He was never in this area, containing modern-day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Furthermore, the Black Sea, with an area of 464,400 square km, is not even close to looking like a spring, and everyone, from the Egyptians and farther north, knew the sun did not set in the Black Sea. As an aside, Shakir’s English translation of the Qur’an has "black sea" (lower case).
Hatuna ushahidi kuwa Koreshi aliwahi kusafiri kwenda ukanda unaojumuisha Georgia, Amernia, Azerbaijan, n.k. za sasa, zilizo mashariki mwa Bahari Nyeusi. Muislam angekuwa na hoja yenye udhaifu kidogo kama angesema kuwa Koreshi aliliona jua likichomoza kutoka kwenye Bahari Nyeusi, kwa sababu alivuka hadi Uyunani, lakini Koran inaongelea kuzama kwa jua.