Question
According to Islam, is the world round or flat?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الجواب بعون الملك الوهاب اللهم هداية الحق والصواب
Answer
There is no explicit declaration in the Quran or Hadith that I am aware of regarding this matter.
However, islamic experts in the science of astronomy and scholars have stated the theory that the Earth is round. For instance, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan Rahimahullah writes in Fatawa Rizwiya, :
“زمین کروی یعنی گول ہے”
Translation : “The Earth is spherical, meaning round.”
(Fatawa Rizwiya, Vol 29, Pg 159)
Answered by: Mufti Sajid Attari
Translated Answer
Date: 8th May 2024