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  • Creation Sequence And Cosmology Quran 2:29, 79:27to 30, 65:12, 67:3, 20:53, 79:3

    Posted by Ahmed Murtaza on June 22, 2026 at 8:43 am

    How do scholars reconcile Quran 2:29 with 79:27-30, where critics argue that one passage appears to describe the Earth being created before the heavens while the other appears to describe the heavens being fashioned before the Earth? Additionally, what is meant by the “seven heavens” in 67:3 and the “seven Earths” in 65:12, and how do these concepts fit with our modern understanding of the universe? Furthermore, verses such as 20:53, 79:30, and 88:20 describe the Earth as being spread out, like a bed or carpet. Why should these descriptions not be understood as supporting a flat-Earth view, especially given that similar imagery was commonly used in ancient cosmologies?

    Rohan Pitra replied 3 weeks, 3 days ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Creation Sequence And Cosmology Quran 2:29, 79:27to 30, 65:12, 67:3, 20:53, 79:3

    Rohan Pitra updated 3 weeks, 3 days ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
  • Dr. Irfan Shahzad

    Scholar June 23, 2026 at 12:31 am

    The verse mentions the sky or heaven as it was already there, and after he set the earth, he arranged the skies as seven heavens.

    It does not say the sky was created after the earth. See 41: 9-12. The order remains the same.

    Seven heavens and seven eath means seveve universes. Ours is one of them.

    The earth being spread out means that the earth was made easy to walk on.

    The Quran never means to tell scientific information. It uses the common observations of human beings to tell them to appreciate them, to be grateful to God, and accept Him as the sole creator and worthy to be worshipped.

  • Rohan Pitra

    Member June 26, 2026 at 4:29 am

    Scholars explain that Earth’s materials came first, but it was fully shaped after the heavens. The seven heavens and Earths represent multiple atmospheric layers and geological zones, Uhmegle, or vast cosmic structures. This matches modern science, describing a layered, expansive universe. Meanwhile, describing Earth as a carpet uses poetic language, focusing on the human perspective. It highlights a vast, livable surface, not its actual geometric shape. This emphasis on habitability easily coexists with a spherical Earth, , rejecting a literal flat Earth view.

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