Seven Heavens and Seven Earths

I was listening to this sermon when one of the participant asked about possibilities of beings other than humans in different planets. I felt the urge to write this article, as this is one of my favorite subject to talk about actually :P

So let me begin by this verse in the Qur'an:
Allah is He Who created seven Heavens and of the Earth a similar number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command: that ye may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge. (65:12)

Now, I am not a person who can actually have the authority to interpret Qur'an, but I am really curious if anyone out there can agree/challenge with my thinking. First of all, the word seven (sab'a in Arabic) really does exist on the verse, and I can vouch for that. Secondly, correct me if I am wrong, the number seven in Arabic sometimes can refer to an infinity/large numbers.

The verse above is striking in my opinion, as it confirms several things about the nature of our universe:
1. There are other planets which might or might not have life as we know it on this earth. However, the implication of this verse would be, if the environment is Earth like, then most likely, support for living creatures is feasible.
2. The universe is a huge place, confirmed by the ever penetrating Hubble Space Telescope. It is still subject of discussion as well whether or not this universe has layers, let alone how it is shaped. The dark matter is just too vast and expansive to understand. I think all the astroscientists have come up so far is merely conjecture at this point. However, we are now already talking billions of light years...

On the other hand, talking about the subject of alien, I think we should not look too far. We are, after all, descended from a place called Heaven, where ever that was. Adam AS and Eve descended and spawned to what is now known as humans and its civilization. From all reasonings, I think it is safe to say that Heaven, at least in Islamic tradition, is not a place on this Earth. Heaven is somewhere else.

Well, that's my argument on this subject, it would be very curious what everyone thinks in this case.


The usual strange thoughts during Ramadhan