A quick calculation suggests that the magnitude is very consistent with
the speed of light, but the resulting units make no sense at all,
suggesting that it may only be a coincidence.
Diameter of the earth = 7926//2 = 3963 miles radius
Diameter of the moon = 2260/2 = 1130 miles radius
Distance from the earth to the moon = 238,000 miles
Radius of the circle which the moon travels around the earth = 3963 +
1130 + 238,000 = 243,093 miles
Circumference of the moon's orbit around the earth = 2 x 3.14 x 243,093
= 1,526,624 miles/month
12 months/year x 1000 years = 12,000 months
12,000 months x 1,526,624 miles/month = 1.832 x10^10 miles (the moon
would travel in 1000 years)
1,526, 624 miles/month / 27.3 days/lunar month = 55920.3 miles/day (the
moon would travel)
1.832 x 10^10 miles / 55920.3 miles/day = 327,600 (but the miles cancel
out and the units make no sense)
The speed of light is 186,000 miles/sec or 300,000 km/sec.
I am on my way out of town and will have to consider this later, Marleen
Firouz wrote:
Dear friends,
I am sorry to bring this question about Quran and Islam to this Baha'i
Studies List. I would really appreciate if Dr. Khazeh Fannanapazir or
other friends could shed some lights to the claim of these web pages
as follows:
http://www.geocities.com/speed_of_light_quran/
http://www.speed-light.info/angels_speed_of_light.htm
http://www.islamicity.com/Science/960703A.SHTML
They are referring to some verses in Holy Quran and try to prove that
based on these verses the speed of light could be calculated to the
exact figure. I would like to hear your opinion and what you think of
such claims.
Best regards,
Firouz
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