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Update!

More Arabic proofs from many Arabic words from my Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries added.

Also, images of the earth [2] [3] were added below proving that it looks like an egg.

More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Also, new scientific quotes, evidence and proofs regarding "dahaha" (egg-shaped and expanded in Arabic) and its link to the earth's expansion, egg-shape, and its egg-shaped orbit around the sun were added to this article: If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?

AUDIOs from Dr. Zaghlool Al-Najjar

Lack of Oxygen and low air pressure in space.

The constant reduction of earth's size:  The earth used to be 200 times bigger!

Iron was sent down to earth from space.

Important Notes on the Scientific Notions
in the Noble Quran:

Allah Almighty said that the earth is "egg-shaped":

The sections of this article are:

1-  The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created.

2-  The roundness of the earth and the word "dahaha" (made it egg-shaped) in the Noble Quran.

      (a)-  All of dahaha's meanings regarding Earth are scientifically true!

              (i)-  Ample vocabularies from my dictionaries regarding "Dah" and its circular shape and activities.

      (b)-  Egg-shaped are the earth's orbit and physical shape!

3-  The proof that "dahaha" means "egg-shaped".  My detailed rebuttal to the Christian "Answering Islam" article.

Three deliberate LIES were spotted by the infidels!

4-  Muslim Scientists were first to recognize that the earth was round from the Noble Quran.
5-  An important scientific explanation from brother Rached.
6-  The changes to earth on the Day of Judgement.
7-  Conclusion.

Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran talked in good details about the earth's past, present and future.  He explained how it was created, the stages it went through, and what will happen to it when the Day of Judgement comes.

Update on 02/19/2007!

New scientific quotes, evidence and proofs regarding "dahaha" (egg-shaped) were added in this article: If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?

Three LIES spotted!

In my rebuttal section below, three deliberate lies and misquotes had been spotted and proven by the Islamphobe infidels!

1-  The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created:

It is important to know that Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran claimed that the earth had gone through different stages and shapes:

1-  The earth was originally water, and life was originated from water: 

"He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days - and His Throne was over the waters - that He might try you, which of you is best in conduct. But if thou wert to say to them, "Ye shall indeed be raised up after death", the Unbelievers would be sure to say, "This is nothing but obvious sorcery!"  (The Noble Quran, 11:7)"

"Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?  (The Noble Quran, 21:30)"

"It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things).  (The Noble Quran, 25:54)"

"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things.   (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"

For more details and scientific quotes that prove the Noble Quran's Truthfulness, please visit Life originated from water.

2-  Allah Almighty separated earth from the universe:

"Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?  (The Noble Quran, 21:30)"

This separation had caused the earth to totally change.  Allah Almighty was preparing earth to become livable.  All of its original characteristics had been changed.

3-  The earth had gone through several shapings and formations to become livable:

The earth was split in fragments, stretched and flattened to become livable.   After land was created from water on earth, Allah Almighty further spread out the earth and created mountains, roads, rivers, vegetations and animals:

"And We split the earth in fragments,  (The Noble Quran, 80:26)"

"And when the earth is flattened out,  (The Noble Quran, 84:3)"

"And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.  (The Noble Quran, 15:19)"

"By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:  (The Noble Quran, 91:6)"

"And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider!  (The Noble Quran, 13:3)" 

"(Yea, the same that) has made for you the earth (like a carpet) spread out, and has made for you roads (and channels) therein, in order that ye may find guidance (on the way);  (The Noble Quran, 43:10)"

"It is God Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape- and made your shapes beautiful,- and has provided for you Sustenance, of things pure and good;- such is God your Lord. So Glory to God, the Lord of the Worlds!  (The Noble Quran, 40:64)"

"It is He Who has made the earth manageable for you, so traverse ye through its tracts and enjoy of the Sustenance which He furnishes: but unto Him is the Resurrection.  (The Noble Quran, 67:15)"

" 'And God has made the earth for you as a carpet (spread out),  (The Noble Quran, 71:19)"

"And at the Earth, how it is spread out?  (The Noble Quran, 88:20)"

"Have We not made the earth as a wide expanse,  (The Noble Quran, 78:6)"

"And the earth, moreover, hath He extended (to a wide expanse);  (The Noble Quran, 79:30)"

"Who has made the earth your couch, and the heavens your canopy; and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith Fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto God when ye know (the truth).  (The Noble Quran, 2:22)"

"When angels take the souls of those who die in sin against their souls, they say: "In what (plight) Were ye?" They reply: "Weak and oppressed Were we in the earth." They say: "Was not the earth of God spacious enough for you to move yourselves away (From evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell,- What an evil refuge! -  (The Noble Quran, 4:97)"

"And the earth- We have spread it out, and set thereon mountains standing firm, and produced therein every kind of beautiful growth (in pairs)-  (The Noble Quran, 50:7)"

"It is He Who has spread out the earth for (His) creatures:   (The Noble Quran, 55:10)"

"He created the heavens without any pillars that ye can see; He set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and He scattered through it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain from the sky, and produce on the earth every kind of noble creature, in pairs.  (The Noble Quran, 31:10)"

"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things.   (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"

"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.  (The Noble Quran, 20:53)"

