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اعوذب لله من الشيطان الرجيم
[2] إذا الشمس كورت [1] وإذا النجوم انكدرت
When the sun is wrapped up. And when the stars fall dispersing.
[Al-Quran 81:1-2]

I hope I understand the Arabic well. So, these verses mean the sun (الشمس) will be wrapped up (كورت) and fall dispersing. Imagine saying that 1,400 years ago - doesn't it sound insane. [Q81:22] But yes, our sun will be wrapped up & fall dispersing. ماشاء الله


The life cycle of a star
Basically, the sun is a star & stars are a ball of fire. The nature of fire is - it soars up. So, after a star is born, its fire soars up. But gravity pulls it down to the core - so in its lifetime, the fiery star exists in a constant battle against gravity. When both forces are equal, the star exists in balance & retains its shape (main sequence star). [photo] But stars exists by burning it's fuel. As it ends its lifetime, it will exhaust its fuel & gravity will win. Gravity will pull the dying star & the star will fall back to its core.

Our sun will share the same fate. If I understand it right, the sun will grow into a red giant, then the dispersing dust & gas will eventually wrap itself - enveloping it as a planetary nebulae - and finally falls to its core as a dwarf. [video | NASA] ماشاء الله

An even more massive star will burst into a supernova [ref] - briefly outshining the entire galaxy. & if it overthrows its neutrons, it will fall to its core so completely it forms a black hole. It's an object so dense that even light cannot escape it's gravity. Which means, if you're there, you cannot escape it's gravity even at the speed of light.

This escape velocity is the speed that you need to throw an object upwards without it falling back because of gravity. In comparison, rockets escape the earth's gravity at ~25,000 mph. [ref]

Learning the reality. I don't know how to ignore it. (^v^)

I seek refuge from errors. Only Allah Knows Best. والله أعلم

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