Apart from the fact that these verses speak of different events, the truly amazing observation here is that the Quran speaks of a scientific theory that was only to be known after Einstein put forward his theory of relativity in 1905.
First let us read the three verses refered to:
"………. A day of your Lord is like a thousand of your years." 22:47
"All matters are controlled by Him from the heaven to the earth. To Him, the day is equivalent to one thousand of your years." 32:5
"The angels, with their reports, climb to Him in a day that equals fifty thousand years." 70:4
Note that only the first two of these verses speak of a day relative to God (1000 years of our count) .... However, the third verse does not speak of a day relative to God, therefore before demonstrating the scientific significance of these verses, it must be said that there is no contradiction between the first two verses on one hand and the third verse on the other hand.
Scientific significance:
The theory of relativity states that since we live in a space-time universe there is no such thing as 'absolute time'. What relativity tells us is that time, measured in our frame of reference (our point of view), runs at a different speed from time in another frame of reference.
This phenomenon is called 'Time Dilation'. The equation which predicts this 'stretching' of time is:
T = t divided by the square root of [ 1 - (V x V)divided by (C x C) ]
t = length of a time interval for us
T = length of a time interval for another frame of reference.
V = velocity of other frame of reference
C = speed of light (approx. 300,000 km/second)
The mathematics of relativity says that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light. If a body travels faster than the speed of light ( where V is greater than C ) we would get a negative value for the section marked between the [ ...... ], but since there is no square root for a negative value, the equation cannot accept speeds greater than the speed of light.
However, it has been discovered that some particles actually travel faster than light. These are called 'tachyons'. They cannot travel at the speed of light, only faster.
The amazing notation of these Quranic verses, besides confirming the theory of 'Time Dilation', is that they confirm the fact that if there is such frames of reference where one day is equal to a thousand years of our count, and even fifty thousand years of our count, they must be travelling at speeds many times faster than the speed of light.
These frames of reference cannot be physical, and that is because according to the relativity equations the speed of light is the limiting factor in our physical world.
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