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More Arabic proofs from many Arabic words from my Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries and English-Arabic dictionaries added.
Also, images of the earth [2] [3] were added below proving that it looks like an egg.
More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?
The sections of this article are:
1- Prophet Muhammad's knowledge VS the Noble Quran's Claims.2- So why didn't the Arabs and the Prophet understand dahaha as "egg-shaped" 1,500 years ago?
(a)- Ample vocabularies from my dictionaries regarding "Dah" and its circular shape and activities.
3- Egg-shaped are the earth's orbit and physical shape! (Scientific proofs)
(a)- The earth's orbit around the sun is shaped like an egg (elliptical). (b)- The earth is shaped like an egg.
4- Conclusion.
1- Prophet Muhammad's knowledge VS the Noble Quran's Claims:
The Noble Quran is filled with scientific statements and notions. These are statements of Allah Almighty describing how He created things on earth and in the Universe. What's most amazing is that all of these scientific statements and notions had been proven to be in perfect agreement with science and our modern-day scientific discoveries. Allah Almighty made the Noble Quran be Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Everlasting Divine Miracle and proof for Prophethood. The Holy Book certainly stood the test of time 1,500 years ago with Its Claims, Prophecies and Miraculous language eloquence, and it does again and again in our day today with Its overwhelming agreement with science and discoveries that were not known to man 1,500 years ago.
With this said, let me now lay down the foundation to make the Truth of Islam be clearly known by Allah Almighty's Grace and Will. It is important to know the following:
(a)- Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, did not know everything. Allah Almighty clearly said so in the Noble Quran:
"And they ask you (O Muhammad SAW) concerning the Rooh (the Spirit); Say: "The Rooh (the Spirit): it is one of the things, the knowledge of which is only with my Lord. And of knowledge, you (mankind) have been given only a little." (The Noble Quran, 17:85)"
Since the Prophet of Islam only knew little, especially from the unseen, and since he never said that the earth is egg-shaped or spherical, then it is quite clear that he did not know that the earth was indeed egg-shaped.
(b)- Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran did say that the earth is egg-shaped (dahaha):
Noble Verse(s) 79:30
Khalifa: (why is he here?)
[079:030] He made the earth egg-shaped.
See below for ample proofs from Arabic.
2- So why didn't the Arabs and the Prophet understand dahaha as "egg-shaped" 1,500 years ago?
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said the following Hadith (saying):
Narrated Abu Huraira: "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I have been sent with Jawami al-Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious with awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me and were put in my hand." Muhammad said, Jawami'-al-Kalim means that Allah expresses in one or two statements or thereabouts the numerous matters that used to be written in the books revealed before (the coming of) the Prophet. (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Interpretation of Dreams, Volume 9, Book 87, Number 141)"
As we clearly see, the Prophet said that he was sent to reveal pithy words that encompass many meanings and topics, which are short in quantity and rich in meanings and interpretations. The Arabic word dahaha in Noble Verse 79:30 above did have multiple meanings and uses. One of them was when one refers to an egg (see the proofs in Arabic here). Another was when referring to making something extended, spread out, stretched and/or expanded. This is an example of how Allah Almighty uses scientific notions in the Noble Quran when He talked about how He created certain things. He gave words that had multiple meanings and interpretations to them to make the Noble Quran truly be for all times and all places, and to enable it to truly be the Everlasting and Never Ending Divine Miracle that will always prove the Prophethood of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
Imagine the direct claim about the earth being egg-shaped!
While even though Allah Almighty clearly said in Noble Verse 79:30 that the earth is egg-shaped, but let us further explore what would've happened if Allah Almighty Willed for Prophet Muhammad to have the knowledge about the earth and to spell it out more clearly in Arabic to his followers 1,500 years ago:
1- First of all, it is important to know that the Prophet of Islam was already viewed as a mad man by many. Even his companions had doubts about him especially when they had to endure all of the pain and sacrifice that they had to go through from losing their wealth, family and everything they had in life for the Message that he brought to them. It was a natural inclination for them to doubt him and to have serious second thoughts about him:"Say (to them O Muhammad SAW): "I exhort you on one (thing) only: that you stand up for Allahs sake in pairs and singly, and reflect (within yourselves the life history of the Prophet SAW): there is no madness in your companion (Muhammad SAW), he is only a warner to you in face of a severe torment." (The Noble Quran, 34:46)"
"And (O people) your companion (Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) is not a madman; (The Noble Quran, 81:22)"
2- Let's us suppose that the following claims were made by the Prophet:
i- The earth is egg-shaped.
ii- We are not standing on top of the earth (north pole), but rather we are standing on the SIDE OF THE EARTH, and right underneath our feet there are people who are living and standing on the opposite side of the planet! And we are too living under their feet on the opposite side of the world.
