Exegesis of the plural heavens and the singular earth in al-Ma'idah
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Question:
This questioner, Talaal, says: In the noble verse, He said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:53] Why are the heavens mentioned in the plural and the earth in the singular, when it is seven layers?
Answer:
The heavens are mentioned as seven layers, and the earth is also seven layers. This is in His saying:[At-Talaq 65:12] meaning seven like the heavens. Likewise, in the hadith: So it is established that the earth is seven layers in the Book and in the Sunnah. Yes.
This questioner, Talaal, says: In the noble verse, He said:
Allah, to whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth
اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِAnswer:
The heavens are mentioned as seven layers, and the earth is also seven layers. This is in His saying:
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 land without right will be encircled on the Day of Resurrection with it from the seven earths.
من اقتطع شبرا من الأرض بغير حق طوقه يوم القيامة من سبع أرضين،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/027 — archive.org (12:21)
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