Surah As-Sajdah 32:5
ﱻ ﱼ ﱽ ﱾ ﱿ ﲀ ﲁ ﲂ ﲃ ﲄ ﲅ ﲆ ﲇ ﲈ ﲉ ﲊ ﲋ
He arranges [each] matter from the heaven to the earth; then it will ascend to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of those which you count.
Tafsir of As-Sajdah 32:5
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 32:5
يدبر اﻻمر من السماء إلى اﻻرض ثم يعرج إليه
He directs the command from the heavens to the earth; then it will go up to Him,) means, His command comes down from above the heavens to the furthest boundary of the seventh earth. This is like the Ayah,
الله الذى خلق سبع سموت ومن اﻻرض مثلهن يتنزل اﻻمر بينهن
It is Allah Who has created seven heavens and of the earth the like thereof. The command descends between them,(65:12) Deeds are raised up to the place of recording above the lowest heaven. The distance between heaven and earth is the distance of five hundred years traveling, and the thickness of the heaven is the distance of five hundred years. Mujahid, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak said, "The distance covered by the angel when he descends or ascends is the distance of five hundred years, but he covers it in the blink of an eye.'' Allah says:
في يوم كان مقداره ألف سنة مما تعدون