Just imagine how the bedouins would've taken this message who already had serious doubts about the Prophet and thought that he was a mad man. Imagine how CRAZY the Prophet of Islam would've really sounded to them! That is why Allah Almighty, by His Divine Wisdom and Mercy, chose to speak in the language of notions so that the right interpretation would slowly and surely be discovered by man as man keeps developing in knowledge and technology. Dahaha back then meant expanded, which is also scientifically true. (See proof) Look at how the continents of the earth are shaped like. They look like they've been one round and all-connected piece of land in the past and then slowly spread out and split into the continents that we have today due to an expansion of the earth from its sides. Please visit: http://www.expanding-earth.org/ for more details. You can also visit my article at: http://www.answering-christianity.com/earth_in_islam.htm for more Noble Verses on the expansion of the earth.
And today since we also know that the earth is egg-shaped and dahaha does also mean that in Arabic (See detailed proof), then the real hidden meanings of the Word had been more and more revealed to us, and only Allah Almighty Knows what more interpretations we'll have in the future.
See the following sub-section below for ample details and proofs in Arabic!
More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
A lot more pictures of eggs are provided below
(a)- Ample vocabularies from my dictionaries regarding "Dah" and its circular shape and activities:
In the following ample Arabic and English vocabularies below, it is clear that the Arabic word "Dah" refers to:
1- An egg or spherical shape.
2- A squatted, dumpy, pushed down or pressed spherical object.
3- A circular motion.
1- Proofs from Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar:
The Arabic word "dahaha":
Here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar, one of the top seven Geologists in the World, said about the Arabic word in question:
الدلالة اللغوية لدحو الأرض(الدحو) في اللغة العربية هو المد والبسط والإلقاء, يقال:( دحا) الشيء( يدحوه)( دحوا) أي بسطه ومده, أو ألقاه ودحرجه, ويقال:( دحا) المطر الحصي عن وجه الأرض أي دحرجه وجرفه, ويقال: مر الفرس( يدحو)( دحوا) إذا جر يده علي وجه الأرض فيدحو ترابها و(مدحي) النعامة هو موضع بيضها, و(أدحيها) موضعها الذي تفرخ فيه.
(http://www.nooran.org/E/7.htm)
My Translation:
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 (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above).
All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!
2- Proofs from my English-Arabic dictionary:
Squat: Dahdah.
( [1], page 379)
Roll:
(motion): dahraja, tadahraj.
roll over: tadahraj.
(rotate): dahraj.
Roller: madhala.
( [1], page 338)
Source:
1- Concise Oxford English-Arabic DictionaryUniversity Presswww.oup.comISBN: 0-19-864321-7
3- Proofs from my Arabic-English dictionary:
* Comments in brackets [ ] are mine.
Dahdah and Dahdaah: dumpy, Squat, stocky.
Dahraja: to roll.
Tadahraja: to roll, roll along; to roll down.
( [1], page 272)
Daha: to spread out, flatten, level, unroll. [See: Squat and dumpy in Dahdah above]
[ Also according to Wikipedia: "The Earth's shape is very close to an oblate spheroid—a rounded shape with a bulge around the equator—although the precise shape (the geoid) varies from this by up to 100 metres (327 ft)." (Source) ]
Maddah: roller, steamroller.
