Question
What do we as Muslims have to believe about the rotation and revolution of the earth and sun? Saudi scholars claim that the sun revolves around the earth, and they cite it as an Islamic belief.
Answer
The revolution/rotation of the sun, the earth and the theories pertaining to the planets, solar system, milky way, etc., etc. are completely unrelated to Imaan. Whether one believes that the sun revolves around the earth or vice versa, it has no Imaani significance. It is a theory which can change with more discoveries.
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- The Majlis Vol 23 No 03
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- 12
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