Heaven (part III) The Seven Heavens

Allah (swt) has created seven heavens, however we only have knowledge of the lowest ehaven. However, how can we understand the reasoning behind somethign that is beyond our human capacity? How can we be so sure that the heaven we are working towrds does in fact exist? How can we be sure that the moral order we are choosing to follow brings with it the promise of an afterlife? Allah (swt) states in the Quran "He who created the seven heavens one above another no want of proportion will you see in the creation of Allah, most gracious so turn your vision again. Do you sdee any flaws? And again turn your vision, your vision will come back". This explains a lot. It shows us that when we look towards the nearest of the heavens, the farthest that we can see is this earth, the sun and the moon and the galaxies which are put together and accomodated in the lowest of the heaven or the regions and we have knowledge of its vastness. Just by our attempts we can understand that they are beyond the conception of our human intellect. A lot of times in the Qur'an Allah (swt) will explain the nature of things that are within our comprehension through the human capacity but here Allah (swt) tells us to put forth our best attempts and even while we gaze at the lowest heaven we can understand the vastness of it which is infinite, vast and ocntinuous. Because right now we are finite beings, it is difficult to comprehend infinity but through our search towards the heavens, we can see it exists but never fully be able to comprehend it. Allah (swt) states int the Qur'an "And the heavens we did raise it up with our might and verilyu we are the explander of it." This indicates the expandabillity of the space. Impllying its present limitation and discarding its fixity. (Ahmed Ali Tafsir: 51;47). In other words, its infinite nature and how the unversie is constantly expanding as science has recently proved and how it is unlimited. Allah (swt) also states "And He made them seven heavens in two days (periods) and reveealed in every ehaven His Will and adorned the lower heavens with lights (of the brilliant stars) and made it guarded (with angels). That is the decree of the All-Mightly, the All knowing" (Qur'an 41;12). This shows us that only the lower heaven contains the illuminating stars which might also mean that the after six skies beyond may be in a nebula sstate. Allah (swt) also states in the Qur'an that "Then He applied Himself unto the heaven which was yet only a smoke, so said He unto it unto the earth 'come ye too, willing or reluctatnt' said the two 'we come willingly'" This might be referring to the theory of Nebula as the original form of the heavenly bodies. (Ahmed Ali Tafsir: 41;11). Allah (swt) states in the Qur'an "What! see they not up unto the heaven above them how we have made it and adorned it, no gaps therein?" (Quran: 50;6). The Qur'an is drawing attention to the continuity of the creation in space and time and that in spite of all the variations there is no gap. Thus life in its evolutionary state is an evolutionary continuity. (Quran Tafsir by Ahmed Ali, ;). Everything int he heavenly regions are in such perfect harmony and order with one another and the motions of each body in the space is so marvellously regulated by the universal law that nowhere in the kingdom of Allah (the universe) there is the elast flaw of any irregularity or failture or a gap. There is neither any incongruity in the working of the law of nature nor there is any disorder or laxiety. This proves the absolute unity of the one singular and supreme authority ruling the whole world visible and invisible to us. The inconceivably vast space is one continued state that there is no gap between one region and the other. There is continuity in the universe with no gaps or break whatsoever in betewen. It is one of the signs of the unity of the creator.