The Salafi Tafsir of the Verses in which the Creation and Description of the Earth is Mentioned

An issue of great disagreement which some Muslims occupy themselves with today is theissue of whether the earth is flat or shaped like a globe. Many people today – and this is agreat catastrophe upon this Ummah and the reason for much disagreement and division –do not take the time to investigate an issue in the religion from its beginning, not tomention to take the time to sit down and read more than quotes and short texts andtranslations which are nowhere sufficient in giving a basis and an answer in the givenissue. They furthermore do not follow the rule, that everything which they read andbelieve must be compared with the beliefs of the Salaf before the Muslim approves of itand believes in it.This deficient way of seeking knowledge produces Muslims with superficial knowledge,weak understanding and worst of all Muslims who waver in their beliefs, doubting andchanging their beliefs very often.