What are the seven climes?
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The questioner : What are the seven climes?
The Shaykh : The seven climes exist in the horizontal degrees; they did not specify them in terms of exact locations. I have not been informed of them, and I do not think they specified them in terms of locations, but rather in terms of celestial degrees... Read to me. Read the climes. How many climes are there? How many?
The questioner : Seven.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The climes are seven. The second is the Hijaz, the third is Egypt and the Levant, the fourth is Babylon, the fifth is... and the sixth is the land of the Turks, and the seventh is China."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They did not investigate their origins. These are ancient, yes. The Hijaz, it appears so, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We have not reached that point yet, yes. Mashal.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : By name.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the disbelievers, except for those with whom there is a treaty, yes.
The Shaykh : The seven climes exist in the horizontal degrees; they did not specify them in terms of exact locations. I have not been informed of them, and I do not think they specified them in terms of locations, but rather in terms of celestial degrees... Read to me. Read the climes. How many climes are there? How many?
The questioner : Seven.
The Shaykh : Fine.
The questioner : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The climes are seven. The second is the Hijaz, the third is Egypt and the Levant, the fourth is Babylon, the fifth is... and the sixth is the land of the Turks, and the seventh is China."
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They did not investigate their origins. These are ancient, yes. The Hijaz, it appears so, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We have not reached that point yet, yes. Mashal.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : By name.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the disbelievers, except for those with whom there is a treaty, yes.