Since ages science and scientists are fighting against religion, especially against Islam. They come up with ever changing new theories to “prove” that the religious books are wrong. If they can “scientifically prove” that the books are wrong, they can claim that all religions are wrong and God doesn’t exist. One of there theories – which they spread over the whole world, and made almost all mankind believe in it – is, that the world is a ball.
This is clearly a big lie, as Allah ta’ala says: And at the earth – how it is flat? Al-Ghashiya 20
Allah the most high says: [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. Al-Baqara 22
Allah the most high says: And the earth, He made it flat after that. Al-Naazi’aat 30
The word Dahaha in the dictionary: In Lisan Al Arab: The verb Dahaha comes from the noun Dahu. And the definition of Dahu is “Al-Bast” which means spreading, spreading flat (for example like a pizza).
Allah the most high says: By the earth and He who spread it. Al-Shams 6
Allah the most high says: The one who has made for you the earth as a bed [spread out] and inserted therein for you roadways and sent down from the sky, rain and produced thereby categories of various plants. Tahaa 53
Allah the most high says: [The one] who has made for you the earth a bed and made for you upon it roads that you might be guided. Al-Zukhruf 10
Allah the most high says: Have We not made the earth a spread place. An-Naba 6
Muhammad bin Al-Muthanna says: Ibn Abi Udayy said that Shu’ba said that Sulayman said that Abi Dhabyan said that Ibn ‘Abbaas radhiAllahu anhu said: “The first thing that Allah created was the pen. Then it wrote everything that was going to happen. And then he lifted up the water vapor, and He created the heavens from it. Then He created the whale and spread the earth on the back of the whale, and the earth moved and tilted. So He made it firm by the mountains, and the mountains are lofty on the earth, and he recited: (“Nun. By the pen, and what they write”). Tafsir Ibn Abi Hatim
Al-Qahtani says in his Nuniyya:
The astronomer and the soothsayer and their kind lie, they claim they possess the knowledge of Allah
For them both the earth is spherical and they have this statement in common
And the earth is flat for the people of intellect based on the true proof from the clear Quran. An-Nuniyya of Al-Qahtani Al-Andalusi p.32
Concerning the sun and the moon
The sun and the moon both are light sources.
Allah the most high says: Blessed is He who has placed in the sky constellations and placed therein a [burning] lamp and luminous moon. Al-Furqan 61
Allah the most high says: And we constructed above you seven strong [heavens]. And made [therein] a burning lamp. Al-Naba 12-13
Allah the most high says: Do you not see how Allah has created seven heavens in layers. And made the moon therein a light and made the sun a lamp? Nuh 15-16
Allah the most high says: He it is Who made the sun a shining brightness and the moon a light, and ordained for it phases that you might know the number of years and the time. Allah did not create it but with truth; He makes the signs manifest for a people who know. Yunus: 5
These ayaat refute the theory of the kuffar that the moon reflects the light of the sun. The Arabic word Nur means light and it does not mean reflection of light. The following aya is clear and no one can claim that Allah reflects light. Exalted is He.
Allah the most high says: Allah is the Nur (Light) of the heavens and the earth. An-Nur 35
The sun and the moon move and the earth does not move
Allah the most high says: Is not He Who has made the earth as a fixed abode, and has placed rivers in its midst, and has placed firm mountains therein, and has set a barrier between the two seas (of salt and sweet water)! Is there any ilah (god) with Allah? Nay, but most of them know not! An-Naml:61
Is not He Who has made the earth as a fixed abode, meaning, stable and stationary, so that it does not move or convulse, because if it were to do so, it would not be a good place for people to live on. But by His grace and mercy, He has made it smooth and calm, and it is not shaken or moved.
Allah the most high says: And He has cast into the earth firmly set mountains, lest it tilt with you, and [made] rivers and roads, that you may be guided, Al-Nahl 15
A ball can impossibly tilt. So this Aya alone refutes the whole theory of NASA.
