How Earth rotates according to Islamic Astronomy?

HAMZA ABDULLAH
ideoloji
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8 min readJul 1, 2020

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Islam is one of the biggest and fastly growing religion in the World after Christianity which explain every bit and byte of human life. By 2050, Muslims will make up nearly equal shares of World’s population as of Christians. This shows how Islam as a belief or religion is shaping the people’s overall view of life.

Science plays an important role in shaping the quality of human life. Scientific innovations and developments are directly proportional to the betterment of human lives. Where scientific advancements unleash the knowledge of space and astronomy, also provided us with true geological knowledge (i.e. Circumference of Earth, Moon, Sun and other planets and their motion), and hence proved (Earth is not stationary).

Background

Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaulti de Galilei or Galileo was an Italian astronomer who opposed to the Aristotelian conception of Earth being a stationary center of the universe, which also led to his death. Galileo in 1609, through his telescopic research into the mysteries of universe found out that Earth is not stationary and revolves around the sun which was later confirmed by scientific developments.

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni or Al-Biruni was an Iranian Muslim scholar who measured the circumference of Earth with slight difference of 2% as of actual mean…

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HAMZA ABDULLAH
ideoloji

Driven by a futuristically optimistic vision, I am dedicated to transforming society through innovation, striving to become a Type 1 civilization.