doomsday, tells us that such a time will be
coming. The specific timing is known only to Allah.
The Arabic word " taqdeeru ," translated as "decree" in the verse,
includes such meanings as "to appoint, to determine the destiny of
something, to measure." By this expression in verse 38 of Surah Ya
Sin, we are told that the life span of the Sun is limited to a
specific period, one ordained by Allah. Other verses of the Qur'an
on the subject read:
Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any support – you can
see that – and then established Himself firmly on the Throne. He
made the Sun and Moon subservient, each running for a specified
term . He directs the whole affair. He makes the Signs clear so that
hopefully you will be certain about the meeting with your Lord.
(Surat ar- Ra'd, 2 )
He makes night merge into day and day merge into night, and He has
made the Sun and Moon subservient, each one running until a
specified time . That is Allah, your Lord. The Kingdom is His. Those
you call on besides Him have no power over even the smallest speck.
(Surah Fatir, 13)
He created the heavens and the earth with truth. He wraps the night
around the day and wraps the day around the night, and has made the
Sun and Moon subservient, each one running for a specified term .
Is He not indeed the Almighty, the Endlessly Forgiving? (Surah
az-Zumar, 5)
The use of the word " musamman " in the above verses shows that the
life span of the Sun will run for a "specified term." Scientific
analysis regarding the end of the Sun describes it as consuming 4
million tons of matter a second, and says that the Sun will die when
that fuel has all been consumed . 1 The heat and light emitted from
the Sun is the energy released when matter is consumed as hydrogen
nuclei turn into helium in the nuclear fusion process. The Sun's
energy, and therefore its life, will thus come to an end once this
fuel has been used up. (Allah knows the truth.) A report titled "The
Death of the Sun" by the BBC News Science Department says:
... The Sun will gradually die. As a star's core crashes inwards, it
eventually becomes hot enough to ignite another of its constituent
atoms, helium. Helium atoms fuse together to form carbon. When the
helium supply runs out, the centre collapses again and the
atmosphere inflates. The Sun isn't massive enough to fully re-ignite
its core for a third time. So it goes on expanding, shedding its
atmosphere in a series of bursts... The dying core eventually forms a
white dwarf - a spherical diamond the size of the Earth, made of
carbon and oxygen. From this point on the Sun will gradually fade
away, becoming dimmer and dimmer until its light is finally snuffed
out. 2
A documentary, also called "The Death of the Sun," broadcast by
National Geographic TV , provides the following description:
It (the Sun) generates heat and sustains life on our planet. But
like humans, the Sun has a limited lifespan. As our star ages, it
will become hotter and expand, evaporating all of our oceans and
killing all life on planet Earth... The Sun will get hotter as it
ages and burns fuel faster. Temperatures will increase, eventually
wiping out animal life, evaporating our oceans and killing all plant
life... the Sun will swell and become a red giant star, swallowing
up the nearest planets. Its gravitational pull will lessen and
perhaps allow Earth to escape. By the end, it will shrink into a
white dwarf star, emitting a week glow for hundreds of billions of
years. 3
Scientists have only recently unravelled the structure of the Sun
and discovered what goes on inside it. Before that, nobody knew how
the Sun obtained its energy or how it emitted heat and light. The
way that such a giant mass of energy would one day consume all its
energy and expire was revealed 1400 years ago in the Qur'an shows
the presence of a sublime knowledge. That knowledge belongs to our
Lord, Whose knowledge enfolds all things. Another verse of the
Qur'an reveals:
... My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge so will you not
pay heed? (Surat Al-An'am, 80)

Repentance is a blessing that gives relief to the heart

One of the most important characteristics that distinguishes
unbelievers from believers is that believers repent often as an act
of worship. As unbelievers consider themselves faultless and
sinless, they do not feel the need to repent. Believers, on the
other hand, do not want to commit any sins against Allah. However,
by their nature, people can sin temporarily by following their inner
selves. They can be lax in carrying out Allah's commands. But in
the end they regret and turn to Allah and ask for our Lord's
forgiveness.
