The notion of a settled place for the sun
is vividly described in chapter Yaa Seen of
the Qur'aan:
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"The
sun runs its course to a settled place.
That is the decree of the Almighty,
the All Knowing."
Surah (Chapter) Ya Sin
(Ya Sin) Qur-an 36:38 |
"Settled
place" is the translation of the word mustaqarr
which indicates an exact appointed place and
time. Modem astronomy confirms that the solar
system is indeed moving in space at a rate
of 12 miles per second towards a point situated
in the constellation of Hercules ( alpha lyrae
) whose exact location has been precisely
calculated. Astronomers have even give it
a name, the solar apex.
