al-tariq
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Peace all,
My question relates to Surah 861-3 and the definition of "al-tariq." Some translations say that "al-tariq" is the morning star, but the morning star is really a planet, not a star. Since 863 defines "al-tariq" as a star of piercing brightness, doesn't this rule out the morning star as a proper translation? Also some people translate it to be the "night visitant," but that also doesn't make sense since the subject must be a star and a particular star or type of star. I have recently come across a translation that claims that "al-tariq" may be a star that pounds or makes a sound of punding, like a person who pounds on your door at night. This may lead us to define "al -tariq" as a pulsar, not just any regular star. Opinions wanted, esp in relation to the Quranic Arabic that could define what the term means...and please stay on topic.
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ichephren
Tariq means "The thing that knocks" , and as you said the sura is talking about specific type of stars or a specific stage in the life of a normal star, i really believe that it is talking about the pulsar, i have to do more work in here but because I'm not a fan of quran scietific miracles i hardly looked into this one, bur I'm sure many wrote about it
Salam
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Peace,
Yes, i agree with AB here that it refers to a pulsar.
Read this
http//www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_38.html