"And He has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you; and rivers and roads; that ye may guide yourselves;  (The Noble Quran, 16:15)"

"And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance.  (The Noble Quran, 21:31)"

Please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.  This site was forwarded to me by brother Silent Wisdom; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

2-  The roundness of the earth and the word "dahaha" (made it egg-shaped) in the Noble Quran:

Let us look at the following Noble Verse:

 
The Arabic word "dahaha":

Here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar, one of the top seven Geologists in the World, said about the Arabic word in question:

الدلالة اللغوية لدحو الأرض
‏(‏الدحو‏)‏ في اللغة العربية هو المد والبسط والإلقاء‏,‏ يقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ الشيء‏(‏ يدحوه‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ أي بسطه ومده‏,‏ أو ألقاه ودحرجه‏,‏ ويقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ المطر الحصي عن وجه الأرض أي دحرجه وجرفه‏,‏ ويقال‏:‏ مر الفرس‏(‏ يدحو‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ إذا جر يده علي وجه الأرض فيدحو ترابها و‏(‏مدحي‏)‏ النعامة هو موضع بيضها‏,‏ و‏(‏أدحيها‏)‏ موضعها الذي تفرخ فيه‏.‏

(http://www.nooran.org/E/7.htm)

My Translation:

Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth

The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out.  It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan".  These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it.  It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away.  It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand.  Also, the ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born.

End of translation.

So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean:

1-  To extend.

2-  To roll.

3-  To even out.

4-  Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or producing eggs (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above).

All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!

(a)-  All of dahaha's meanings regarding Earth are scientifically true!

From www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm:

Scientists have proven that the earth have gone through several stages and shapes.  Allah Almighty, by His Divine Wisdom and Mercy, chose to speak in the language of notions so that the right interpretation would slowly and surely be discovered by man as man keeps developing in knowledge and technology.  Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said:

Narrated Abu Huraira: "I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "I have been sent with Jawami al-Kalim (i.e., the shortest expression carrying the widest meanings), and I was made victorious with awe (caste into the hearts of the enemy), and while I was sleeping, the keys of the treasures of the earth were brought to me and were put in my hand." Muhammad said, Jawami'-al-Kalim means that Allah expresses in one or two statements or thereabouts the numerous matters that used to be written in the books revealed before (the coming of) the Prophet.  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Interpretation of Dreams, Volume 9, Book 87, Number 141)"

As we clearly see, the Prophet said that he was sent to reveal pithy words, which are short in quantity and rich in meanings and interpretations.

Dahaha back then meant expanded, which is also scientifically true. (See proof)  Look at how the continents of the earth are shaped like.  They look like they've been one round and all-connected piece of land in the past and then slowly spread out and split into the continents that we have today due to an expansion of the earth from its sides.  Please visit: http://www.expanding-earth.org/ for more details.  Also, the Noble Verses in the first main section above clearly demonstrated that Allah Almighty did talk about His expansion of the earth.

See also:

The moving mountains in the Noble Quran.

Also talks about the continental motion.

And today since we also know that the earth is egg-shaped and dahaha does also mean that in Arabic as we just saw, then the real hidden meanings of the Word had been more and more revealed to us, and only Allah Almighty Knows what more interpretations we'll have in the future.

See the following sub-section below for ample details and proofs in Arabic!

More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

A lot more pictures of eggs are provided below

(i)-  Ample vocabularies from my dictionaries regarding "Dah" and its circular shape and activities:

In the following ample Arabic and English vocabularies below, it is clear that the Arabic word "Dah" refers to:

1-  An egg or spherical shape.

2-  A squatted, dumpy, pushed down or pressed spherical object.

3-  A circular motion.

(b)-  Egg-shaped are the earth's orbit and physical shape!

From www.answering-christianity.com/egg-shaped_earth.htm:

Allah Almighty's Miraculous choice of choosing one Arabic word to talk about the earth's expansion from its sides and its physical egg-shape is truly amazing.  But the hidden Miracles of the word don't stop here.  Astronomers have also discovered that the earth's orbit around the sun is also shaped like an egg!

(a)-  The earth's orbit around the sun is shaped like an egg (elliptical):

(http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/tides/media/supp_tide06b.html)

(b)-  The earth is shaped like an egg:

(A statement from the United States of America's Department of Energy)

Question: Well, I was wondering about the Earth. Well, I would like to know if 
the Earth is really not round, but elliptical as some say.
jason p brechin

Answer: The Earth is not quite spherical, due to what is know as "rotational
flattening." It's not egg-shaped, either, it's shaped more like a pumpkin. The
radius of the Earth at the equator is 6,378 km; at the poles it is 6,356 km.
Jupiter, which rotates once every 10 hours, is even much squashed than the
Earth. Jupiter's equatorial radius is
70,850 km; it's polar radius is 66,550 km.
richard a gerber

(http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/ast99/ast99162.htm)

A statement from CNN:

"MOOS: Though some of the charts in the science articles reminded us of the old Buttmaster ads. Forget the gluteus maximus, scientists say the Earth is shaped like a pumpkin, with the weight of the polar ice caps squishing the middle.

But as the ice caps have melted, relieving some pressure, the Earth has been getting rounder, until now. Suddenly Earth's waistline is expanding."

