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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is meant by the seven earths?

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Question:
What is meant, Shaykh Salih, by the seven earths?

Answer:
The folding of the earth
It is Allah who has created seven heavensاللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ
[At-Talaq 65:12]
is a folding
and of the earth, the like of themوَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ
[At-Talaq 65:12]
, meaning a folding like them, where each layer contains creatures and inhabitants, and it is I who have populated them. The seven earths: each of them has inhabitants from the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)
No one knows them but Allah.لَا يَعْلَمُهُمْ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
[Ibrahim 14:9]
(Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 17 من 41|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|مسائل متفرقة|ما المراد بسبع الأراضين؟|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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