Is there a specific time for the permanence of the heavens and the earth?
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Question:
The listener (S. A. M.) sent a message containing several questions, one of which asks: Is there a specific time for the permanence of the heavens and the earth, as I understood from some verses of the Qur'an?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) informed us, Glorified is He, that at the end of time—on the Day of Resurrection—the heavens will be folded up and the earth will be seized. He said, Exalted and Majestic is He, in His great Book: [Surah al-Zumar: 67].
It is also mentioned in authentic hadiths that He will seize the heavens and the earth on the Day of Resurrection, and that the heavens will be replaced and the earth will be replaced. However, the rule in the Arabic language is that whatever is above you is called the sky (sama'), and whatever is below you is called the earth (ard). This is the case on the Day of Resurrection as well. On the Day of Resurrection—even if the earth is replaced and the people in it are removed—it is still called the earth, and what is above them is called the sky. This is because the sky is that which is high and elevated; so whatever is above you, whatever it may be, is called the sky. Thus, the ceiling is called the sky, and the direction of height is called the sky. And whatever is below you—even if you are on a roof or a mountain—is called the earth. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener (S. A. M.) sent a message containing several questions, one of which asks: Is there a specific time for the permanence of the heavens and the earth, as I understood from some verses of the Qur'an?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) informed us, Glorified is He, that at the end of time—on the Day of Resurrection—the heavens will be folded up and the earth will be seized. He said, Exalted and Majestic is He, in His great Book:
They have not appraised Allah with true appraisal, while the earth entirely will be [within] His grip on the Day of Resurrection, and the heavens will be folded in His right hand. Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him.
وَمَا قَدَرُوا اللَّهَ حَقَّ قَدْرِهِ وَالأَرْضُ جَمِيعًا قَبْضَتُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَالسَّموَاتُ مَطْوِيَّاتٌ بِيَمِينِهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَIt is also mentioned in authentic hadiths that He will seize the heavens and the earth on the Day of Resurrection, and that the heavens will be replaced and the earth will be replaced. However, the rule in the Arabic language is that whatever is above you is called the sky (sama'), and whatever is below you is called the earth (ard). This is the case on the Day of Resurrection as well. On the Day of Resurrection—even if the earth is replaced and the people in it are removed—it is still called the earth, and what is above them is called the sky. This is because the sky is that which is high and elevated; so whatever is above you, whatever it may be, is called the sky. Thus, the ceiling is called the sky, and the direction of height is called the sky. And whatever is below you—even if you are on a roof or a mountain—is called the earth. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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