(http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0208/08/ltm.07.html)

But many eggs do resemble pumpkins:

Pumpkins:

Chicken eggs:

Round Turtle eggs:

Pigeon eggs:

Ostrich eggs:

Snake eggs:

Falcon eggs:

Other eggs:

Also, Allah Almighty didn't say "chicken egg", even though some chicken eggs are also spherical.  He Said egg-shaped, which didn't limit the shape of the earth to any specific animal-egg.  And like I said:

All eggs vary in shapes, roundness and sizes!

Also, the quote above "Suddenly Earth's waistline is expanding" further proves that the earth's shape is not fixed.  It is variant just like that of the eggs even when they're from the same animal!  The following articles demonstrate how the earth's shape is changing:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF6/689.html

http://rockyweb.cr.usgs.gov/outreach/histlandsat.html

http://novan.com/earth.htm

Interestingly, Allah Almighty also Said the following:

1-  "Do they not see that We gradually reduce the land from its sides?  (The Noble Quran, 21:44)"  Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/reduction_of_earth.htm.

2-  "By the returning atmosphere. By the fractured earth.  (The Noble Quran, 86:11-12)"  Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/faults_on_earth.htm.

3-  "And He has set firm mountains in the earth so that it would not shake with you.  (The Noble Quran, 16:15)" and "Have We not made the earth as a bed, and the mountains as pegs?  (The Noble Quran, 78:6-7)"  Geologists did indeed confirm that mountains do prevent the earth from shaking while it's rotating around its own axle!  Please visit: http://www.answering-christianity.com/mountains.htm.

Eliminating the childish word games:

The point here is not to play word and title games.  If the earth is either shaped like an egg (eggs do vary in shapes) or a pumpkin (pumpkins do also vary in shapes), this still wouldn't change anything.  In the images of the earth above, we clearly see the earth as egg-shaped.  One can also suggest that it also looks like a pumpkin.  The scientists are not GOD Almighty!  Their choice of the word pumpkin doesn't nullify Allah Almighty's choice of "egg", because the main point of Allah Almighty's use of the word dahaha (which means egg and many other things), even though eggs do vary in shapes and sizes and this was known to man 1,500 years ago, is that:

1-  Unlike pumpkin in Arabic, dahaha had multiple meanings that perfectly matched up with describing the earth.

2-  Allah Almighty talked about the earth's expansion.

3-  Allah Almighty talked about the earth's shape being spherical and also at the same time not being quite perfect in its diameters.  Eggs are not perfect in their diameters nor are they all the same in shape as we clearly see above.  Therefore, Allah Almighty's word-choice is not contradicting with science.

4-  It seems that Allah Almighty also meant to cover the earth's orbit around the sun which also happens to be shaped like an egg!

So clearly and indisputably, Allah Almighty had a clear purpose and point for using this precise Noble Word and Notion to describe several things that define the earth, which were not known to man in the past.  Indeed all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone!  Allah Almighty Said:

"We will soon show them Our signs in the Universe and INSIDE THEIR SELVES, until it will become quite clear to them that it is the truth. Is it not sufficient as regards your Lord that He is a witness over all things?  (The Noble Quran, 41:53)"

3-  The proof that "dahaha" means "egg-shaped":
 

Three LIES spotted!

In my rebuttal section below, three deliberate lies and misquotes had been spotted and proven by the Islamphobe infidels!

The quotes and main points in this section were taken from http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Science/earth_flat.html.   This section as well as the entire my entire article are a rebuttal to the link.

They wrote:

The Earth: Flat or Round?

What does the Qur'an Say?

Do they not look at the camels how they are made.
And the sky how it is raised high.
And the mountains how they are fixed firm.
And the earth how it is spread out?
(Wa ilal'ardi kayfa sutihat.)
-- Sura 88:17-20

Interpretation given in Al-Jalalein:

At the earth how it is spread out(*) (Arabic: sutihat): meaning it was stretched, so they can see in it a sign for the power of Allah ... and his saying sutihat makes it obvious that the earth is flat, and this is certified by Ulama' ash-shar'a (the shari'a theologians), not a globe as it is said by ahlul-hay'a (the laymen)." (Tafseer Al-Jalalein. printed in Damascus 1964. Al-Mallah Printshop and Bookstore)

(*) The word "sutihat" is from the root word "sataha".

Note: The commentators are well informed about the scientific conclusion that the earth is a globe, but the scientists are considered to be laymen in regard to understanding the meaning of the Qur'an. Because revelation has primacy over science, the Qur'an is the decisive basis for the commentators to insist that the earth is flat.

My response:

It is true that the word "sutihat" is from the root word "sataha" which usually means "to flatten".  As I proved above in the article, the earth had gone through shapings and formations.  It is quite possible that Allah Almighty in Noble Verses 88:17-20 was referring to the initial creation of the land where the earth was *possibly* flat.

Allah Almighty is clearly telling us that the earth is both flattened and round at the same time.  This is not a contradiction.  To the normal human being, especially 1400 years ago, the earth was clearly flattened.  It wasn't too round with steep slopes.  No, it was and still is a flat livable surface for all creatures.  As I showed above in the article, Allah Almighty created land, mountains, roads, rivers, vegetations and animals all to exist on earth. 

