by mekrob » Tue 19 Feb 2008, 00:58:53
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You can roll your eyes like the idiot that you are, but that doesn't change the fact that this guy's opinions are not based on the Qur'an or any Islamic work. The Qur'an is quite clear in that the Earth is not flat but spherical-ish and this has been verified by many very prominent scholars like ibn Taimiya, b. Hazm, b. Al-Jawzi, etc. One of the major reasons for the advancement of spherical trig was because of the need of Muslims to pray to Mecca and given that they knew we lived on a 3-d surface, they began works on the field.
But I imagine you'll bring out the exact same quote or another quote in "refutation" of what's been the historic norm for nearly all Muslims for more than a thousand years - that the Earth is round and that this is held up, if not put forth, by the Qur'an as well as many of the leading scholars on Islam and the Arabic language.
I want to put out the fires of Hell, and burn down the rewards of Paradise. They block the way to God. I do not want to worship from fear of punishment or for the promise of reward, but simply for the love of God. - Rabia