Allah created people as very weak beings. People indulge in
negligence due to ignorance or unawareness; they can be mistaken
forgetting even the subjects they know best, they can think in a
wrong or mistaken way, take the wrong decisions, or act in an
unsound manner knowingly or unknowingly. This is because people
have a vicious enemy like satan who is trying to drag them into
rebellion and divert them from the true path by giving them
suggestions. The inner self also commands evil all the time. People
can earn the good pleasure of Allah to the extent that they can
protect themselves from these two negative Powers. His Highness
Master Bediuzzaman says, "In these times of distortion and misery
where this world has many captivating attributes, our basic action
point must be to dismiss evil and abandon sins". However no matter
what happens, Allah always guides people to make up for their
mistakes; this guidance is repentance.
It Is a Great Blessing That Our Lord is All-Merciful,
All-Compassionate and Kind and Protective to His Servants
Allah always gives people the opportunity to ask for forgiveness
and repent for their mistakes and sins. A person who sincerely
abandons his mistakes and repents to Allah can hope that Allah will
forgive him. Allah reveals in many verses of the Qur'an that He is
"Forgiving", "Merciful", the "Protector" and "Compassionate".
Allah's names of "At-Tawwab" meaning "The One Who Accepts
Repentance" and "Al-Gaffar" meaning "All-Forgiving" and "Ar-Rahman"
meaning "All-Merciful" manifest on all those who regret and repent.
In one verse Allah heralds His servants by saying, " Tell My
servants that I am the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." (Surat
al-Hijr, 49).
It is impossible to claim that a person has not made any mistakes
and been faultless and perfect throughout his entire life, because
people are created as beings capable of making mistakes. Our
Almighty Lord is the One Who is All-Forgiving and All-Merciful.
Therefore, believers have to take notice of their mistakes, which
they made knowingly or unknowingly by falling into negligence or
listening to their inner selves. They have to regret their mistakes
and direct themselves to the right path and turn to our Lord as soon
as possible and strive not to make that mistake again. Of course a
person has to be careful not to make mistakes and commit sins and
protect the boundaries of our Lord; but when he makes a mistake in
spite of this, it is a great characteristic of a believer to ask
forgiveness from Allah. Our Lord's names "The One Who Accepts
Repentance" (At-Tawwab), "All-Forgiving" (Al-Gaffar),
"All-Merciful" (Ar-Rahman) manifest on believers who regret their
mistakes, repent and turn to Allah.
Repenting Very Often Is an Important Believer Characteristic
Repenting frequently is a sign of the believer's humility and
awareness of his weakness in the face of Allah. It is a behavior
that pleases Allah. In return for this act of worship, Allah gives
relief to, lifts the burdens on and opens the minds of those who
repent often.
With Repentance Allah Wants People to Learn Lessons and Notice Their Mistakes
One of the wisdoms of repentance is that the believer experiences
real regret and turns to Allah without wasting any time and strives
not to repeat that mistake. Therefore, he repents in a true and
sincere manner. He repents and keeps his word that he will remain
on the right path until the end of his life. In the Qur'an, the
point of view of someone who sincerely repents is described in the
verse, " Allah only accepts the repentance of those who do evil in
ignorance and then quickly make repentance after doing it. Allah
turns towards such people. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise..." (Surat
an-Nisa', 17) In another verse, Allah reveals how a believer should
behave, " Those who, when they act indecently or wrong themselves,
remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their bad actions (and who
can forgive bad actions except Allah?) and do not knowingly persist
in what they were doing." (Surah Al ' Imran Suresi, 135) .
Submitting to Allah right after making mistakes and not delaying
repentance is an important point. This is because as Master
Bediuzzaman describes, "(If mistakes) are not erased with repentance,
they turn into a poisonous snake that bites the heart. Once the
heart is stained it becomes open to further stains. So man falls into
a (corrupt) circle. Every sin brings a new one; not only this but
also it destroys the feelings of repentance and regret (jealousy).
In the end the secret behind the verse "Their hearts have rusted"
(Surat al-Mutaffifin, 14) becomes visible."
Of course, even if a person who experiences true regret carefully
strives not to repeat that mistake or sin, he can still fall into the
same mistake. This situation should not lead to this person losing
his self-confidence. For every person there is an opportunity to
repent and sincerely submit to Allah until death.
