Is there any mention in the Qur'an that the earth is seven?
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Question:
This questioner asks: In the noble verse, and in the saying of Blessed and Exalted is He:[Ash-Shuraa 42:53], why are the heavens mentioned in the plural while the earth is mentioned in the singular?
Answer:
The earth is also mentioned in the plural:[At-Talaq 65:12], meaning like the seven heavens. So the earth is also seven layers. Just as the sky is seven heavens, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This affirms that the earths are seven. Yes.
This questioner asks: In the noble verse, and in the saying of Blessed and Exalted is He:
to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth
لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِAnswer:
The earth is also mentioned in the plural:
It is Allah who has created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them
اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّWhoever seizes a span of the earth without right will be encircled on the Day of Resurrection with it from seven earths.
من اقتطع شبرا من الأرض بغير حق طوقه يوم القيامة من سبع أرضين.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2612 - هل ورد في القرآن ذكر أن الأرض سبع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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