( [1], page 273)
4- The Libyans used Daha for Eggs:
From http://aqaed.com/mostabser/shenasname/00-a/0083.html
ذات يوم جاءني أحد الأصدقاء يحمل معه كتابا بعنوان :" la Bible le Coran et la science" لمؤلفه موريس بوكاي ، فقرأته في وقت قياسي ، لما لمست فيه من جدية في تناول الفكر الديني وعلاقته بالعلم ، فقد كان الرجل دقيقا في تحصيل المعاني الصحيحة للمصطلحات القرآنية ، وإيصالها كما هي إلى عقول قرائه.بينما أساء عدد من المترجمين المسلمين وغيرهم ترجمة تلك المصطلحات فلم تؤدي معناها المقصود ، بل كانت بعيدة كل البعد عن الحقيقة العلمية ، وهو ما حاول المؤلف أن يقرن به تلك المصطلحات، فصحح ترجمة "العلق" ودحو الأرض التي أساء ترجمتها غيره ، بما يتعارض والمدلول العلمي الذي أراده الله تعالى معنا اعجازيا في عصر يفتقد ابسط أبجديات العلوم التطبيقية والنظرية، ومن طريف القول أن موريس بوكاي لم يأنس لمعنى دحى الذي حاول البعض إقناعه به فسافر إلى البلاد العربية سعيا منه للوقوف على بعض آثار اللغة العربية التي كادت تندثر مع هجمة الأعداء عليها ، وتفريط أصحابها فيها. فوجد أن معنى دحى لا زال الليبيون يستعملونه في تسمية البيض ، فيطلقون على الواحدة دحية وهي مشتقة من دحى يدحو دحوا أي جعلها كالبيضة ، وبمعنى آخر فان الأرض ليست كروية الشكل بقدر ما هي بيضوية ، فلم يسبقه في هذا الخصوص مترجم غيره..
My translation:
One day, a friend came to me carrying a book titled "Coran et la Science la Bible le" for the author, Maurice Boukay. I read it with with setting a new time-record due to the seriousness that I saw in the theological thought and its relationship to science. The author was precise in gathering the correct meanings of the Quranic vocabularies and delivering them uncompromised to the brain of his reader, meanwhile a number of the Muslim and non-Muslim authors have adulterated the translations of these Words, and as a result the latter not only wasn't able to Their real intended meanings, but their translations were far from being anywhere close to the Scientific Truth of the Words. This is what the author tried to set straight; he corrected the meaning of "Alaq" and "Dahu Al-Ard" that other authors have mistranslated. Allah Almighty gave the scientific statements during an age that lacked the basics of the applicable and theoretical sciences. What's really applauding is that Maurice Baukay didn't settle for the meaning of Daha that was given to him - that which some have tried to convince him with it - so he set out and traveled to the Arabic countries seeking some of the archeologies of the Arabic language that was attacked by the enemies and he found that the meaning of "daha" is still used by the Libyans today in reference to the egg. They call one egg "dahia," which is derived from the root words Daha, Yadhu, Dahwa, which all mean that the object is made or has become like an egg. And in another meaning, the earth is not shaped like a ball, but rather like an egg, instead. And no translator have reached his results before him..
Source:
1- Arabic-English DictionaryThe Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written ArabicEdited by J M. CowanISBN: 0-87950-001-8
5- Further proofs from Arabic:
Also, further proofs about the word Dahaha meaning to do a circular activity. The following are very well-known Arabic words that are derived from "Dah":
1- Dahraja, means to roll down as in rolling down a rock from the top of the hill.
2- Tadahraja, means he physically rolled down, as in a person rolling his body down.
6- The Palestinian Dahraja dance!
Article #1:
" "Dahraja" a Palestinian Women Folk Dance.
By: Nadya el-Butmeh.
This article defines and describes “Dahraja", " Dahraja" is a dance performed by a group of women accompanied by group singing of some popular folksongs. Women, when performing this dance, stand in a closed circle and hold hands. They continuously alternate between moving in toward the center of the circle then back away from it.
The specific steps in this rhythmic movement, however, vary according to the specific song accompanying the dance." (Source)
3- Egg-shaped are the earth's orbit and physical shape!
Allah Almighty's Miraculous choice of choosing one Arabic word to talk about the earth's expansion from its sides and its physical egg-shape is truly amazing. But the hidden Miracles of the word don't stop here. Astronomers have also discovered that the earth's orbit around the sun is also shaped like an egg!
The S-shaped moon orbit!
This is not the only time Allah Almighty used a notion for astronomy. In another Noble Verse, He described the shape of the moon's entire orbit around the earth as a shape of an old and dried-out date tree's branch, also scientifically known and confirmed today as S-shaped. The shape of the old and dried-out branch of a date tree does resemble the letter "S". I provided images in the article that prove this.
