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 Topic: where is the splitting of the heavens and earth copied from?

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  • where is the splitting of the heavens and earth copied from?
     OP - August 10, 2011, 06:38 PM
    i saw a video recently that showed an ancient source for the claim in the quran.  possible sumerian? but i cant remember what it was
  • Re: where is the splitting of the heavens and earth copied from?
     Reply #1 - August 10, 2011, 06:41 PM
    http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=17058.msg478575#msg478575
  • Re: where is the splitting of the heavens and earth copied from?
     Reply #2 - August 10, 2011, 07:03 PM
    This idea is pretty much a fundamental mythological idea for all societies. There is a greek, egyptian, sumerian version of this and many others too. Splitting the earth from the sky was seen in many cultures as the fundamental creative act.
    At evening, casual flocks of pigeons make
    Ambiguous undulations as they sink,
    Downward to darkness, on extended wings. - Stevens
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