The earth is round, based on the evidence of the Qur’an, reality, and scientific views. Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ibn Hazm and others quoted this verse as evidence. “He created the heavens and earth for a true purpose He wraps the night around the day and the day around the night” The evidence that the earth is round includes the following:Īllah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): … and he quoted evidence to that effect.Įnd quote from al-Fasl fi’l-Milal wa’l-Ahwa’ wa’l-Nihal (2/78) Rather the evidence in the Qur’an and Sunnah stated that it is round. Our response – and Allah is the source of strength – is that none of the leading Muslim scholars who deserve to be called imams or leaders in knowledge (may Allah be pleased with them) denied that the earth is round, and there is no narration from them to deny that. They said: There is sound evidence that the earth is round, but the common folk say otherwise. I do not know of anyone who said that it is not round – with any certainty – apart from some ignorant people to whom no one pays any attention.Įnd quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (6/586)Ību Muhammad ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Evidence for the earth being round:Ību Muhammad said: We are going to discuss some of the arguments against the idea that the earth is round. They did not deny that it could be round, but they said that the opposite of that was possible. There is also mathematical evidence to that effect, and I do not know of anyone among the well-known Muslim scholars who denied that, apart from a few of those who engaged in arguments who, when they debated with the astrologers denied it for the sake of argument and said: It may be square or hexagonal and so on. They discussed that in detail with orally-transmitted evidence. The scholars narrated that with well-known chains of narration (isnaads) from the Sahaabah and Taabi‘een, and they quoted that from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger. Consensus on this point was also narrated by Imam Abu Muhammad ibn Hazm and Abu’l-Faraj ibn al-Jawzi. More than one of the scholars and Muslim leaders narrated that the Muslims are unanimously agreed on that, such as Abu’l-Husayn Ahmad ibn Ja‘far ibn al-Munaadi, one of the leading figures among the second level of the companions of Imam Ahmad, who wrote approximately four hundred books. The heavens are round, according to the Muslim scholars. He (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about two men who disputed about the nature of heaven and earth: were they both round bodies? One of them said that they were, but the other denied that and said there is no basis for that. He said: That is indicated by the fact that the sun, moon and stars do not rise and set over those who are in different parts of the earth at the same time rather that occurs in the east before it occurs in the west.Įnd quote from Majmoo‘ al-Fataawa (25/195) He said: Similarly they were unanimously agreed that the Earth, with all that is contains of land and sea is like a ball. Imam Abu’l-Husayn Ahmad ibn Ja‘far ibn al-Munaadi narrated from the prominent scholars who are well known for knowledge of reports and major works in religious sciences, from the second level of Ahmad’s companions, that there was no difference of opinion among the scholars that the sky is like a ball. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that from Abu’l-Husayn ibn al-Munaadi (may Allah have mercy on him), when he said: More than one of the scholars have narrated that there is consensus that the Earth is round. Is there consensus that the Earth is round? If there is, then what is the evidence from the Qur’an or Sunnah that the Earth is round or egg shaped? Answer
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