What is the authenticity of the claim that Shaykh al-Sa'di holds that the stars are an adornment for the lower sky and also exist above the seven heavens?
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He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh al-Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his tafsir that Allah's news that the stars are an adornment for the sky, that the lower sky is adorned with them as lamps, does not contradict the fact that many of the stars are above the seven heavens, for the heavens are transparent. This is...
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...this is the statement of the astronomers, but there is no evidence for it. The apparent meaning of the Qur'an is that all the stars, and the sun and the moon, are all in the lower sky. The first apparent view is that of the one who claims that they are scattered among the heavens, and that the heavens are transparent, and that the sun is in the fourth heaven, and Saturn and Mars, and so on. This does not require evidence; it is merely astronomical opinions. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh al-Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his tafsir that Allah's news that the stars are an adornment for the sky, that the lower sky is adorned with them as lamps, does not contradict the fact that many of the stars are above the seven heavens, for the heavens are transparent. This is...
Answer:
...this is the statement of the astronomers, but there is no evidence for it. The apparent meaning of the Qur'an is that all the stars, and the sun and the moon, are all in the lower sky. The first apparent view is that of the one who claims that they are scattered among the heavens, and that the heavens are transparent, and that the sun is in the fourth heaven, and Saturn and Mars, and so on. This does not require evidence; it is merely astronomical opinions. Yes.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2319- 4717] ما صحة أن الشيخ السعدي يرى أن النجوم زينة للسماء الدنيا وتوجد أيضا فوق السماوات السبع؟ — youtube.com
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