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Is the Night Comer (Tariq ٱلطَّارِقِ ) in the Quran [86:(1-3)] Referring to Pulsars?

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Verses 1-3 of Surah At-Tariq talk about a star. Here's the translation of the verses as per The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab: > 1 By the heaven and the nightly star! > 2 And what will make you realize what the nightly star is? > 3 It is the star of piercing brightness. > > — [At-Tariq 1-3](https://legacy.quran.com/86/1-3) * **By the heaven and the nightly star!** ==> In this verse, Allah SWT swears in the name of the heavens and a nightly star. * **And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?** ==> In this verse, Allah SWT rhetorically asks Prophet Muhammad what will he know about the nightly star. * **It is the star of piercing brightness.** ==> In this verse, Allah SWT goes on to explain what the nightly star is. He explains that it is a star which is very bright. Nowhere in the above verses it is talking about Pulsars. I checked all the translations of the above three verses and nowhere it is mentioned about the star that resembles pulsars. When I looked more into it, it seems that the word "Tariq" is used to show that it is referring to pulsars as "Tariq" in Arabic means "morning star" or "he who knocks at the door in the morning". Other meanings include "striker", "knocker", "visitor", and "bright star" and people are referring to this particular meaning i.e. "knocker" to link it with Pulsars but it looks like making a vague try to link the Quran with scientific findings by Muslim people. If I go by the definition of this word, "Tariq" also means "morning star" but in the Quran, it's mentioned as "nightly star", then which one is correct? Can someone please explain how people have come to the conclusion that this verse talks about pulsars specifically? Is this true to any extent?
Asked by Ganit (383 rep)
Mar 26, 2024, 05:14 AM
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