So when Allah Almighty said that the earth "sutihat" in Noble Verses 88:17-20, it doesn't really prove that the earth is not round, because these Noble Verses are not the only ones talking about and describing the earth in the Noble Quran.

As the Tafseer Al-Jalalein says above: "At the earth how it is spread out(*) (Arabic: sutihat): meaning it was stretched..."   The stretching and the expanding of the earth to make it livable is what Allah Almighty referred to when He said the earth "sutihat".  

Let us look at an example of Allah Almighty claiming that He expanded the earth in the Noble Quran:

"And it is He who spread out the earth, and set thereon mountains standing firm and (flowing) rivers: and fruit of every kind He made in pairs, two and two: He draweth the night as a veil o'er the Day. Behold, verily in these things there are signs for those who consider!  (The Noble Quran, 13:3)" 

"spread out the earth" here in Arabic is "madda al-ard", which literally means "expand the earth" or "spread out the earth".

"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.  (The Noble Quran, 20:53)"

"made for you the earth like a carpet spread out" here in Arabic is "Ja-ala lakum Al-ard mahda".  "mahda" literally means a flat road, or a road that is easy to walk on.  It is similar to our highways today.   They are easy to drive on.

"And the earth We have spread out (like a carpet); set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.  (The Noble Quran, 15:19)"

"And the earth We have spread out" here in Arabic is "Wa Al-ard maddadnaha".  "maddadnaha" literally means "We expanded" or "We spread out".  It is derived from the root word "madda", which means "to stretch" or to "to expand" or "to spread out".

Again, please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.

They wrote:

Furthermore, the Qur'an says:

And after that He spread the earth.
(Wal'arda ba'da dhalika da-ha-ha.)
-- Sura 79:30

Again, let us consult Tafsir Al-Jalalein:

That is: "Basataha" as it was created before heaven without "Dahoo".

We see that Al-Jalalein us emphasizing the issue of "flattening". The interpreters are saying: "That is, He flattened it since it was not made flat before heaven was created."

Reading the context of this aya, Sura 79:27-33, the message of the Qur'an seems to be: Originally the earth was not flat (but somehow crumbled up?). After first creating the heaven over it (see 79:28-29), Allah flattened the earth (to make it inhabitable: ("A provision for you and for your cattle" 79:33).

My response:

Notice how the interpretation of the Noble Quran, Tafsir Al-Jalalein, says: "That is: 'Basataha' as it was created before heaven without 'Dahoo'. "  It is suggesting that Allah Almighty "basata" the earth (flattened it) before He "dahaha".

Very Important Note:  Notice in Noble Verse 79:30, Allah Almighty says in Arabic "bada dhalika", which literally means "after wards" or "after that" or "after the event finished", etc...  This clearly and unquestionably means that Allah Almighty "daha" the earth last.  The "Dahoo" of the earth came "bada dhalika" (after wards); after the earth "sutihat".

Again, please read the "The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created" section above to see the clear proofs from the Noble Quran that the earth had gone through several stages and formations.

Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar's proofs:

The Arabic word "dahaha":

Again, here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar, one of the top seven Geologists in the World, said about the Arabic word in question:

الدلالة اللغوية لدحو الأرض
‏(‏الدحو‏)‏ في اللغة العربية هو المد والبسط والإلقاء‏,‏ يقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ الشيء‏(‏ يدحوه‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ أي بسطه ومده‏,‏ أو ألقاه ودحرجه‏,‏ ويقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ المطر الحصي عن وجه الأرض أي دحرجه وجرفه‏,‏ ويقال‏:‏ مر الفرس‏(‏ يدحو‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ إذا جر يده علي وجه الأرض فيدحو ترابها و‏(‏مدحي‏)‏ النعامة هو موضع بيضها‏,‏ و‏(‏أدحيها‏)‏ موضعها الذي تفرخ فيه‏.‏

(http://www.nooran.org/E/7.htm)

My Translation:

Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth

The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out.  It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan".  These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it.  It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away.  It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand.  Also, the ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born.

End of translation.

So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean:

1-  To extend.

2-  To roll.

3-  To even out.

4-  Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or producing eggs (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above).

All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!

And again, in the following ample Arabic and English vocabularies below, it is clear that the Arabic word "Dah" refers to:

1-  An egg or spherical shape.

2-  A squatted, dumpy, pushed down or pressed spherical object.

3-  A circular motion.

They wrote:

(emphasis below is mine)

COMMENT:

Udhi'ya or Udhu'wa, are two names for the egg of the ostrich. The verb Da'ha (Ydahoo: present tense) is not derived from Udhi'ya or Udhu'wa, because names are derived from the "verb of origin" (fi'l al masdar), and the verb of origin is not derived from a name. The verb of origin is "dahawa" from which the verb "da'ha" and "yadhoo" are derived, and so is the name of the noun denoting the egg. The verb "da'aha" does not mean "kaw'wara" (made round) or made something in the shape of an egg, whether it is an ostrich egg or a chicken's egg. As a matter of fact, the verb "da'ha" means the complete opposite to the concept of the roundness. Here is what "Al-munjid fil'lugha wal'alam" has to say:

• "da'ha da'hwan ... God `da'ha' earth that is `basataha'."
     And that is exactly what Al-Jalalein has said.
• "da'ha idhiwa'an: `inbisatan'." (that is: flattening)
• "al-udh'y, al-idhi'y, al-udhu'wa, al-udhi'ya: The egg of the ostrich in the sand."

