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Quran says the Earth is flat
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RE: Quran says the Earth is flat
May 4, 2013 at 6:50 pm (This post was last modified: May 4, 2013 at 6:50 pm by Darkstar.)
I didn't see (like a carpet) in any of the translations I found, but I did find this:

(15:19) As for the earth, We have stretched it out and have cast on it firm mountains, and have caused to grow in it everything well-measured.

which seems to imply the earth is indeed flat.
http://www.islamicstudies.info/tafheem.p...e=16&to=25
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Quran says the Earth is flat - by Ucaslog1 - May 4, 2013 at 9:15 am
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by L.A.F. - May 4, 2013 at 2:28 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Gearbreak - May 4, 2013 at 3:42 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by MysticKnight - May 4, 2013 at 5:33 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Joel - May 4, 2013 at 5:47 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Minimalist - May 4, 2013 at 5:53 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by pocaracas - May 4, 2013 at 6:03 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by paulpablo - May 4, 2013 at 6:46 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by pocaracas - May 4, 2013 at 7:06 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Darkstar - May 4, 2013 at 8:56 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by MysticKnight - May 4, 2013 at 6:15 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Darkstar - May 4, 2013 at 6:50 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by viocjit - May 6, 2013 at 11:50 am
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Ucaslog1 - May 7, 2013 at 9:17 am
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by viocjit - May 7, 2013 at 4:56 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Simsim - May 8, 2013 at 11:44 am
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Praetorian - May 10, 2013 at 5:47 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by exmuslim - May 22, 2013 at 11:22 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by Minimalist - May 22, 2013 at 11:33 pm
RE: Quran says the Earth is flat - by smax - May 23, 2013 at 12:09 am

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