Signs of the Quran - Astronomy

Khunnas, kawakib, tariq (not taraiq), shams, qamar and najm, are the Quranic words for heavenly or celestial bodies. The Khunnas are like planets, but other than these they appear and disappear in alternating phases, the kawakib are the orbiting planets, najm is a star, tariq a very bright night-or morning-star, in fact a planet, like Venus. Shams is the sun and qamar the moon. These bodies are clearly distinguished by their character and roles in the Quran. .

Scientists of the NASA have lately calculated that the outer planets of our solar system, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, which consist mainly of gas, have an unusual irregularity in their orbit around the sun. This can only be explained by two further planets which must be part of our solar system (Persaud 1997, New Scientist 1999).

This explains the Surah 12 Ayah 4, in which 11 planets are mentioned and the sun and the moon have been separately mentioned. The whole 1st heaven (see Universe & Space, Structure) is submitted to Joseph. Sun, Moon, plus Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, a total of nine and two further unknown planets.

The picture shows OUR SOLAR-SYSTEM WHICH HAS THE SUN, PLANETS, METEORS, MOONS AND COMETS