However a person should not be mistaken for the time he has been
given. He should not behave in a ways to abuse Allah's mercy,
forgivingness, grace. He should use the time Allah grants him and
find guidance by repentance and asking for forgiveness while there
is still time. This is because faith and repentance at the moment
of death may not be accepted in the sight of Allah. Therefore he
needs to behave like he will die any moment and strive to edify.
It should not be forgotten that a person can make small or big
mistakes throughout his life, but as long as he repents and submits
to Allah Who forgives and accepts repentance and turns evil into
good with a sincere heart, he can hope that his mistakes will be
forgiven. Allah always answers for repentance. Allah forgives his
mistakes and turns them into good and rewards his good deeds with
the best.

There is no command in the Qur'an that says '...laughter is from satan, a smile is from Allah’. Allah says, “Do not say about what your lying tongues describe: 'This is halal and this is haram.''

A reader wrote : "Mr.M NajimudeeN Bsc, our Prophet (saas) has a
hadith; 'Laughter is from satan. A smile is from Allah.' In your
program, masha'Allah, there is always laughter…"
Look let me tell you something. The Companions were laughing out
loud. In the verse it is said that believers laugh at the situation
of the polytheists out loud. Allah humiliates them; He shames them
in the hereafter. They grovel. They try to escape from hell. They
try to escape from where they came from; they jump and fall down.
They think that they could get out of there. They think that they
found some way to escape and they scheme about it. Muslims see them
and laugh out loud sitting on their thrones. Allah says, "So today
those who have faith are laughing at non-believers." They laugh at
polytheists out loud. They do not smile. They laugh out loud.
However TODAY BELIEVERS LAUGH AT THOSE WHO ARE NON-BELIEVERS.
SO TODAY WHO HAVE FAITH ARE LAUGHING AT NON-BELIEVERS, ON COUCHES,
GAZING IN WONDER. (Surat at-Mutaffifin, 34-35)
Laughter brings relief and opens the mind. There are people who cry
all the time. They cry from morning to night. What do they say?
They say, "Cry all the time. Don't laugh." When a person feels like
laughing, he laughs. Why "...smile a little"? Does it have a
standard? This is wrong. A Muslim can laugh, as he likes. He is
joyful and cheerful.
If we were to act according to those false hadiths of yours, let me
tell you, it would be impossible. It is also said, "Kill those who do
not pray." Women are accepted as only half a person according to
one hadith. It is said that they are half a person and they could
never become rulers. It is said, "Do the opposite of what they
say." According to the false explanations of what you call hadiths,
these are so; but all of these are fabricated and none are
paralleled in the Qur'an.
A hadith is a hadith only if it is in agreement with the Qur'an.
Laughter; you laugh as you like. However with the bigots, that's not
the case. According to you, we cannot sit at a table. We have to
sit on the floor. We cannot also wear a jacket. It is also wrong to
have a hair cut like this. There is no end to it. According to the
false hadiths you mentioned, when a woman, a donkey or a pig is
passing by, you cannot pray. He will not pray and then you will
kill him. He will not give alms and then you will kill him. He will
not fast and then you will kill him. What kind of religion is this?
None of these things are in the Qur'an. Allah says in the verse,
"THERE IS NO COMPULSION IN RELIGION ..." (Surat al-Baqara, 256) What
do you say? You say, "It is forbidden to laugh." Laughter is
forbidden. Music is also forbidden. You will not listen to music.
You will not sit at a table. You will not use forks and spoons. You
also cannot use a toothbrush.
Those who did evil used to laugh at those who had faith.
When they passed by them, they would wink at one another.
When they returned to their families, they would make a joke of them.
When they saw them, they would say, 'Those people are misguided.'
But they were not sent as guardians over them.
(Surat Al-Mutaffifin Suresi, 29-33)
Look Allah says, "Non-believers were laughing at believers in this
world ." Sinners are laughing at believers. Allah says, " When they
passed by them, they would wink at one another. " Now they are
mocking the system of the Mahdi in their own way. Surely, Allah is
beyond that. They are also mocking the Prophet Jesus (pbuh). Allah
says, " When they returned to their families, they would make a
joke of them. " They were saying, " When they saw them, they would
say, 'Those people are misguided.' " Pay close attention here. Look
at what they say to believers: " Those people are misguided. " What
are they going to say to the Mahdi? "Misguided." What does Allah say
in the verse? He says, " They would say, 'Those people are
misguided.' " They will use the same words for the Mahdi. Even our
Prophet (saas) says in one hadith, "The scholar in Istanbul will say
to the Mahdi, 'This man is misguided. He is an apostate. Do not
approach him'" This is the hadith. Allah says in the verse, " But
they were not sent as guardians over them. " Look, this is very
meaningful. " But they were not sent as guardians over them ." They
are trying to be guardians over the believers. "So today those who
have faith are laughing at non-believers." They are not smiling;
they are laughing out loud. "On their couches, gazing in wonder"
Allah says. "Have the non-believers been rewarded for what they did?"
