This doesn’t seem to be the case here because they are mentioned specifically seven times in the Qur’an. I say this because sometimes seven is just used in Arabic to simply convey the sense plethora. However, what seems to be the clearest answer is that they are indeed seven and that they exist beyond the visible universe. Regarding the Seven Heavens, it is not completely clear what these are. Furthermore, the hadith of Abu Sa’id in Abu Dawud, that both Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban deemed sound, states, ‘It will be said to the people of the Qur’an, “Recite, ascend, and recite slowly and carefully as you did in The Lower Life, for indeed your rank will be at the last verse that you recite.” and the number of verses of the Qur’an and more than 6,200.’ (Fath al-Bari, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani) That is to say that the levels of Paradise are not just one hundred, but many, many more. The distance between each level is like the distance between Heaven (sama’) and Earth.’Ĭommentating upon this hadith, Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani says, ‘The language used does not clearly state that all the levels of Paradise are one hundred and not more, since it doesn’t use the negation.

The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, ‘Indeed in Paradise, there are one hundred levels that Allah has prepared for those who fight in Allah’s way. That said, we can still get a good idea of the answers from them. So just in case, we have the wrong number in our heads, we should not start worrying whether or not we are still Muslims! This is because the verses of the Qur’an and hadith that talk about these issues are not 100% clear. Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,įirst of all, these are not points of creed. Question: How many levels of Paradise and Hell are there? How many doors or gates does each have? What are the Seven Heavens?

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