Quranic cosmology

{{Short description|Nature of the cosmos according to the Qur'an}}

{{Short description|Nature of the cosmos according to the Qur'an}}

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'''Quranic cosmology''' is how the [[Quran]] views the [[nature]] of the [[cosmos]], especially its origins, development, and structure. In the Quran, the cosmos originates in an act of creation by [[God]] of the [[Heaven|heavens]] and the [[earth]] over the course of [[Hexaemeron|six days]], with the earth being created first, and the heavens second. The [[Cosmography|layout]] of the cosmos includes a solid [[firmament]] (called the heaven), below it being a [[flat earth]] compared to a spread-out bed. A [[cosmic ocean]] is found both above the heaven and below the earth. The number of heavens is [[Seven heavens|seven]], with possibly seven earths as well, arranged like a stack of plates. Above the highest heaven is the [[Throne of God]].{{Sfn|Decharneux|2019}}{{Sfn|Anchassi|2022|p=855–857}}{{Cite book |last=Gleede |first=Benjamin |title=Antiochenische Kosmographie? |date=2021 |publisher=De Gruyter |pages=209}}

'''Quranic cosmology''' is how the [[Quran]] views the [[nature]] of the [[cosmos]], especially its origins, development, and structure. In the Quran, the cosmos originates in an act of creation by [[God]] of the [[Heaven|heavens]] and the [[earth]] over the course of [[Hexaemeron|six days]], with the earth being created first, and the heavens second. The [[Cosmography|layout]] of the cosmos includes a solid [[firmament]] (called the heaven), below it being a [[flat earth]] compared to a spread-out bed. A [[cosmic ocean]] is found both above the heaven and below the earth. The number of heavens is [[Seven heavens|seven]], with possibly seven earths as well, arranged like a stack of plates. Above the highest heaven is the [[Throne of God]].{{Sfn|Decharneux|2019}}{{Sfn|Anchassi|2022|p=855–857}}{{Cite book |last=Gleede |first=Benjamin |title=Antiochenische Kosmographie? |date=2021 |publisher=De Gruyter |pages=209}}