“وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ دَائِبَيْنِ” (ابراهيم:33). “And He committed the sun and the moon to your service, both continuously pursuing their courses” (Qur’an, 14:33). The moon exerts different effects on…

“وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ” (الطارق: 11). “And I swear by the Heaven which returns” (Qur’an, 86: 11). Literally, the Arabic word raj`e in the verse means to return. In the past,…

” وَجَعَلْنَا السَّمَاءَ سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ” (الأنبياء: 32). “And We made the sky (the atmosphere) a protected ceiling; yet they turn away from its wonders.” (Qur’an, 21:32)

“أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ” (لقمان:29). “Do not you see that God merges night into day and day into night?” (Qur’an, 31:29) “يُكَوِّرُ…

“أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ كِفَاتًا” (المرسلات:25). “Have We not made the earth KEFATAN” (Qur’an, 77:25). In the Arabic language “kefatan” means “fast”, “the helical gait of a flying bird”, or “to collect…

 “وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ” (الأنبياء:33). “It is He, Who created the night and the day, and the sun and the moon, each…

“هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا” (يونس:5). “It is He who made the sun a radiant lamp and the moon a light” (Qur’an, 10:5). “تَبَارَكَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ…

“إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ. وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ”(التكوير:1-2).  “When the sun is rolled up and dimmed. When the stars are dimmed and scattered” (Qur’an, 81:1-2). The first verses describes the sun as…

“لَا أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَاقِعِ النُّجُومِ. وَإِنَّهُ لَقَسَمٌ لَّوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عَظِيمٌ” (الواقعة:75-76). “No! I swear by the locations of the stars and this is indeed a mighty oath, if only you knew.”…

 “فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ. الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ” (التكوير:15-16). “Verily, I swear, by the stars that are khunnas (receding), those which are jawar (run their courses) and kunnas (sweep whatever is in their…