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Q 1: Can we touch the Seven Heavens as we touch the ceiling of a room?

A: Yes. The Seven Heavens may be touched when Allah so wills. Indeed, they are real objects and can be touched like other things. The Qur'an lends support to this. For example, Allah states about the Jinn, ‘And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires. Along with other texts that prove its actual existence such as Allah's statement, And the heaven shall be opened, and it will become as gates, and His saying, Have not those who disbelieve known that the heavens and the earth were joined together as one united piece, then We parted them? And We have made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? (Part No. 26; Page No. 417) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.