Quran by Topic
The Heavens & Sky
السماوات والسماء
The Quran describes the heavens as constructed with strength, layered in seven, having a 'canopy' raised without pillars you can see, and a smoke stage — claims astronomy and physics have filled in over 1,300 years.
6 verses from the Quran
#01
"He created seven heavens in layers (طِبَاقًا). You do not see any disproportion in the creation of the Most Merciful. Then return [your] vision; do you see any breaks? The heavens are *seven*, *in layers*, with *no breaks* — three specific, falsifiable claims."
Arabic
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٍۢ ۖ فَٱرْجِعِ ٱلْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍۢ
English (Sahih International)
[And] who created seven heavens in layers. You do not see in the creation of the Most Merciful any inconsistency. So return [your] vision [to the sky]; do you see any breaks?
#02
"Do you not see how Allah created seven heavens in layers (طِبَاقًا), and made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp? The 'layers' and the specific placement of the moon (light) and sun (lamp) are named."
Arabic
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا۟ كَيْفَ خَلَقَ ٱللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٍۢ طِبَاقًۭا
English (Sahih International)
Do you not consider how Allah has created seven heavens in layers
#03
"And We made the sky a protected ceiling (سَقْفًا مَّحْفُوظًا), but they turn away from its signs. The sky is named as a protected ceiling — atmosphere as shield, modern physics confirms."
Arabic
وَجَعَلْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ سَقْفًۭا مَّحْفُوظًۭا ۖ وَهُمْ عَنْ ءَايَٰتِهَا مُعْرِضُونَ
English (Sahih International)
And We made the sky a protected ceiling, but they, from its signs, are turning away.
#04
"He who made for you the earth a bed, and the sky a canopy (سَقْفًا). The sky as canopy is named — a structural function, not just a place."
Arabic
ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ فِرَٰشًۭا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءًۭ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءًۭ فَأَخْرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزْقًۭا لَّكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تَجْعَلُوا۟ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًۭا وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ
English (Sahih International)
[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].
#05
"Do they not look at the sky above them — how We structured it and adorned it, and it has no cracks (فَطَرٍ)? 'No cracks' is the specific claim — no breaks in the heavens. The 'fatr' word is precise."
Arabic
أَفَلَمْ يَنظُرُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَيْفَ بَنَيْنَٰهَا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا وَمَا لَهَا مِن فُرُوجٍۢ
English (Sahih International)
Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and [how] it has no rifts?
#06
"Allah is the One who made for you the earth a place of settlement, and the sky a building (بِنَاءً), and shaped you, and made your shapes good. The sky is named as a building — something constructed, with structure."
Arabic
ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ قَرَارًۭا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءًۭ وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ وَرَزَقَكُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمُ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ فَتَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
English (Sahih International)
It is Allah who made for you the earth a place of settlement and the sky a ceiling and formed you and perfected your forms and provided you with good things. That is Allah, your Lord; then blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.
All Arabic text from the Uthmani edition · All English from Sahih International translation · Topical groupings are based on classical tafsir; scholars may differ on inclusion of specific verses