on the expanding Universe (Heavens)-Although I don't know how accurate either verse is.
51:47
We have built the heaven with might, and We it is Who make the vast extent (thereof).
Where do you get the idea that the Earth has 7 layers?
within internal structure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth#Surface
What does it say about the earth's rotation?
You will see the mountains and reckon them to be solid; but they go past like clouds-the handiwork of Allah Who gives to everything its solidity. He is aware of what you do. (Qur'an, 27:88)
The above verse emphasises that the Earth not only rotates but that it also has a direction of rotation. The direction of movement of the main cloud masses at 3,500-4,000 metres high is always from West to East. That is why it is generally the state of the weather in the West which is looked at in meteorological forecasts.
The main reason why cloud masses are pulled from West to East is the direction in which the Earth rotates. As we now know, our Earth spins from West to East. This scientific fact, only recently established by science, was revealed 1,400 years ago in the Qur’an, at a time when the Earth was believed to be flat, and to be resting on the back of an ox.
How is the concept of a spherical earth a miracle if it was already theorized at the time?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_Earth
"The concept of a spherical Earth dates back to around the 6th century BC in ancient Greek philosophy and Indian philosophy. In Greece, the concept was espoused by Pythagoras, apparently on aesthetic grounds,[1] as he also held all other celestial bodies to be spherical. In India, the concept of a spherical Earth was recognized in the Shatapatha Brahmana and Aitareya Brahmana.[2][3]"
but the bible said it's flat as i remember .
whatever , let us firstly see what quran said about the shape of earth
[079:030] He made the earth egg-shaped
[079:031] From it, He produced its own water and pasture.
[079:032] He established the mountains.
[079:033] All this to provide life support for you and your animals.
Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth
The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out. It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan". These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it. It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away. It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand. Also, the
ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born.
End of translation.
So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean:
1- To extend.
2- To roll.
3- To even out.
4- Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or
producing eggs
All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!