We must pay attention to what Al-Munjid is saying here: "The egg of the ostrich `in the sand'" and the following is the reason for this expression:

When the female ostrich fears a danger threatening her egg, she immediately digs into the sand to hide the egg, then "tadhoo" (flattens) the earth above it, so that it would not be seen by the vultures of the air who are always in search of such a delicacy for their next meal. Therefore, the word "al-udhu'wa" is used as a name of the ostrich egg since it is something (with the sand) flattened (over it). That is where the name came from. The Arabic dictionary never states that the verb "da'ha" means "made round" or "made in the shape of the egg of an ostrich".

My response:

(Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar's linguistic proofs above, along with my ample vocabularies from my dictionaries, have silenced these infidels)

Ok, before I point out their deliberate lies, let me first of all set the following straight:

1-  Dahaha is broken into the following:

Daha - refers to making something extended, or into shape of an egg.

ha - is an Arabic grammar rule that is added at the end of the word to define what the word is referring to.  For feminine-sounding words, "ha" is added to the end of the word.  For others "ho" is added. 

2-  So the key word that we need to focus on here is "daha", because the "ha" in the end is not part of the original word.

With this said, let us now proceed....

The Christian "Answering Islam" team are now contradicting themselves and are beginning to show their signs of weakness and desperation.  Notice what Al-munjid fil'lugha wal'alam is saying:

"Udhi'ya or Udhu'wa, are two names for the egg of the ostrich."

Udhiya is simply a singular of Dahyyaat.   Udhuwa is the same word as Udhiya.  Also, Deheya or Deheyya also means Udhiya.   In the Arabic grammar, depending on the position of the word in the sentence, we sometimes substitute the pronunciation of the "y" with a "w".  Udhiya and Udhuwa are not two different words.   They are the same word.  The Arabic word "dahaha" is derived from the root words "dahya" and "daha" which literally mean "egg" along with "extend" and "even out".  Udhuwa is the reference to "dahya".  In Arabic, words that are referenced are sometimes written differently.  Udhuwa and "dahya" are written differently, but they mean the same word.  A good example for this is "udhooka" and "duhka".   "duhka" means "a laugh" or "laughter".  If I say to someone "let me give you a laugh", I tell him "daani uteeka udhooka".  "udhooka" is the reference word for "duhka".  The same grammar principle applies to "dahya" and "Udhiya" or "Udhuwa" or "Deheya" or "Deheyya" reference words that they gave. 

As to "yadhoo" and not "Ydahoo" (as they mistakenly wrote it), it is completely irrelevant, because "yadhoo" is an action and not a definition or noun.  It's like comparing "to give" with "generosity", or "to save" with "hero".

The infidels, who know Arabic very well, are trying to fool the non-Arabic reader with lies and deceit!

The meaning "Egg" is all over the above definitions!!!

(Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar's ample proofs are further below for further silencing to the infidels)

Notice how the word "egg" is directly and indisputably linked with all of the terms and words that the "answering Islam" team presented above!  The Christian team are simply trying to divert the subject and deceive the reader in a desperate attempt to convince him that "dahya (egg)" is not related to the Noble Quran's "dahaha".  Let's read their quote again:

".....The verb of origin is "dahawa" from which the verb "da'ha" and "yadhoo" are derived, and so is the name of the noun denoting the egg. The verb "da'aha" does not mean "kaw'wara" (made round) or made something in the shape of an egg,....."

Lie #1:

Notice how the deceiving infidels added the apostrophe character after "daha" (made egg-shaped), and wrote it as "da'aha", which is wrong, because the "da" in daha is not a long one in pronunciation.  It's not like the long "O" in "fool", or the long "E" in "teeth"!  So writing it as "daaha" or "da'aha" is wrong and a deliberate lie by the Arabic-speaking liars who know better!

Lie #2:

dahawa is written wrong!  The correct word is dahwa.  There is no a pronunciation nor letter between the "h" and "w" letters.  And adding apostrophe in "da'ha" is a deliberate lie, because it should've been written as daha.  So after clearling the lies and smokes screen of the infidels, the reader can now clearly and indesputably see the connection between dahwa and daha!

Lie #3:

kaw'wara is a modern-day term that refers to a ball.  However, this term didn't exactly mean that 1,500 years ago and thousands of years before that in Arabic!  It meant more of folding up or wrapping up into a ball figure, as you would create a ball-paper.  This is not what the earth went through:

Here is a proof that Kawwara means to fold up and to extinguish the light of something using Noble Verses 81:1 and 39:5:

So to tell the non-Arabic reader that Allah Almighty's use of a word other than "kawwara" is a proof that Allah Almighty did not refer to the earth as egg-shaped is both deceptive and absurd, especially when the Arabic-speaking infidels know much better!

