 During its rotation on its axis, our Earth is slightly inclined from its orbit. This is what causes the formation of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn & winter.
If Allah willed, howeva, our Earth would stand straight upright to its orbit. Then there would b no seasons. The temperature would b the same all over Earth.
From the food we eat to the ear we breathe, our lifestyle & environment would b completely different.
Dear Folk, hav u eva wondered how night & day come into existence?
Space is completely dark. Howeva, on our Earth, which is also a space, there is an alteration between night & day. In the morning, we wake up to sunshine but when night falls, it bcums dark.
Well, how dyou think our Earth bcums bright in the morning?
As our Earth moves along its orbit, it also turns around itself like a spinning top. As Earth revolves around itself, the side facing the Sun bcums light.
Unlike our planet, Uranus rotates in its side, as if the planet has fallen over. This causes the planet to roll around the Sun in its orbit like a barrel. The equator of Uranus is tilted at 98' wif respect to its orbit, so that each pole is almost facing the Sun during part of each orbit.
It takes Uranus 84 earth years to orbit the sun!
Therefore, for years at a time, each of the poles receives either continuous sunlight or is continuously in shadow.
What would happen if it were always daytime on one side of Earth & night on the other?
If this were the case, people would not hav specific times for sleep. Every1 would sleep or b awake at different times. There would b much confusion in relationships between people.
Lets 1st imagine that we only had daytime: Would we be able to sleep soundly?
Bsides, we would neva b able to see the moon & stars that r visible only in the darkness of the night.
***A traveller continuously moving at a certain speed to the West by plane is always in daytime since the Sun neva sets. If earth didnt rotate around its own axis, we would neva see the night, juz like this traveller on the aeroplane.***
Alternatively, what if we were always in darkness?
First, we would neva b able to see the Sun, blue skies or other beauties we can only see during the day. No one knows how our sleeping hours or schedule at school would be. We would go to school/work in the darkness of the night & have our breaks in darkness.
Whats more important is the plants that need both night & day to live would quickly disappear. Eventually this would mean the end of life.
Howeva, Our Lord has created night & day to make our lives easy. By creating night & day, He has put our lives into order. The reasons for the creation of night & day r stated in the Quran as follows:
"It is He who made the night a cloak for u & sleep a rest, and He made the day a time for rising. (al-Furqan: 47)
Consider that everyday new discoveries & inventions r being made. Howeva, none of these r unprecedented;
that is, they r all inspired by things & beings already existing in nature. Which one of these inventions could make Earth rotate around itself & thus cause night & day?
None of them, right?
Only Our Lord, the Creator of the heavens, the earth & everything in between could accomplish this.
Always keep in mind that juz as Allah has created the night & day, He could well remove them. Then our lives would b in turmoil. Furthermore, we would not b around to read these lines.
In the Quran, Allah informs us that if He wills He could lengthen the night or day:
"... If Allah made it permanent night for u till the Day of Rising, what god is there other than Allah to bring u light? ..." (al-Qasas: 71)
"... If Allah made it permanent day for u till the Day of Rising, what god is there other than Allah to bring u night to rest in? (al-Qasas: 72)
These verse make it clear that neither night nor day could have come into existence w/o Allah's will. This universe & everything in it belongs to Allah, the Creator.
Dear Folks;
never forget that Allah the All-Mighty has perfectly created u & everything u know & can imagine.
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