مترجم:هدایت ادیبی
In early times, people believed
that the earth was flat.
For centuries, men were afraid to venture out too far, for fear of falling off the edge!
Sir Francis Drake was the first person who proved that the earth is spherical when he
sailed around it in 1597.
Consider the following Quranic
verse regarding the alternation of day and night :
ﺃﻟﻢ ﺗﺮ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻳﻮﻟﺞ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ ﻭ ﻳﻮﻟﺞ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ ﻓﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ( 31/29) .
Merging ( ﻳﻮﻟﺞ) here means that the night slowly and gradually changes to day and
vice versa.
This phenomenon can only take place if the earth is spherical. If the earth was
flat, there would have been a sudden change from night to day and from day to night.
The following verse also alludes to the spherical shape of the earth :
ﺧﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻮﺍﺕ ﻭ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻖ ﻳﻜﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ ﻭ ﻳﻜﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻞ( 39/5) .
The arabic word used here is "kawwara" meaning "to overlap" or "to coil"- the
way a turban is wound around the head.
The overlapping or coiling of the day and night can only take place if the earth is
spherical.
The earth is not exactly round like a ball, but geo-spherical,
i.e. it is flattened at the poles.
The following verse contains a description of the earth's shape :
ﻭ ﺍﻷﺭﺽ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ ﺩﺣﺎﻫﺎ( 79/30) .
The arabic word for egg here is
"dahaahaa" which means an ostrich-egg.
The shape of an ostrich-egg resembles the geo-spherical shape of the earth.
Thus, the Quran correctly describes the shape of the earth, though the prevalent
notion when Quran was revealed was that the earth was flat .
ترجمه:
ﺷﮑﻞ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﮐﺮﻭﯼ ﺍﺳﺖ:
ﺩﺭ ﺯﻣﺎﻧﻬﺎﯼ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ ﻣﺮﺩﻡ ﺑﺮ ﺍﯾﻦ ﺑﺎﻭﺭ ﺑﻮﺩﻧﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺻﺎﻑ ﻭ ﻣﺴﻄﺢ ﺍﺳﺖ .
ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﻗﺮﻧﻬﺎ ﻣﺮﺩﻡ ﺟﺮﺃﺕ ﺍﯾﻦ ﺭﺍ ﻧﺪﺍﺷﺘﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺯﯾﺎﺩ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺑﺮﻭﻧﺪ ﺍﺯ ﺗﺮﺱ ﺍﯾﻨﮑﻪ ﻣﺒﺎﺩﺍ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺧﺮ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺑﺮﺳﻨﺪ ﻭ ﺍﺯ ﮔﻮﺷﻪ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﭘﺎﯾﯿﻦ ﺑﺎﯾﻔﺘﻨﺪ !
ﺳﺮ ﻓﺮﺍﻧﺴﯿﺲ ﺩﺭﯾﮏ ﺍﻭﻟﯿﻦ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺑﻮﺩ ﮐﻪ ﺍﺛﺒﺎﺕ ﮐﺮﺩ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﮐﺮﻭﯼ ﺍﺳﺖ ﻫﻨﮕﺎﻣﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺍﻭ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﺳﺎﻝ ۱۵۹۷ ﺑﺎ ﮐﺸﺘﯽ ﺩﺭ ﺳﻔﺮﯼ ﺩﺭﯾﺎﯾﯽ ﺩﺭﻧﻮﺭﺩﯾﺪ .
ﺁﯾﻪ ﻗﺮﺁﻧﯽ ﺯﯾﺮ ﺭﺍ ﮐﻪ ﺩﺭﺑﺮﺩﺍﺭﻧﺪﻩ ﻣﻔﻬﻮﻡ " ﺗﻨﺎﻭﺏ ﻭ ﯾﮏ ﺩﺭﻣﯿﺎﻧﯽ " ﺷﺐ ﻭ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺍﺳﺖ ﺩﺭ ﻧﻈﺮ ﺑﮕﯿﺮﯾﺪ :
)ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﺁﯾﻪ( ﺁﯾﺎ ﻧﻤﯿﺒﯿﻨﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺷﺐ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺍﺩﻏﺎﻡ ﻣﯿﮑﻨﺪ ﻭ ﻧﯿﺰ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺭﺍ ﺩﺭ ﺷﺐ ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﯿﻦ ﻣﻨﻮﺍﻝ؟ ( ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥ/ ۲۹) .
" ﯾﻮﻟﺞ "(ﮐﻪ ﺩﺭ ﺁﯾﻪ ﺫﮐﺮ ﺷﺪﻩ) ﺍﯾﻨﺠﺎ ﺑﺪﯾﻦ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﺍﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﺷﺐ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺭﺍﻣﯽ ﻭ ﺗﺪﺭﯾﺠﺎ ﺑﻪ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺗﺒﺪﯾﻞ ﻣﯿﺸﻮﺩ ﻭ ﺑﺎﻟﻌﮑﺲ .
