If we happen to go out on a moonlit night, take a picture of the full moon, then come back and take a picture the next night, there will be a difference, regardless of whether we notice it.\u00a0\u00a0This difference will be in terms of both its position in the sky\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0the amount of light that it reflects.\u00a0\u00a0The night after, it will again be slightly more different: its position will have somewhat changed, and it will no longer be the full moon it was two nights ago.<\/p>\n Performing the same experiment a month later will also give us different results, and none of the pictures we take will perfectly match.\u00a0\u00a0Here, we remember God Almighty\u2019s words:\u00a0{It is He Who made the sun to be a shining glory and the moon to be a light (of beauty), and\u00a0measured out stages for her<\/strong>; that ye might know the number of years and the count (of time). Nowise did God create this but in truth and righteousness. (Thus) doth He explain His Signs in detail, for those who understand.}<\/span>\u00a0[Yunus, 10:5].<\/p>\n And now we ask: when does the first picture we took repeat itself?\u00a0\u00a0In other words, when does the moon appear again both as a full moon and in the\u00a0exact<\/em>\u00a0same position in the sky?<\/p>\n This question has been studied for thousands of years, and scientists have discovered that what is known as the Moon\u2019s Metonic Cycle (named after the Greek astronomer Meton of Athens) occurs every 19 years.\u00a0\u00a0That first image we took of the moon will reassume\u00a0precisely\u00a0<\/em>the same position as a full moon approximately 19 years later.<\/p>\n The Sidereal Period<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There are many different types of orbital periods.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0sidereal period<\/strong>\u00a0is considered an object\u2019s true orbital period, because it represents the time it takes a celestial object to make one full orbit around the sun, relative to the fixed stars.\u00a0\u00a0In astronomy, when an object\u2019s \u2018orbital period\u2019 is mentioned without further explanation, it is naturally assumed that the sidereal period is being referred to.<\/p>\n That being said, the sidereal (or orbital) period of the moon is 27.3 days, which means that, approximately, the moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27 days.\u00a0\u00a0Similarly, the word \u201cmoon\u201d is mentioned precisely 27 times in the Qur\u2019an!<\/p>\n Please note that this differs from the moon\u2019s\u00a0synodic period<\/strong>\u00a0of about 29.5 days, which is the time it takes the moon to return to approximately the same position as seen by an observer on Earth.\u00a0\u00a0This figure is not the moon\u2019s actual orbital period, because it is affected by both the rotation of the Earth and the Earth\u2019s revolution around the sun.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The Earth takes about 365 \u00bc days to complete one full revolution around the sun.\u00a0\u00a0Furthermore, the sun orbits the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, and completes one full revolution in approximately 250 million years.\u00a0\u00a0Here, we are reminded of God Almighty wisdom when He states:\u00a0{It is not permitted to the Sun to catch up the Moon, nor can the Night outstrip the Day:\u00a0Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(according to Law).}\u00a0[Yaasin, 36:40].<\/p>\n When observing the rotation of electrons at atomic level, we find that they rotate from left to right, or counter-clockwise; the same direction as the various rotations and revolutions of the sun, moon and Earth.\u00a0\u00a0To be more specific, the moon rotates counter-clockwise around its orbit.\u00a0\u00a0Similarly, the moon performs counter-clockwise revolutions around the Earth.\u00a0\u00a0The same is true with regards to the Earth\u2019s rotations around its own orbit and its revolutions around the sun.\u00a0\u00a0In short, all these celestial movements take place in one and the same direction; counter-clockwise, from left to right.<\/p>\n Putting this into perspective for Muslims in particular, during the Hajj season, Muslims complete seven laps around the Ka\u2019aba in Mecca.\u00a0\u00a0The direction of movement of these worshippers is always from left to right, in perfect congruence with the rest of the universe.<\/p>\n God Almighty says:<\/p>\n {The seven heavens and the earth, and all beings therein, declare His glory: there is not a thing but celebrates His praise; And yet ye understand not how they declare His glory! Verily He is Oft-Forbear, Most Forgiving!