What does the world look like from the perspective of the Qur'an?

What is it about?

As a research on the Quranic cosmology, this paper presents a detailed description of the world according to the Qur'anic statements and sums them up in a throughout image of the world, comparing to the Biblical and Babylonian images of the world. In addition, Shape of the sky, whether flat or hemispherical, is the subject of a detailed case study.

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Why is it important?

- Gives a visual picture of the Quranic cosmos for the first time. - Gives a comparison between the Quranic cosmos and other ancient ones. - Shows that while the Quranic cosmology has many items in common with other ancient cosmologies, it has some exclusive features which give it an independent identity.