Please visit: The moon's S-shaped orbit around earth is shaped like a branch of a date tree, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
(a)- The earth's orbit around the sun is shaped like an egg (elliptical):
elliptical
adjective
1.
rounded like an egg [syn: egg-shaped]
The elliptial orbits of the moon around the Earth and the Earth around the sun have a substantial effect on the Earth’s tides. Once a month, at perigee, when the moon is closest to the Earth, tide-generating forces are higher than usual, producing above average ranges in the tides. About two weeks later, at apogee, when the moon is farthest from the Earth, the lunar tide-raising force is smaller, and the tidal ranges are less than average. When the Earth is closest to the sun (perihelion), around January 2 of the calendar year, tidal ranges are enhanced. At aphelion, when the Earth is furthest from the sun, around July 2, tidal ranges are reduced (Sumich, J.L., 1996; Thurman, H.V., 1994).
(http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/media/supp_tide06b.html)
(b)- The earth is shaped like an egg:
(A statement from the United States of America's Department of Energy)
Earth: Round or Egg-shapedQuestion: Well, I was wondering about the Earth. Well, I would like to know if
the Earth is really not round, but elliptical as some say.
jason p brechin
Answer: The Earth is not quite spherical, due to what is know as "rotational
flattening." It's not egg-shaped, either, it's shaped more like a pumpkin. The
radius of the Earth at the equator is 6,378 km; at the poles it is 6,356 km.
Jupiter, which rotates once every 10 hours, is even much squashed than the
Earth. Jupiter's equatorial radius is
70,850 km; it's polar radius is 66,550 km.
richard a gerber
(http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/ast99/ast99162.htm)
A statement from CNN:
"MOOS: Though some of the charts in the science articles reminded us of the old Buttmaster ads. Forget the gluteus maximus, scientists say the Earth is shaped like a pumpkin, with the weight of the polar ice caps squishing the middle. But as the ice caps have melted, relieving some pressure, the Earth has been getting rounder, until now. Suddenly Earth's waistline is expanding."
(http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0208/08/ltm.07.html)
But many eggs do resemble pumpkins:
Pumpkins:
Chicken eggs:
Round Turtle eggs:
Pigeon eggs:
Ostrich eggs:
Snake eggs:
Falcon eggs:
Other eggs:
Also, Allah Almighty didn't say "chicken egg", even though some chicken eggs are also spherical. He Said egg-shaped, which didn't limit the shape of the earth to any specific animal-egg. And like I said:
All eggs vary in shapes, roundness and sizes!
Also, the quote above "Suddenly Earth's waistline is expanding" further proves that the earth's shape is not fixed. It is variant just like that of the eggs even when they're from the same animal! The following articles demonstrate how the earth's shape is changing:
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/689.html
http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/histlandsat.html
http://novan.com/earth.htm
Interestingly, Allah Almighty also Said the following:
1- "Do they not see that We gradually reduce the land from its sides? (The Noble Quran, 21:44)" Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/reduction_of_earth.htm.
2- "By the returning atmosphere. By the fractured earth. (The Noble Quran, 86:11-12)" Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/faults_on_earth.htm.
3- "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you. (The Noble Quran, 16:15)" and "Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs? (The Noble Quran, 78:6-7)" Geologists did indeed confirm that mountains do prevent the earth from shaking while it's rotating around its own axle! Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/mountains.htm.
Eliminating the childish word games:
The point here is not to play word and title games. If the earth is either shaped like an egg (eggs do vary in shapes) or a pumpkin (pumpkins do also vary in shapes), this still wouldn't change anything. In the images of the earth above, we clearly see the earth as egg-shaped. One can also suggest that it also looks like a pumpkin. The scientists are not GOD Almighty! Their choice of the word pumpkin doesn't nullify Allah Almighty's choice of "egg", because the main point of Allah Almighty's use of the word dahaha (which means egg and many other things), even though eggs do vary in shapes and sizes and this was known to man 1,500 years ago, is that:
1- Unlike pumpkin in Arabic, dahaha had multiple meanings that perfectly matched up with describing the earth.
2- Allah Almighty talked about the earth's expansion.
3- Allah Almighty talked about the earth's shape being spherical and also at the same time not being quite perfect in its diameters. Eggs are not perfect in their diameters nor are they all the same in shape as we clearly see above. Therefore, Allah Almighty's word-choice is not contradicting with science.
