Pulsar – the knocking star

Pulsars are thought to be a rapidly rotating neutron star, that emits regular pulses of radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation at rates of up to one thousand pulses per second.

They are really fascinating stars. They have a huge mass, 1 tea spoon of it would way over a billions tons on earth. Because of its small size and high density, a neutron star possesses a surface gravitational field about 2 x 1011 times that of Earth. Neutron stars can also have magnetic fields a million times stronger than the strongest magnetic fields produced on Earth. Lets listen to an actual radio sound of a pulsar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHEVo-LkDrQ

Amazingly, there is a Surah in the Holy Quran that refers to this type of star. Surah number 86 “At-Tariq”. Unfortunately ,the word ” Tariq” has been translated incorrectly in most of the translations of the Quran until recent years, due to lack of knowledge.

Referring to this dictionary “Tariq” means “striker knob” and in the Quran it is referring to “The knocker”. The first 3 verses of the Surah 86 is translated as the following:

(1) By the sky and the Knocker (2) And what can make you know what is the Knocker? (3) It is the piercing star

Is it refereed to it as the “Piercing Star”. Pulsars emit extremely powerful Gama rays. It can penetrate anything on its path.

The Pulsar has been mentioned in the Quran, 1400 years ago. Long before its discovery.