The Believers
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST GRACIOUS, THE DISPENSER OF GRACE[23:17]
And, indeed, We have created above you seven [celestial] orbits; and never are We unmindful of [any aspect of Our] creation.

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* v.17 : Lit., “seven paths,” which may signify the orbits of the visible planets or – as the classical commentators assume – the “seven heavens” (i.e., cosmic systems) repeatedly spoken of in the Qur’ān. In either case, the number “seven” is used metonymically, indicating multiplicity. See in this connection note 20 on 2:29.