Surah ash-Shams, 1-4
**1. **By the sun and his brightness, **2. **And the moon when she followeth him, **3. **And the day when it revealeth him. **4. **By the Night as it conceals it.
Surah Ash Shams starts with an oath and the oath is on the Sun. And Who is taking the Oath?
Allah is taking the oath. So why does it say the moon that followeth him? Clearly for the observer on the earth the moon follows the sun. And then all of the sudden there is a shift in the manner Allah is describing it and imparts scientific knowledge by saying " and the day when it revealeth him"? Day/night and sun/moon in the Koran are two distinct signs of Allah.