WATCH! This Pakistani cleric says Earth does not revolve around Sun; Twitter erupts with reactions

The cleric refuted the fact that the Earth revolves around Sun and asserted that the planet is stationary. Watch here.

Image: Screengrab from video shared by @bilalfqi

New Delhi: Pakistan’s eminent religious scholar Kaukab Noorani became subject of ridicule on social media after a video of his sermon went viral on the internet where he said that the Earth doesn’t revolve and is stationary.  The cleric refuted the fact that the Earth revolves around Sun and rather asserted that the planet is stationary and even provided examples to support his argument. In a video shared by journalist Bilal Farooqi, he can be heard saying “Science says that the earth revolves around Sun, scholars say that the earth is stationary; the Earth  does not revolve around the Sun.” He criticised at length the people of science for teaching children about the earth’s revolution around the Sun. He cited reference of a book titled “Al Fauz Ul Kabeer” while giving his statement. Noorani is a renowned Pakistani Islamic scholar who regularly appears on TV shows. The video that went viral on the internet within no time elicited sarcastic reactions from the users. Here is the viral video:

Kaukab Noorani, a renowned Pakistani Islamic scholar who regularly appears on TV shows, claims that Earth does not move. He using a microphone manufactured in the modern age to propagate a belief from the medieval times. Pakistan will never progress with mullahs like him around pic.twitter.com/bsOPvy2n5R

— Bilal Farooqi (@bilalfqi) October 23, 2018

Check the reactions here:

Freaky ! And it’s probably flat as well. I recommend aala hazrat for the Nobel Prize.

— Amer Naveed (@amernaveed) October 24, 2018

Aisay chalatay hain dukaan. Cha gye hain Mr. Kaukab Noorani. Loot li mehfil ap ne. Next up: The ghost of Nicolaus Copernicus commits suicide. https://t.co/PMkBILQVUI

— Munim Ali (@MunimAly) October 24, 2018

Meanwhile, us in 2018..... https://t.co/Kh1IIinOWR

— Gulmina Bilal Ahmad (@GulminaBilal) October 24, 2018

The world is moving forward but Maulana sb seems to be moving in reverse gear https://t.co/AoJ8Yd9O4G

— Zulfiqar Manto (@kazimhamdani) October 24, 2018

Bhai yeh apni zamin ka keh rahai hai Earth ka ni. Hahahah

— Aamir Shehzad (@Aas8isb) October 24, 2018

Mullahs don't move

— HenkMobron (@HenkMobron) October 24, 2018