Kawwara means "folded up" or "wrapped up".  In the Noble Quran, it is used when the light is taken over by darkness and when darkness is taken over by light.  It is also used when the sun's light is extinguished.  No soccer balls, foot balls or base balls are mentioned here, nor was the earth wrapped in its geological formation as scientists have thoroughly demonstrated and proven.  The links that I provided above give ample evidence that demonstrates the perfect agreement between the Noble Quran's Claims and our scientists and modern-day scientific discoveries.

They shot themselves in the foot:

They said: "We must pay attention to what Al-Munjid is saying here: "The egg of the ostrich `in the sand'" and the following is the reason for this expression:

When the female ostrich fears a danger threatening her egg, she immediately digs into the sand to hide the egg, then "tadhoo" (flattens) the earth above it, so that it would not be seen by the vultures of the air who are always in search of such a delicacy for their next meal. Therefore, the word "al-udhu'wa" is used as a name of the ostrich egg since it is something (with the sand) flattened (over it)."

I am glad that they linked the ostrich's egg with the hiding of the egg under flat sand.  This clearly proves that Allah Almighty has indeed used THE BEST ARABIC WORD that defines earth:

1-  The earth is round like an egg.

2-  The earth is evened out like the flat sand covering the egg from predators.  Isn't the earth flat for us and round astronomically both at the same time?

3-  Also, the earth's orbit around the sun was also proven to be shaped like an egg as I've clearly shown above!  Please visit If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic? for more details.

Again, please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.

Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar's proofs:

The Arabic word "dahaha":

Again, here is what Dr. Zaghlool Al-Naggar, one of the top seven Geologists in the World, said about the Arabic word in question:

الدلالة اللغوية لدحو الأرض
‏(‏الدحو‏)‏ في اللغة العربية هو المد والبسط والإلقاء‏,‏ يقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ الشيء‏(‏ يدحوه‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ أي بسطه ومده‏,‏ أو ألقاه ودحرجه‏,‏ ويقال‏:(‏ دحا‏)‏ المطر الحصي عن وجه الأرض أي دحرجه وجرفه‏,‏ ويقال‏:‏ مر الفرس‏(‏ يدحو‏)(‏ دحوا‏)‏ إذا جر يده علي وجه الأرض فيدحو ترابها و‏(‏مدحي‏)‏ النعامة هو موضع بيضها‏,‏ و‏(‏أدحيها‏)‏ موضعها الذي تفرخ فيه‏.‏

(http://www.nooran.org/E/7.htm)

My Translation:

Linguistic evidence to the "dahu" (egg-shapping) of the Earth

The "dahu" in the Arabic Language means to extend and even out.  It is said: "daha" the thing; "yad'hu dahwan".  These terms can mean he either evened out and extended it or he threw it and rolled it.  It is also said: "the rain daha the stones from the face of the earth," which means it rolled it and washed it away.  It is also said: "The horse passed by yad'hu dahwan," which means he is beating his foot on the ground and yad'hu its sand.  Also, the ostrich's mad'hi means its laying of its eggs, and "ad'hiha" is the nest where its chicks are born.

End of translation.

So as we clearly see, all of the above Arabic words that are derived from "daha" mean:

1-  To extend.

2-  To roll.

3-  To even out.

4-  Causing to become egg-shaped or creating, making or producing eggs (see the ostrich's mad'hi example above).

All of these meanings perfectly apply to our planet Earth and the stages that it went through!

More detailed pictures from the NASA site: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

A lot more pictures of eggs are provided above

And again, in the following ample Arabic and English vocabularies below, it is clear that the Arabic word "Dah" refers to:

1-  An egg or spherical shape.

2-  A squatted, dumpy, pushed down or pressed spherical object.

3-  A circular motion.

4-  Muslim Scientists during the 14 century (800 years after Islam) concluded that the earth is round and moving in space:

Please visit The earth is round according to Islam.

They wrote:

Other verses in the Qur'an stated that earth is flat using other words. All of these words are interpreted as "flat" and none of them has been interpreted as round.

We read in Sura 96:6 (Ash'shams): "Wal'ardu wa ma ta'haha".
The word "Tahaha" is interpreted in Tafsir Al-Jalalein as "He made it flat". In Munjid Al-lugha Wal'alam, the word "Taha" is also interpreted as "to flatten or to stretch". Then, the noun "At'taha" is interpreted as "a flat part of the earth". Then, Al-Munjid gives a sentence as an example to confirm the meaning of "taha" as "to make a certain thing flat".

My response:

Noble Verse 96:6 actually says: "Nay, but man doth Transgress all bounds,"  You gave the wrong reference for the Noble Verse.  Anyway, all of the Noble Verses that deal with this issue of spreading out the earth and stretching it had been covered in the "The earth had gone through different stages and shapes since it was first created" section above.

Again, please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.

They wrote:

In Sura 15:19 (Al-Hajar), we read: "wal'arda madadnaha wa'alkayna feeha rawasi".
The word "madadnaha" is from the verb "madda", which is a very simple and easy word to understand. Not even a little Arabic child would use this word to describe the shape of a watermelon or a ball. It is the most simple way to describe something flat.

My response:

Actually your ignorance is what's stopping you from comprehending and appreciating Islam.  "madadnaha" literally means "We stretched it out".   I don't know where exactly you're getting your nonsense from about the earth being flat.  I think you should look around you and see how flat the earth feels to you.   If you do that, then you'll appreciate what Allah Almighty is Saying in the Noble Quran.

