Does the sun revolve or is it stationary?
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does the sun revolve, or is it stationary?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this is something you do not see. You do not see the sun coming from the east and setting in the west. Do you not see this? Was not Ibrahim (peace be upon him)[Al-Baqarah 2:258] when the tyrant said, "No, the sun does not come from the east, and the sun is not stationary"? It was not submitted to Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. He says:
The Shaykh:
And [it is said], "So the one who disbelieved was confounded, for he had no power to refute this argument. If he had had the power, he would have said, 'No, the sun is stationary; it does not move.' Yes.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does the sun revolve, or is it stationary?
The Shaykh:
By Allah, this is something you do not see. You do not see the sun coming from the east and setting in the west. Do you not see this? Was not Ibrahim (peace be upon him)
Abraham said, "Indeed, Allah brings up the sun from the east, so bring it up from the west."
قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِThe presenter:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. He says:
The Shaykh:
And [it is said], "So the one who disbelieved was confounded, for he had no power to refute this argument. If he had had the power, he would have said, 'No, the sun is stationary; it does not move.' Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [84] هل الشمس تدور أم ثابتة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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