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* 8) Verse 71:15 "''Do you not see how Allah has created the '''seven heavens''' (سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ), one above another,''" | * 8) Verse 71:15 "''Do you not see how Allah has created the '''seven heavens''' (سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍ), one above another,''" | ||
* 9) Verse 78:12 "''And We made above you '''seven strong ones''' (سَبْعًا شِدَادًا),''" | * 9) Verse 78:12 "''And We made above you '''seven strong ones''' (سَبْعًا شِدَادًا),''" | ||
** "Seven strong-ones" (sabAAan shidadan, سَبْعًا شِدَادًا) refers to the seven heavens. <ref>Al-Jalalayn's interpretation: "and built above you seven mighty ones? seven heavens shidād is the plural of shadīda that is to say strong and sturdy unaffected by the passage of time"</ref> | ** "Seven strong-ones" (sabAAan shidadan, سَبْعًا شِدَادًا) refers to the seven heavens.<ref>Al-Jalalayn's interpretation: "and built above you seven mighty ones? seven heavens shidād is the plural of shadīda that is to say strong and sturdy unaffected by the passage of time"</ref> | ||
Notice that in the verses 17:44 and 23:86 the order of the Arabic words is different. They literally say "heavens seven". | Notice that in the verses 17:44 and 23:86 the order of the Arabic words is different. They literally say "heavens seven". | ||