This
is the third in a series that reports on the Quran’s explanation of extraterrestrial
gods’ interaction with humans in the not too distant past.
BREAKING UP EARTH AND THE ASTEROID BELT Do not those who disbelieve see that the asteroid
belts and the earth were joined together? Then We ripped them apart. And
We made every living thing from the water.
-- Quran 21:30
The plural of Sama is Samawat which I have translated “asteroid
belts” instead of “heavens” which is how the word
is usually translated.
The Quran taught that there are seven asteroid belts and science
has recently discovered a second asteroid belt beyond the orbit of
Neptune. Perhaps five more will be located in the future. It
is noteworthy that the Quran immediately mentions “the water,” since
the asteroid belt is filled with water.
The existence of seven water-filled asteroid belts could be invaluable
for future deep space voyages. Huge quantities of water need
not be stored for consumption. Advanced purification technology
could clean up water found as ice in the asteroid belts and render
that water drinkable. Water could also be used as fuel.
Egyptian gods Geb and Nut
The ancient Egyptians referred to the earth as the God Geb whose
wife was (in Western scholars terminology) “the sky goddess
Nut.” Nut was graphically depicted as a celestial cow covered
with stars and with two pairs of gods holding each leg or as a woman
draped out like a canopy over the prone body of Geb. Nut, like Sama,
is usually said to symbolize “heaven.” Nut, then represents
the asteroid belts as does the Quranic Sama.
According to Egyptian science, Geb and Nut were once joined together
until the god Shu separated them and lifted Nut up. Shu is the personification
of air or wind and the Sumerian records state “winds” attacked
Tiamet, splitting her in two.
FLYING SERPENTS AND DRAGONS
The word “dragon” appears to refer to alien astronauts
at times and their fiery flying vehicles at others. In the ancient
texts when a god or Taoist emperor is said to have flown to heaven
on a dragon, the vehicle is apparently the dragon. The flying crafts
of the ancient gods were called heavenly “boats” by the
Egyptians, “flaming chariots” by the Hebrews and “dragons” in
China and several other countries. The dragon’s fiery breath
most likely referred to a rocket’s flaming exhaust.
Every region on earth has
stories of flying serpents and dragons. In many cases, the
snake is the creator of humanity. Some well-known gods who were either
stylized as serpents or closely identified with reptiles are Enki,
Ningishzidda, Apep (Apophis). Quetzalcoatl, Marduk, Kulkukaan and
Itzamna.
These serpent gods have gone by numerous names, depending upon the culture, but
the various gods are undoubtedly the same species of being. They are called
Nephalim (Bible), Divas (India), Asuras (Mesopotamia and India), Haruts, Maruts,
Chanes (America), Elohim (Cananites), Loas (Africa), Neteru (Egypt), Igungun
(Yoruba), Rishi (India) and Jinn.
The word “Jinn” literally means “snake.” So if
the Jinn are reptilian beings, then so also are the angels because both the Bible
and Quran make it plain that Satan (Shaytan), Iblis and Lucifer were once angels. Lucifer
was even considered the most beautiful and brightest of all the angels. Thus,
if Satan is a reptile then so are Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel and the rest
of the beings we call angels. One man’s angel is another man’s devil.
Those gods who survived “took to the air like birds” and
went to the orbiting space station.
In the nuclear waste and devastation that remained, Marduk was finally “given
the Enlilship and the 50 names,” i.e., he became ruler of the
gods.
Afterwards the recorded contact between the gods and people ceased.
Their appearance, as in Yahweh’s landing to talk with Moses,
became a very rare event.
Many of the events recorded in the Sumerian tablets are also mentioned
in the Quran. But owing to the Quran’s style of mixing
exhortation with warning, laws, theological dissertation, history
and natural phenomena all together, sometimes in just a few verses,
nowhere are the stories presented as a coherent whole. To be continued ……
Amir is a student of many ancient spiritual traditions including
Egyptian, Sumerian, Yogic and Taoist systems. Amir Fatir has studied
the Quran since 1969. After teaching himself to read Arabic
in 1976 he was surprised to find that many passages of the Quran
corroborated the theories exposed by scholars who held that earth
had once been colonized by ancient astronauts. He is a novelist and
social commentator. His web page address is: http://amirfatir.tripod.com
He can be reached at: amirfatir@go.com