}\u00a0[Al-Isra\u2019, 17:44]<\/span><\/p>\n The Sun\u2019s Cycle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The sun\u2019s solar cycle is witnessed by counting the placement and frequency of visible sunspots on the sun, which appear as a result of intense magnetic activity.\u00a0\u00a0These sunspots face significant variations, rising and falling in an irregular cycle that takes place about every 11 years.<\/p>\n The Sun and Moon in the Qur\u2019an<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n If we take a closer look at the verses of the Holy Qur\u2019an, we notice that the word \u201csun\u201d\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0comes before the word \u201cmoon\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0For instance, God Almighty says:\u00a0{God is He Who raised the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; is firmly established on the throne (of authority); He has subjected the\u00a0sun\u00a0<\/strong>and the\u00a0moon<\/strong>\u00a0(to his Law)! Each one runs (its course) for a term appointed. He doth regulate all affairs, explaining the signs in detail, that ye may believe with certainty in the meeting with your Lord.}\u00a0<\/span>[Al-Ra\u2019d, 13:2].<\/p>\n And from this, we can conclude from this that God indeed preceded the sun\u2019s mention over the moon\u2019s because the sun is the ultimate source of light.\u00a0\u00a0In other words, referring to the sun before the moon is but a sweet indication of the origin of the moon\u2019s light, which is the sun, because the moon merely reflects the sun\u2019s light and emanates no light in and of itself.<\/p>\n Another lovely fact that caught my attention was that \u201csun\u201d is mentioned in the entire Qur\u2019an more times than \u201cmoon\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0That is, the word \u201csun\u201d is mentioned precisely 33 times in the Qur\u2019an, and the word \u201cmoon\u201d is cited 27 times.<\/p>\n A Beautiful Meeting of Moon and Sun!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Astronomers have established that a natural 19-year cycle exists between the moon and the sun.\u00a0\u00a0That is, they interact together in a cycle which takes about 19 years to complete.\u00a0\u00a0Very interestingly, we find that the words \u201csun\u201d and \u201cmoon\u201d have been mentioned\u00a0together\u00a0<\/em>exactly 19 times in the Holy Qur\u2019an.\u00a0\u00a0In other words, there are precisely 19 Qur\u2019anic verses which contain the combined phrase \u201cthe sun and the moon\u201d.<\/p>\n \u00a0Night and Day in the Qur\u2019an<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n One of the important facts of our universe is that night originally prevailed before day or light ever appeared.\u00a0\u00a0That is, our universe, in the beginning of its existence, encountered a lengthy period of darkness, and afterwards, light and day emerged.\u00a0\u00a0In the same way that night appeared before day, we find that in the Qur\u2019an, in all the verses which mention night and day, the word \u201cnight\u201d always comes before \u201cday\u201d!\u00a0\u00a0For instance, God Almighty says:\u00a0{He has made subject to you the\u00a0Night<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Day<\/strong>; the sun and the moon; and the stars are in subjection by His Command: verily in this are Signs for men who are wise.}<\/span>\u00a0[Al-Nahl, 16:12].<\/p>\n Moreover, the word \u201cnight\u201d is mentioned more times than the word \u201cday\u201d!\u00a0\u00a0That is, \u201cnight\u201d is mentioned 92 times and \u201cday\u201d 57 times, making the very order of night and day in our universe consistent with the repetition of each phenomenon in the Qur\u2019an.<\/p>\n The Night, the Day, the Sun and the Moon<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The words \u201cnight\u201d, \u201cday\u201d, \u201csun\u201d and \u201cmoon\u201d are all found in the Qur\u2019an.\u00a0\u00a0However, they have been mentioned together in the same verse on two occasions, and interestingly, the order is the same on both occasions: \u201cnight\u201d is mentioned first, followed by \u201cday\u201d, \u201csun\u201d, and \u201cmoon\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For example, God says:\u00a0{It is He Who created the\u00a0Night<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0Day<\/strong>, and the\u00a0sun<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0moon<\/strong>: all (the celestial bodies) swim along, each in its rounded course.}<\/span>\u00a0[Al-Anbiya\u2019, 21:33]<\/p>\n But more amazingly, the number repetitions of each of these words in the Holy Qur\u2019an is in that very same order: \u201cNight\u201d has been repeated the most, followed by \u201cday\u201d, then \u201csun\u201d, and finally \u201cmoon\u201d!<\/p>\n The word \u201cnight\u201d is repeated 92 times.<\/p>\n The word \u201cday\u201d is repeated 57 times.