Surah Yasin (36:38):
وَٱلشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَرٍّ لَّهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْعَلِيمِ
“And the sun runs [its course] toward a stopping point. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.”
Interpretation & Scientific Perspective:
- Classical Tafsir (Interpretation):
- Many classical scholars understood this verse to mean that the sun moves in its orbit (or path) as decreed by Allah until an appointed time (the Day of Judgment).
- Some interpreted “mustaqarr” (stopping point) as a fixed term or a place of rest.
- Modern Scientific Understanding:
- We now know that the sun is not stationary but moves within the Milky Way galaxy at about 720,000 km/h, orbiting the galactic center every 230 million years.
- The verse’s mention of the sun “running” aligns with modern astronomy, as the sun does not remain fixed.
- The “stopping point” could metaphorically refer to the eventual death of the sun (in about 5 billion years, when it will expand into a red giant and then fade).
Assalamu alaikum
Your interpretation is wrong. This is what the ayah really means
Sahih al-Bukhari 3199
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked me at sunset, “Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, “It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: “And the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All- Knowing.” (36.38)
Waalaikumussalam,
First that are not my interpretation the point I mention from different scholars. I researching on Black holes and the behavior of sun’s in solar system and movement in the galaxies. Thanks for mentioning the Hadith’s.
Assalamu alaikum
Your interpretation is wrong
This is the true meaning
Sahih al-Bukhari 3199
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked me at sunset, “Do you know where the sun goes (at the time of sunset)?” I replied, “Allah and His Apostle know better.” He said, “It goes (i.e. travels) till it prostrates Itself underneath the Throne and takes the permission to rise again, and it is permitted and then (a time will come when) it will be about to prostrate itself but its prostration will not be accepted, and it will ask permission to go on its course but it will not be permitted, but it will be ordered to return whence it has come and so it will rise in the west. And that is the interpretation of the Statement of Allah: “And the sun Runs its fixed course For a term (decreed). that is The Decree of (Allah) The Exalted in Might, The All- Knowing.” (36.38)