Light-Years

Mathematics - Easy

Interstellar distances.

We also found light-years in the Quran. The brightest star in our sky is called Sirius and is mentioned in the Quran by name in chapter "The Star". The word "Star" and word "Earth" are separated by 861 letters. Today we know that Sirius is 861 centi light-years away from Earth.

Quran 53:49

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius.

٤٩ وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَىٰ

Distance to Sirius from Google:

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Sirius is 8.61 light-years away from Earth.

Converting to short-range scale. From www.convertunits.com:

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8.61 light-years is equivalent to 861 centi light-years. So distance to Sirius is 861 centi light-years. It turned out that between the word "Star" in the first verse and the word "Earth" in verse 32 there are 861 letters.

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286099 - 285238 = 861

The word "Star" and word "Earth" are separated by 861 letters. Today we know that Sirius is 861 centi light-years away from Earth.

How could an illiterate man who lived 1400 years ago have known about light-years?

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