They wrote:

If Muhammad or the author of the Qur'an really had known that the earth is round, and had wanted to mention this fact in the book, he could have used a more simple word in Arabic to put an end to this puzzling issue. We have no doubt that Muhammad was aware of the existence of other words in the Arabic language that can describe the shape of something round. In fact, we read in sura 81:1 (At'Takweer - meaning: Rounding!):

"Itha'sh-shamsu kuwirat": "When the sun is folded up."

In this verse, Muhammad is predicting that "the sun shall be folded up" or "shall become rounded" (which would be a better translation). This means first of all that Muhammad believed that the sun is also flat and that it will become round when the hour comes. And this also means that he knows that there is a better word to describe a round shape. Therefore: Why he didn't use this term to to spare the Muslims this confusion?

Yes, Muhammad did indeed believe that the sun is flat as Al-Jalalein comments on this verse by stating: "`kuwirat' that is `lufifat' i.e. folded up and its light taken."

My response:

It is important for you know that Allah Almighty in the Noble Quran didn't just speak to the Bedouin Arabs 1400 years ago in His Holy Revelation.  He spoke to all of Mankind for all times and all places.  Let me give you few examples:

1-  Scientists proved that the universe is expanding.  Allah Almighty too said in the Noble Quran that He is expanding the Universe.

2-  Allah Almighty spoke to the Computer Age today with His number 19 Miracle in the Noble Quran.

3-  Allah Almighty spoke about how mountains prevent the earth from shaking.  Science proved today that mountains do prevent the earth from shaking while rotating around itself.

For more topics and details, please visit Science in Islam and the Noble Quran.

Anyway, to answer your question about why did Allah Almighty use the word "dahaha" in Noble Verse 79:30, well it's because the word is the most precise out of all.  It describes the roundness and the flatness of the earth at once.   Allah Almighty is talking to the astronomers and science in this Noble Verse.   As I showed above, Muslim scientists in the 14th century came to the conclusion that the earth is round and it is swimming in the space like the other planets.

As to the sun in Noble Verse 81:1, I suggest for you to take some Arabic courses, because "kuwwirat" means to fold up.  The Noble Verse is saying that the sun will be folded from outside to inside, where no light from it shall emerge again.   "Takweer" in Arabic also means "folding up".  You are obviously mixing up and confusing the modern slang Arabic word "Kura" which means "ball" to the Noble Quran's "kuwwirat" which existed long before 1400 years ago when the Noble Quran was revealed.

You said: "Yes, Muhammad did indeed believe that the sun is flat as Al-Jalalein comments on this verse by stating: "`kuwirat' that is `lufifat' i.e. folded up and its light taken." "

No where in the Noble Quran or the Sayings of Prophet Muhammad do we see any mention of the sun being flat.  Again, you badly mixed the modern word "kura" for ball that is filled with air (which didn't exist during the Prophet's days) with the very old Arabic words "kuwwirat" and "takweer" (thousands of years before 1400 years ago when the Noble Quran was revealed).  Your interpretation about the sun being flat in Islam is false.

As to "lufifat", it means to "wrap around", or to "wrap up".  Neither does the word exist in the Noble Verse or even in the Noble Quran, nor will Allah Almighty wrap the sun to turn off it's light.  Kuwwirat means to turn off its light, since the light of the sun is too bright and too obvious!  Again, you made another error in your Arabic interpretations, grammar and vocabularies.

Please visit The Big Bang Theory and the Cosmic Crunch in the Noble Quran to see how the sun will lose its light according to scientists, and also according to what Allah Almighty said in the Noble Quran about when the Hour comes.

5-  An important scientific explanation from brother Rached:

The following is an email I received from brother Rached; may Allah Almighty always be pleased with him.

Salaamu Aleikum brother,

It has been a while since I emailed you.  I was reading your article regarding the Earth being egg-shaped and had a thought I wished to share with you.

Noble verses 13:3, 20:53 and 15:19 in which God Almighty says that He has spread out the Earth could very well be referring to the spreading out of the continents.   Geologists and archaeologists believe that the Earth's land-masses were once a single land mass they call Pangea, the super-continent.  Over time, the land was stretched apart into different continents.

This gradual movement of tectonic plates is also the cause of many mountain ranges.   Is it any surprise that God mentions the mountains right after He mentions the "stretching" or "spreading out" of the land?

As for the "flattening" of the Earth, it should be noted that the fact that the Earth's diameter is longer at the equator than between the poles is caused by Earth's rotation (At least that appears to be conventional wisdom at this time).  If the Earth were to start spinning faster, it would theoretically get "flatter" or in other words, its ellipsoid properties would be more pronounced.

When God Almighty created the alternation between night and day, He basically caused the Earth to start rotating on its axis, which would have "flattened" the planet due to the centrifugal force.  The degree to which the Earth now appears "flattened" at the poles is barely noticeable.  However this does nothing to change the fact that at some point, when rotation was initiated, there was indeed a "flattening".  And this flattening (as well as the stretching mentioned above) both occurred AFTER the Earth was created.

Another possible interpretation of the earth's "flattening" is erosion, which has smoothed and flattened many of the early Earth's jagged and rugged features.