4- It seems that Allah Almighty also meant to cover the earth's orbit around the sun which also happens to be shaped like an egg!
So clearly and indisputably, Allah Almighty had a clear purpose and point for using this precise Noble Word and Notion to describe several things that define the earth, which were not known to man in the past. Indeed all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone! Allah Almighty Said:
"We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and INSIDE THEIR SELVES, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all things? (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"
4- Conclusion:
Again, the Noble Quran is filled with scientific statements and notions. These are statements of Allah Almighty describing how He created things on earth and in the Universe. What's most amazing is that all of these scientific statements and notions had been proven to be in perfect agreement with science and our modern-day scientific discoveries. Allah Almighty made the Noble Quran be Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Everlasting Divine Miracle and proof for Prophethood. The Holy Book certainly stood the test of time 1,500 years ago with Its Claims, Prophecies and Miraculous language eloquence, and it does again and again in our day today with Its overwhelming agreement with science and discoveries that were not known to man 1,500 years ago.
Allah Almighty clearly intended to mention several Miracles, through the single Word dahaha, to again and again prove to us that the more we learn and advance in knowledge and technology the more we'll discover the Noble Quran to be the True and Holy Word of GOD Almighty!
Indeed, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone for making the Noble Quran be the Perfect and Everlasting Miracle, for us humans, out of all of His Divine Miracles! And may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad. Ameen.
Science in Islam and the Noble Quran.
Ask me any question.
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The Miracle of the Rain, Thunder and Electrical "fertilization" caused by winds in the Noble Quran!
The Geological Miracle in Noble Verses 30:2-5 (the place where the Romans were defeated).
Rebuttal to Shamoun's and Katz' "Sinking to Dead Sea Levels" article.
The Motion of Earth in the Noble Quran.
The Noble Quran confirms that the earth is rotating around its axle.
Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped".
The reduction of earth's size in both the Noble Quran and Science!
The Earth is round according to Islam.
Faults on earth in the Noble Quran and Science!
The Black Sea and Dark Waters in the Noble Quran!
Did the Noble Quran really say that the sun sets and rises on the earth?
Does the Hadith really contain scientific errors regarding the sun's rising and setting?
Formation of Earth:
Iron, Space, and the Properties of Earth
The amazing creation of earth and iron in the Noble Quran. Iron came from space, and the Noble Quran mentioned it.
The 7 properties of earth in the Noble Quran and Science. Read the first section of the article.
Rebuttal to the "Heaven" and "Stars in the lower Heaven" in Noble Verses 37:6 and 65:12. Read the "Rebuttals" section in the article. This was an attempt to refute the fact that Allah Almighty Claimed that He Created 7 Ozone Layers as well as 7 different Heavens.
The dead turning into Fossils and Iron. The Noble Quran Claimed it, and Science today Confirmed it!
Outside Supporting articles:
http://www.universalunity.net/iron.htm This article shows the Mathematical Codes of Iron in the Noble Quran and Science, and shows how Science confirmed Allah Almighty's Divine Claim in Noble Verses 17:49-50 about the dead converting into rocks and iron. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
http://www.universalunity.net/iron2.htm More elaborations on Noble Verses 17:49-51. In case the web site is down, you can access the article on my site.
Living Creatures were sent down from space. Science confirms the Noble Quran's Claim.
The amazing creation of earth and mountains in the Noble Quran. Science confirms that mountains prevent the earth from shaking while it is revolving around itself, and that they are like pegs rooted in it. The Noble Quran made a similar claim.
Mountains prevent the earth from shaking - The Noble Quran claimed it and Science confirmed it!
Geology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation.
Oceanology in the Noble Quran - See the Scientific confirmation. The barriers between waters in both science and the Noble Quran.
The darkness of oceans and disappearance of light was mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science.
The S-shaped moon orbit!
This is not the only time Allah Almighty used a notion for astronomy. In another Noble Verse, He described the shape of the moon's entire orbit around the earth as a shape of an old and dried-out date tree's branch, also scientifically known and confirmed today as S-shaped. The shape of the old and dried-out branch of a date tree does resemble the letter "S". I provided images in the article that prove this.
Please visit: The moon's S-shaped orbit around earth is shaped like a branch of a date tree, mentioned in the Noble Quran and confirmed by Science!
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