Allah says. Abide by the commandments in the Qur'an. Do not follow
the wrong things. Do not make wrong judgments in the name of Allah.
Look. I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed satan. Allah says,
" Who could do greater wrong than someone who invents lies against
Allah or denies His Signs? Evildoers are certainly not successful.
" There is a verse: "Who could do greater wrong than someone who
invents lies against Allah… " (Surah Yunus, 17) Almighty Allah says,
"Do not say about what your lying tongues describe" , this is very
meaningful. Allah says, "Do not say about what your lying tongues
describe: 'This is halal and this is haram.'" (Surat an-Nahl, 116).
What do you say? You are trying to explain to Muslims a commandment
that is not in the Qur'an as the commandment of Allah, and you
invite Muslims to follow your lead. Allah is surely beyond that, but
you are forging a new Qur'an, a new book, a new commandment, a new
way. Allah is truly beyond that. You consider the commandments of
Allah, the Holy Qur'an, as somehow insufficient. (Allah and the
Qur'an are surely beyond that). No way. Allah says that making
additions to the religion is illegal (haram). (Adnan Oktar,
February 2 nd , 2013: A9 TV)
Among them is a group who distort the Book with their tongues so
that you think it is from the Book when it is not from the Book.
They say, 'It is from Allah,' but it is not from Allah. They tell a
lie against Allah and they know it. (Surah Al 'İmran, 78)

Fathwa - The ruling on breaking the fast before the Athaan of Maghrib

Question
Some brothers in ourMasjidbreak their fast ten minutes before
theAthaanofMaghribinRamadhaanand in any other month. Is this an act
ofSunnah? Is it supported by an authenticHadeeth?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
Muhammad,, is His Slave and Messenger.
Breaking the fast is contingent on the sunset and not the announcing
of theAthaan. So, if the sun sets, it becomes permissible for the
Muslim to break his fast. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {And
eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you
from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the
sunset.}[Quran 2:187]
The Prophet,, said:"When the night falls fromhere and the day elapses
from there, and the sun sets, the Muslim can break his
fasting."[Al-Bukhaari and Muslim]
If theMu'aththinannounces theAthaantenminutes after the sunset, it
will be permissible for those people to break their fast when they do
after being sure of the sunset. This is even recommended because the
Prophet,, said:"People will always retain goodness as long as they
hasten to break the fast and delay the Suhoor."[Al-Bukhaari]
But if theMu'aththinannounces theAthaanat its usual due time, then the
breaking of the fasts of those people before theAthaanand the
sunsetwill invalidate their fast. If they are observing an obligatory
fast this will be a grave major sin. They must repent to Allaah The
Almighty sincerely and make up for the days they broke their fast on
before sunset.
TheSunnahseverely warns the Muslim who breaks his fast before sunset.
It was narrated on the authority ofAbu Umaamah Al-Baahilithat the
Prophet,, said:"Two men came to me, held my upper arm and we went to a
ruggedmountain. They asked meto climb it, but I told them I could not.
They told me that they would make it easy for me. When I climbed the
mountain and reached itsmiddle, I heard loud voices. I asked, 'What
are these voices?' They said, 'This is the howling of the people of
Hell.' Then Iwas taken [to another place], and I saw people hanging
from their hamstrings, with the corners of their mouths torn and
dripping with blood. I asked, 'Who are these?' They said, 'The people
who broke their fast before the proper time of breaking the
fast.'"[An-Nasaa'i:Al-Kubra][Al-Haakim said "Saheeh according to the
conditions stipulated by Muslim" and Ath-Thahabi agreed with
him]Allaah Knows best.