I base the above on nothing more than my own layman's understanding and some cursory research into the question.  Allah Almighty knows best.  The Truth is His alone, and my errors are my own.

Wassalaam,
Rached

From me, Osama Abdallah:   Again, please visit http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.

6-  The changes to earth on the Day of Judgement:

Let us look at what Allah Almighty said about the future of the earth in the Noble Quran:

"One day the earth will be changed to a different earth, and so will be the heavens, and (men) will be marshalled forth, before God, the One, the Irresistible;  (The Noble Quran, 14:48)"

"One Day We shall remove the mountains, and thou wilt see the earth as a level stretch, and We shall gather them, all together, nor shall We leave out any one of them.  (The Noble Quran, 18:47)"

"At it the skies are ready to burst, the earth to split asunder, and the mountains to fall down in utter ruin,  (The Noble Quran, 19:90)"

"No just estimate have they made of God, such as is due to Him: On the Day of Judgment the whole of the earth will be but His handful, and the heavens will be rolled up in His right hand: Glory to Him! High is He above the Partners they attribute to Him!  (The Noble Quran, 39:67)"

"God created the heavens and the earth for just ends, and in order that each soul may find the recompense of what it has earned, and none of them be wronged.  (The Noble Quran, 45:22)"

"The Day when the Earth will be rent asunder, from (men) hurrying out: that will be a gathering together,- quite easy for Us.  (The Noble Quran, 50:44)"

"Do ye feel secure that He Who is in heaven will not cause you to be swallowed up by the earth when it shakes (as in an earthquake)?   (The Noble Quran, 67:16)"

"And the earth is moved, and its mountains, and they are crushed to powder at one stroke,-  (The Noble Quran, 69:14)"

"One Day the earth and the mountains will be in violent commotion. And the mountains will be as a heap of sand poured out and flowing down.  (The Noble Quran, 73:14)"

"Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,  (The Noble Quran, 89:21)"

"When the earth is shaken to her (utmost) convulsion,  (The Noble Quran, 99:1)"

"And the earth throws up her burdens (from within),  (The Noble Quran, 99:2)"

It appears from the above Noble Verses that at the Day of Judgement, Allah Almighty will shake the entire earth, flatten it by crushing and flattening its mountains, open it to swallow up all of the creatures on it, and everything on earth will be in violent commotion. 

Please visit The Big Bang Theory and the Cosmic Crunch in the Noble Quran.

7-  Conclusion:

We clearly saw above how Allah Almighty caused for the earth to go through different stages and formations.  Allah Almighty talked about the earth's past, present and future in good details.  I also proved that Allah Almighty did indeed claim that the earth was round beyond any doubt.  I also refuted in good details the Christian "Answering Islam" team's misunderstandings about the Noble Quran and its interpretations regarding the earth.

What the reader needs to understand is that the Noble Quran is filled with scientific statements and notions.  These are statements of Allah Almighty describing how He created things on earth and in the Universe.  What's most amazing is that all of these scientific statements and notions had been proven to be in perfect agreement with science and our modern-day scientific discoveries.  Allah Almighty made the Noble Quran be Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) Everlasting Divine Miracle and proof for Prophethood.  The Holy Book certainly stood the test of time 1,500 years ago with Its Claims, Prophecies and Miraculous language eloquence, and it does again and again in our day today with Its overwhelming agreement with science and discoveries that were not known to man 1,500 years ago.

Allah Almighty clearly intended to mention several Miracles, through the single Word dahaha, to again and again prove to us that the more we learn and advance in knowledge and technology the more we'll discover the Noble Quran to be the True and Holy Word of GOD Almighty!

Indeed, all Praise and Glory are due to Allah Almighty alone for making the Noble Quran be the Perfect and Everlasting Miracle, for us humans, out of all of His Divine Miracles!  And may Allah Almighty send His Peace, Mercy and Blessings upon our Beloved and Blessed Prophet, Teacher and Role Model, Muhammad.  Ameen.

Bibliography:

1-  Tafseer Al-Jalalein. printed in Damascus 1964. Al-Mallah Printshop and Bookstore.

2-  Al-munjid fil'lugha wal'alam.  This volume proves from the original Arabic that "Dahaha" does indeed refer to making the earth as egg-shaped or globe or sphere.

Science in Islam and the Noble Quran.

If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?  (Detailed proofs demonstrating the miracle of the Word/Notion "dahaha").

The Big Bang Theory and the Cosmic Crunch in the Noble Quran.

The earth is round according to Islam.

The Earth is flat according to the Bible.

http://www.expanding-earth.org/.   This site explains a new theory about the formation of earth and it proves the "Earth's expansion" and the formation of Oceans and Seas.
 

Update on 02/19/2007!

New scientific quotes, evidence and proofs regarding "dahaha" (egg-shaped) were added in this article: If the Noble Quran says the earth is "egg-shaped" through a Notion, then why couldn't Prophet Muhammad just say it clear in plain Arabic?

AUDIOs from Dr. Zaghlool Al-Najjar

Lack of Oxygen and low air pressure in space.

The constant reduction of earth's size:  The earth used to be 200 times bigger!

Iron was sent down to earth from space.

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