It appears as though Christian missionaries are confusing folk concerning the sun setting in a pool of slimy water via a dubious narration. IslamOnline clears the confusion as the narration is not thought to have come from the Prophet Muhammad (p):
The author claims that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) also explained it in a literal sense. He quoted a hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is reported as saying, “Do you know, Abu Dharr, where this sun sets?”
He answered, “God and His Messenger know better.”
Muhammad said, “It sets in a spring of slimy water.”
According to most authorities, this statement is not from Prophet Muhammad but it is attributed to Ka`b Al-Ahbar, a Jewish rabbi who converted to Islam and who reported this from the Torah, not from Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).”
Islamophobic missionary (David Wood – Acts 17 Apologetics) is invited to look into real errors and contradictions:
IslamOnline’s clarification of the reference to Zul Qarnain in Quran 18:86 can be viewed here:
http://infad.usim.edu.my/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=8851
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I would ignore these islamaphobes who are trying to spam your blog by kindly removing their comments.
The Arabic of this narration doesn't say slimy, it says warm/hot. See here:
http://ahlalhdeeth.com/vbe/showpost.php?p=36104&postcount=5
Here's the Arabic:
هل تدري أين تغرب هذه ؟ قلت : الله ورسوله أعلم ، قال : فإنها تغرب في عين حامية
Zamakshari mentions a narration which says this was in the Torah (http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=2&tSoraNo=18&tAyahNo=86&tDisplay=yes&Page=2&Size=1&LanguageId=1), and Baydawi (http://altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=6&tSoraNo=18&tAyahNo=86&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=1) and Muḥammad Shams al-Haqq in Awn al-Ma'bud (http://www.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?bk_no=55&ID=1520&idfrom=6879&idto=6956&bookid=55&startno=33)
Hope that helps.
@anonymous,
Thanks very much for your information.
May Allah bless you further. Ameen
Here's the claim again though it at least acknowledges that it has the same word as in the Qur'an (muddy rather than slimy). Things are improving!
http://quranspotlight.wordpress.com/articles/summary-dhul-qarnayn-sunset-sunrise/
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