ﺍﯾﻦ ﭘﺪﯾﺪﻩ ﺗﻨﻬﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺻﻮﺭﺗﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﮐﺮﻭﯼ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ ﺭﺥ ﻣﯿﺪﻫﺪ . ﺍﮔﺮ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﻣﺴﻄﺢ ﻣﯿﺒﻮﺩ ﺑﺎﯾﺪ ﯾﮏ ﺗﻐﯿﯿﺮ ﻧﺎﮔﻬﺎﻧﯽ ﺍﺯ ﺷﺐ ﺑﻪ ﺭﻭﺯ ﻭ ﺍﺯ
ﺭﻭﺯ ﺑﻪ ﺷﺐ ﺍﺗﻔﺎﻕ ﻣﯽ ﺍﻓﺘﺎﺩ .( ﺩﺭ ﺻﻮﺭﺗﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺍﯾﻨﮕﻮﻧﻪ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ)
ﺁﯾﻪ ﺯﯾﺮ ﻧﯿﺰ ﮔﺮﯾﺰﯼ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻔﻬﻮﻡ ﮐﺮﻭﯼ ﺑﻮﺩﻥ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﻣﯽ ﺯﻧﺪ :
)ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﺁﯾﻪ( ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺁﺳﻤﺎﻧﻬﺎ ﻭ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺭﺍ ﺁﻓﺮﯾﺪ ﺍﻭ ﺫﺍﺗﯽ ﺍﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﺷﺐ ﺭﺍ (ﻫﻤﺎﻧﻨﺪ ﯾﮏ ﺳﯿﻢ ﯾﺎ ﻃﻨﺎﺏ) ﺑﻪ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺭﻭﺯ ﻣﯽ ﭘﯿﭽﺎﻧﺪ ﻭ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺭﺍ
ﻧﯿﺰ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺷﺐ ﻣﯽ ﭘﯿﭽﺎﻧﺪ .(ﺯﻣﺮ/ ۵)
ﻭﺍﮊﻩ ﯼ ﻋﺮﺑﯽ ﮐﻪ ﺍﯾﻨﺠﺎ ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﻩ ﺷﺪﻩ " ﮐﻮﺭ " ﻫﺴﺖ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﭘﯿﭽﺎﻧﺪﻥ ﯾﺎ ﭼﺴﭙﺎﻧﺪﻥ ﭼﯿﺰﯼ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻭﺭ ﭼﯿﺰﯼ ﺩﯾﮕﺮ ﺍﺳﺖ -ﺑﻪ ﻫﻤﺎﻥ
ﺭﻭﺷﯽ ﮐﻪ ﻋﻤﺎﻣﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻭﺭ ﺳﺮ ﭘﯿﭽﺎﻧﺪﻩ ﻣﯿﺸﻮﺩ.
ﺍﯾﻦ ﭘﯿﭽﺎﻧﺪﻥ ﯾﺎ ﭼﺴﭙﺎﻧﺪﻥ ﺷﺐ ﻭ ﺭﻭﺯ ﺑﻪ ﺩﻭﺭ ﻫﻤﺪﯾﮕﺮ ﺗﻨﻬﺎ ﺩﺭ ﺻﻮﺭﺗﯽ ﺭﺥ ﻣﯿﺪﻫﺪ ﮐﻪ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﮐﺮﻭﯼ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ .
ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﻫﻤﺎﻧﻨﺪ ﯾﮏ ﺗﻮﭖ ﺩﻗﯿﻘﺎ ﮔﺮﺩ ﻧﯿﺴﺖ ﺍﻣﺎ ﺳﻄﺤﯽ ﮐﺮﻭﯼ (ﻣﺘﻤﺎﯾﻞ ﺑﻪ ﺑﯿﻀﯽ) ﺩﺍﺭﺩ ﯾﻌﻨﯽ ﮔﻮﺷﻪ ﻫﺎﯾﺶ ﮐﺸﯿﺪﻩ ﺷﺪﻩ ﻫﺴﺘﻨﺪ .
ﺁﯾﻪ ﺯﯾﺮ ﺷﺎﻣﻞ ﺗﻮﺻﯿﻔﯽ ﺍﺯ ﺷﮑﻞ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺍﺳﺖ :
)ﺗﺮﺟﻤﻪ ﺁﯾﻪ( ﻭ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﺯ ﺁﻥ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺭﺍ ﮐﺸﯿﺪ )ﺗﻮﺳﻌﻪ ﺩﺍﺩ) .( ﻧﺎﺯﻋﺎﺕ /۳۰)
ﻭﺍﮊﻩ ﯼ ﻋﺮﺑﯽ ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﺗﺨﻢ ﻣﺮﻍ ﺩﺭ ﺍﯾﻨﺠﺎ " ﺩﺣﺎﻫﺎ " ﺍﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﻣﻌﻨﯽ ﯾﮏ ﺗﺨﻢ ﺷﺘﺮ ﻣﺮﻍ ﺍﺳﺖ . ﺷﮑﻞ ﺗﺨﻢ ﺷﺘﺮ ﻣﺮﻍ ﺑﺎ ﺷﮑﻞ ﺑﯿﻀﯽ ﻣﺎﻧﻨﺪ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺷﺒﺎﻫﺖ ﺩﺍﺭﺩ .
ﺑﻨﺎﺑﺮﺍﯾﻦ ﻗﺮﺁﻥ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺭﺳﺘﯽ ﺷﮑﻞ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﺭﺍ ﺗﻮﺻﯿﻒ ﻣﯿﮑﻨﺪ ﺍﮔﺮﭼﻪ ﺑﺎﻭﺭ ﺭﺍﯾﺞ ﻫﻨﮕﺎﻡ ﻧﺰﻭﻝ ﻗﺮﺁﻥ ﺑﺮ ﺍﯾﻦ ﺑﻮﺩ ﮐﻪ ﺯﻣﯿﻦ ﻣﺴﻄﺢ ﺍﺳﺖ .
منبع: کتاب:
The Quran and modern science.
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