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A more important question is: are there 7 heavens in reality? And when we consider that they are one above the other (verse 67:3) and stars are in the lowest heaven (41:12), that means our universe would be the lowest heaven. We can see only this universe, so do we really see all the 7 heavens as the verse 71:15 claims we should? | A more important question is: are there 7 heavens in reality? And when we consider that they are one above the other (verse 67:3) and stars are in the lowest heaven (41:12), that means our universe would be the lowest heaven. We can see only this universe, so do we really see all the 7 heavens as the verse 71:15 claims we should? | ||
Let's see what other miracles with the number 7 the Qur'an offers, so that we can be sure that the one with "seven heavens" mentioned 7 times wasn't just a coincidence: | |||
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==="Seven years" mentioned 2 times non-miracle=== | |||
The Qur'an talks in two verses about "seven years". | |||
* 1) 12:47 "He said: You shall sow for '''seven years''' continuously, then what you reap leave it in its ear except a little of which you eat." | |||
* 2) 12:48 "Then there shall come after that '''seven years''' of hardship which shall eat away all that you have beforehand laid up in store for them, except a little of what you shall have preserved" | |||
The word "years" is actually omitted in the second verse. In the Arabic, it just literally says "seven hard", although from the context it definitely speaks about years. | |||
So the Qur'an speaks 2 times about 7 years and there is absolutely nothing amazing about it. | |||
==="Seven ears (of corn)" mentioned 3 times non-miracle=== | |||
The Qur'an speaks about ears in these verses: | |||
* 1) 2:261 "The parable of those who spend their property in the way of Allah is as the parable of a grain growing '''seven ears''' (with) a hundred grains in every ear; and Allah multiplies for whom He pleases; and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing" | |||
* 2) 12:43 "And the king said: Surely I see seven fat kine which seven lean ones devoured; and '''seven green ears''' and (seven) others dry: O chiefs! explain to me my dream, if you can interpret the dream." | |||
* 3) 12:46 "Yusuf! O truthful one! explain to us seven fat kine which seven lean ones devoured, and '''seven green ears''' and (seven) others dry, that I may go back to the people so that they may know." | |||
The Qur'an speaks exactly 3 times about "seven ears" and that is a very non-interesting fact. This is not a miracle. | |||
==="Seven cows" mentioned 4 (or 2) times non-miracle=== | |||
* 12:43 "And [subsequently] the king said, "Indeed, I have seen [in a dream] '''seven fat cows''' being eaten by '''seven [that were] lean''', and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry. O eminent ones, explain to me my vision, if you should interpret visions."" | |||
* 12:46 "[He said], "Joseph, O man of truth, explain to us about '''seven fat cows''' eaten by '''seven [that were] lean''', and seven green spikes [of grain] and others [that were] dry - that I may return to the people; perhaps they will know [about you]."" | |||
The question is whether to count the occurrences, where the word "cow" is not explicitly mentioned with the number 7. But we definitely can't get the word count 7 and this is not a miracle. | |||
==="Seven gates" mentioned 1 time=== | |||
How many times does the Qur'an speak about "seven gates"? | |||
* 15:44 "It has '''seven gates'''; for every gate there shall be a separate party of them." | |||
Only one time. | |||
===Conclusion=== | |||
* There are many cases where the Qur'an speaks about seven things. When one of those cases the number of verses happens to be seven, it is not very amazing. | |||
** There are also "seven verses" (15:87), "seven people" (18:22), "seven nights" (69:7), "seven seas" (31:27) mentioned one time non-miracles. | |||
* Taking the one case where the number of verses is 7 and acting as if this represents the Qur'an's eloquent numerology is dishonest and misleading. It could be also described as "cherry picking" logical fallacy. | |||
== "Wine" and "intoxication" both mentioned 6 times == | == "Wine" and "intoxication" both mentioned 6 times == | ||