Allah the most high says: And it is He who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon; all in an orbit are moving. Al-Anbiya 21:33
Allah the most high says: He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a specified term. He is the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver. Al-Zumar 5
Allah the most high says: By the sun and its brightness. And [by] the moon when it follows it. Al-Shams 1-2
Allah the most high says: And the sun runs [on course] toward its point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. And the moon – We have determined for it phases, until it returns [appearing] like the old date stalk. It is not allowable for the sun to reach the moon, nor does the night overtake the day, but each, in an orbit, is moving. YaSin 38-40
Narrated Abu Dhar: The Prophet, salliAllahu alayhi wa sallam, asked me at sunset, “Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, “It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: “And the sun Runs its fixed course for a term (decreed). That is the Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All- Knowing.” (36/38) Sahih Al-Bukhari 3199
The stars are not millions of miles away and no one can go outside of the terrestrial heaven
Allah the most high says:
And He completed them as seven heavens within two days and inspired in each heaven its command. And We adorned the nearest heaven with lamps and as protection. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing. Fussilat: 12
Allah the most high says:
And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made them what is thrown at the devils (like missiles) and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze. Al-Mulk 5
Allah the most high says:
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him. Al-Jinn 8-9
Allah the most high says:
O company of jinn and mankind, if you are able to pass beyond the regions of the heavens and the earth, then pass. You will not pass except by authority [from Allah]. Al-Rahman 33
(About the) Stars
Qatada said about Allah’s Statement: “And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps…” (67:5):
“The creation of these stars is for three purposes, and they are:
- as decoration of the nearest heaven,
- as missiles to hit the devils, and
- as signs to guide travelers.
So, if anybody tries to find a different interpretation, he is mistaken and just wastes his efforts and troubles himself with what is beyond his limited knowledge. Sahih Al-Bukhari
The mountain Qaf that surrounds the earth
Abdullah said: Ali bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim told us: Adam bin Abi Ayas told us that a shaykh of Bani Tamim said that Abu Rawq Atiyyah ibn al-Harith said that Ikrama said that Ibn Abbas, radhiAllahu anhu, said: ‘Allah has created a mountain that is called Qaf, it surrounds the world and its veins extend to the rock on which the earth is. When Allah wants to shake a village, he orders the mountain to move its vein that is close to that village and then he lets it move and shake, so he makes a village shake without making other villages shaking too. Al-Uqubat from Ibn Abi Al-Dunya
Ibn Abi Hatim mentioned that Ibn Abbas, radhiAllahu anhu, said: Allah the exalted created a sea behind this earth that surrounds her, and then He has created a mountain behind it called Qaf and the earthly sky rests upon it and then He has made an earth behind this mountain like this earth, seven times, and made a sea that surrounds it, and then He has made a mountain behind it called Qaf, and the second heaven is on it, until it counted seven seas and seven earths and seven heavens, and this is the meaning of the words of Allah: “with seven more seas added.” Luqman: 27
Ibn Al-Mundhir, Abu Al-Shaykh, Al-Hakim and Ibn Mardawayh have mentioned that Abdullah bin Burayda said about the words of Allah: “Qaf”: a mountain of emerald that surrounds the world and on which the heavens are founded.
Abd al-Razzaq mentioned that Mujahid said: Qaf: a mountain that surrounds the earth.
The sky is a dome
Who has made the earth a bed for you and the sky a dome, and has sent down water from the sky to bring forth fruits for your provision. Do not knowingly set up rivals to Allah. (Surat Al-Baqara: 22)
It is Allah who has created the earth as a place for you to live and the sky as a dome above you. He has shaped you in the best form and has provided you with pure sustenance. That is Allah, your Lord, then blessed be Allah, the Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). Surat Ghafir 64
The sky is a building: as a suspended ceiling or as a dome. Mu’jam Kalimat Al-Quran
Muhammad b. Jubair b. Mut’im says from his father on the authority of his grandfather:
A nomadic Arab came to the Messenger of Allah (salliAllahu alayhi wa sallam) and said: People suffering distress, the children are hungry, the crops are withered, and the animals are perished, so ask Allah to grant us rain, for we seek you as our intercessor with Allah, and Allah as intercessor with you. The Messenger of Allah (salliAllahu alayhi wa sallam) says: Woe to you: Do you know what you are saying? Then the Messenger of Allah (salliAllahu alayhi wa sallam) declared Allah’s glory and he continued declaring His glory till the effect of that was apparent in the faces of his Companions. He then said: Woe to you: Allah is not to be sought as intercessor with anyone. Allah’s state is greater than that. Woe to you! Do you know how great Allah is? His throne is above the heavens thus (indicating with his fingers like a dome over it). (Sunan Abi Dawud 4726 and Al-Sunnah of Ibn Abi Asim 1/252 and Al-Kabir ofAl-Tabarani2/128 and Al-Sharia o fAl-Ajurri 295 and Al-Sifat of Al-Daraqutni 31)
Iyas bin Muawiya says: “The sky is covering the earth like a dome.” Al-‘azama of Abi Al-Shaykh nr. 540
Concerning the Qibla
It is also impossible to pray towards the Qibla if the earth were a ball. Will the prayer also be accepted if you pray with your back towards the Qibla? Think about this.