<\/p>\n The word \u201csun\u201d is repeated 33 times.<\/p>\n The word \u201cmoon\u201d is repeated 27 times.<\/p>\n Qur\u2019anic and Universal Compatibility!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n God Almighty is the Creator of this universe and the One who revealed the Holy Qur\u2019an to mankind.\u00a0\u00a0Therefore, it is necessary for consistency to be found between the Qur\u2019an and the universe, and this was something that truly caught me by surprise when I came across the following profound numeric miracle.<\/p>\n We have already established that the moon reassumes the same form in exactly the same position every 19 years.\u00a0\u00a0The sun\u2019s cycle, on the other hand, repeats itself every 11 years.\u00a0\u00a0In other words, we can say that the universal cycles of the sun and moon repeat themselves every (19 x 11) years, or every 209 years.<\/p>\n Since the degrees of dark and light (or night and day) are determined by the sun\u2019s solar cycle and the moon\u2019s metonic cycle, which are represented by the numbers 11 and 19 respectively, we can also say that the cycles of night, day, the sun and the moon repeat themselves every (19 x 11) years, or every 209 years.<\/p>\n That being said, when we count the repetitions of the words \u201cnight\u201d, \u201cday\u201d, \u201csun\u201d and \u201cmoon\u201d across the entire Qur\u2019an, we find that they are repeated:<\/p>\n 92 + 57 + 33 + 27 = 209 times!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n And the number 209 is equal to 19 x 11.\u00a0\u00a0In other words, the cycles of the night, the day, the sun and the moon take place every 209 years, and the repetition of those very four words in the Qur\u2019an is also 209, resembling the exact number of those years!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Miracles in Brief<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n 1-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The word \u201cnight\u201d in the Qur\u2019an always comes before the word \u201cday\u201d, and in this fact lies two observations, a universal and numeric observation.\u00a0\u00a0Universally<\/em>, night, or darkness, originated first, and is accordingly mentioned first.\u00a0\u00a0Numerically<\/em>, \u201cnight\u201d is mentioned more times than \u201cday\u201d, and for that reason too, is accordingly mentioned first.<\/p>\n 2-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The word \u201csun\u201d in the Qur\u2019an always comes before the word \u201cmoon\u201d, and again, our observations are the same.\u00a0\u00a0In our universe, the sun is the source of light, and the moon merely reflects this light, therefore, it is only fitting for it to be mentioned first.\u00a0\u00a0And in terms of numbers, \u201csun\u201d is mentioned more times than \u201cmoon\u201d, and it thus makes sense that it is mentioned first for that reason as well.<\/p>\n 3-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The words (The night and the day, and the sun and the moon) appear in that order wherever they are mentioned in the Qur\u2019an (two instances), and there is also both a universal and numerical significance here.\u00a0\u00a0First, universally, night (or darkness) prevails over almost the entire universe.\u00a0\u00a0That is, it covers more than 99% of it.\u00a0\u00a0Day (or light) has its presence in less than 1% of the universe.\u00a0\u00a0Next comes the sun, which is larger than the moon, and so we notice a descending order in terms of size.\u00a0\u00a0Numerically, of course, as we stated before, the repetition of these words is also in the same descending order.<\/p>\n 4-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The sun\u2019s solar cycle, which is a sign of day, is repeated every 11 years, and the moon\u2019s Metonic cycle, which is a sign of night, is repeated ever 19 years.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And the words \u201cnight\u201d, \u201cday\u201d, \u201csun\u201d and \u201cmoon\u201d are repeated a total of 11 x 19 times in the Qur\u2019an, in a manner that matches their respective cycles.<\/p>\n Finally, we can only ask: Could this beautiful coming together of universal and Qur\u2019anic marvels have occurred by chance?\u00a0\u00a0Can coincidence be used to explain this immaculate compatibility, or is the Creator of this universe Himself the One who sent down this Holy Scripture?\u00a0\u00a0He explains in the Qur\u2019an:\u00a0{God is the Creator of all things, and He is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs.}<\/span>\u00a0[Al-Zumar, 39:62].<\/p>\n ——————–<\/p>\n By: Abduldaem Al-Kaheel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Allah the Almighty has repeatedly cited the day and night, and the sun and moon in the Holy Qur\u2019an, 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