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Swim to its resting place: The sun swims across the sky during the day, and goes to its resting place at night, returning to its place the previous dawn. Orbits of sun and moon: The Qur'an taught that the sun and moon moved in continuous orbits/path around the earth of a particular, ordained period So let's ignore this one as being too loose a translation, and ask "what does Sura 36:37-40 really teach?" There are three possibilities: It adds the words "(all of them are planets)" and "(or on their axis)" in parenthesis, because this is not in the Arabic at all. "All these the earth and heavenly bodies (all of them are planets) and they are all the time in motion in their orbits (or on their axis) they are spheres floating" (Ansari) How Freely Do Some Muslims Translate the Qur'an? Furthermore, the revised edition of Yusuf Ali says "resting place" instead of "period".

However, we cannot make too much of the sun's "orbit" because Yusuf Ali's translation has a footnote (17) on that word saying "circuit, course". Some Muslims point out "the sun runs its course for a period determined for it" and the word "orbit" at the end. (40) It is not permitted to the sun to catch up the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day: Each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to law)." (Yusuf Ali's translation, original edition). 39 And the moon-we have measured for it mansions (to traverse) till it returns like the old (and withered) Lower part of a date stalk. Sura 36:37-40 says, "And a sign for them is the night: We withdraw there from the day, and behold they are plunged in darkness 38 and the sun runs its course for a period determined for it that is the decree of (him), the exalted in might, the all-knowing. But the bottom line is: unless a Muslim viewed these verses as the language of appearance, these verses would disprove, not prove the scientific accuracy of the Qur'an. I was interested in investigating this, and we will take a few twists and turns before arriving at a conclusion. Some Muslims say the Qur'an contains scientific truth about the orbits of the sun, moon, (and sometimes planets).