12 Preface اللَّهُ الَّذي خَلَقَ سَبعَ سَماواتٍ وَمِنَ الأَرضِ مِثلَهُنَّ يَتَنَزَّلُ الأَمرُ بَينَهُنَّ لِتَعلَموا أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ قَد أَحاطَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عِلمًاYusuf AliGod is He Who created seven Firmaments1 and of the earth a similar number.2 Through the midst of them (all) descends3 His Command: that ye may know that God has power over all things, and that God comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge. “Seven Firmaments.” (Cf. 2:29, 17:44, 23:17, 23:86, 51:12, 65:12, 67:3, and 71:15.) [Eds.].As there are grades one above the other in the spiritual kingdom, there are similar grades in our life on this earth. If we take the literal meaning-just as we see the heavenly spheres one above another, over our heads, so we can see that the crust of the earth is built up of geological strata one above another (Cf. n. 5559). (R).But in all spheres of life and Creation, whatever conception we are able to form of them, it is certain that the Command or Law of God runs through them all, for His knowledge and power extend through all things.