so small, part 2…

in light of the previous post, i saw an amazing 7 minute astronomy video on youtube (or should i say 'gootube'?) talking about how tiny the earth really is.

these days, during ramadan, i've heard people quote a hadith several times that i hadn't remembered hearing before that is really quite spectacular - the rough meaning based on what i remember is (i could have forgotten - i tried to find out which hadith book this came from but couldn't find it, if someone can point me to where i'd really appreciate it), "the worldly heaven in comparison to the second heaven is like a ring in a desert, and the second heaven to the third is like a ring in a desert, and the third to the fourth is like a ring in a desert, and the fourth to the fifth is like a ring in a desert, and the fifth to the sixth is like a ring in a desert, and the sixth to the seventh is like a ring in a desert, and the seventh to the kursiy is like a ring in a desert, and the kursi to the 3arsh (or throne) of Allah (SWT) is like a ring in a desert."

wsalams.

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2 Responses to “so small, part 2…”

  1. Rasha Abdelnabi says:

    I have that hadeeth in Arabic ya Ahmad if you are interested. If you wish to have it translated please let me know, ok?

    JAK
    Rasha

  2. ahmedre says:

    that would be really nice — if you send it (arabic and english if you may please) i will post it insha’Allah. jazakyAllah khair.

    wsalams,
    -ahmed