This is consistent with how al-Tabari and other commentators read the Qur’an, not modern astronomy. Even worse for this theory, Greeks settled hundreds of miles west of Ithaca in modern-day Spain, Sicily, etc. five hundred years prior to Alexander. Why would the Greek-speaking military genius think the sun set in a lake in Macedonia when Greek ships would regularly go far, far west of Alexander’s country?
Kibaya zaidi katika wazo hili, Wayunani walifanya makazi mamia ya maili magharibi mwa Ithaca ambayo ni Hispania, Sicily, n.k. za asa, miaka mia tano kabla ya Alexander. Kitu gani kingemfanya Myunani mwenye akili sana afikiri kuwa jua lilizama katika ziwa la Makedonia wakati meli za kiyunani zilikuwa zinaenda mbali zaidi magharibi mwa nchi ya Alexander?