Many verses of the Quran speak about the orbit of the Sun. For example:
None of the verses in the Quran state that the Sun orbits the Earth. All the Quranic verses simply detail two things:
1. That the Sun is moving.
2. That it has an orbit.
These two statements are what match with scientific facts.
References:
[1] Wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
Muhsin Khan
And the sun runs on its fixed course for a term (appointed). That is the Decree of the All-Mighty, the All-Knowing.
Yusuf Ali
And the sun runs his course for a period determined for him: that is the decree of (Him), the Exalted in Might, the All-Knowing.None of the verses in the Quran state that the Sun orbits the Earth. All the Quranic verses simply detail two things:
1. That the Sun is moving.
2. That it has an orbit.
These two statements are what match with scientific facts.
The Sun is currently traveling through the Local Interstellar Cloud (near to the G-cloud) in the Local Bubble zone, within the inner rim of the Orion Arm of the Milky Way. Of the 50 nearest stellar systems within 17 light-years from Earth (the closest being a red dwarf named Proxima Centauri at approximately 4.2 light-years away), the Sun ranks fourth in mass. The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way at a distance of approximately 24000–26000 light-years from the galactic center, completing one clockwise orbit, as viewed from the galactic north pole, in about 225–250 million years. [1]Although many people quote these Quranic verses, they contain no references to the Sun orbiting the Earth.
References:
[1] Wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun
