The Creation of the Seven Heavens and Earth in Divine Wisdom

At-Talaq — Verses 12–12 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ الْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ لِتَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا ١٢

It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven). His Command descends between them (heavens and earth), that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah surrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge.

اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ
It is Allah Who has created seven heavens
وَمِنَ الْأَرْضِ مِثْلَهُنَّ
and of the earth the like thereof (i.e. seven)
يَتَنَزَّلُ الْأَمْرُ بَيْنَهُنَّ
His Command descends between them (heavens and earth)
لِتَعْلَمُوا
that you may know
أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
that Allah has power over all things
وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَحَاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عِلْمًا
and that Allah surrounds (comprehends) all things in (His) Knowledge