Hadith 16

(The book) ‘Nahj Al-Balagah’ –
‘From a sermon of his-asws: ‘It was from the Power of His-azwj Subduance and excellence of the subtleness of His-azwj Making that He-azwj Made, from the abounding water of the heaped-up splashing ocean, the dry solid (earth). Then He-azwj originated the layers from it and Split it into seven skies after their having been joined up, and Withheld it by His-azwj Command, and it stood upon its limitations. He-azwj Made it to be bluish-green and surrounded the subduance, having Humbled it to His-azwj Command, and it submitted to His-azwj Prestige, and flow from it stopped due to His-azwj fear. And He-azwj Made mountains of its boulders and Scattered its contents and its pegs. He‑azwj Set it down in its positions and Necessitated its stability. So, its peaks went into the air and its base was immersed in the water. He-azwj Distributed its mountains upon its coasts and Fixed their foundations throughout its outskirts and placed of its Installations. He-azwj Raised its peaks and Lengthened their bodies and Made these as pillars for the earth and Installed pegs in them. So, it (earth) settled upon its movements from either leaning with its inhabitants, or submerge with its burdens, or move from its positions. Glorious is the One-azwj Who Withheld it after the waves of its waters and Solidified it after its wetness of its sides. He-azwj Made it as a cradle for His-azwj creatures and Spread it out for them as a bed above the deep oceans, sleeping, not flowing, and standing, not travelling. The stormy winds crackle it and the raging clouds draw water from it. Surely in that is a lesson for one who fears [79: 26]’’. [18]