In Islamic cosmology, creation is envisioned as a majestic, layered universe. Allah tells us He fashioned the heavens and earth in stages – “He turned to the heaven when it was smoke… He ordained them seven heavens in two periods and inspired in each heaven its duty and command” [2] . Each of the seven heavens is a distinct realm, guarded by angels and imbued with its own beauty and meaning. The Prophet’s night journey (Miʿrāj) is the supreme guide to these realms: as he ascended, he passed through each sky, greeted by the angels and meeting the chosen prophets assigned to that layer [3] [4] . Imagine climbing a luminous staircase beyond the moon and stars. With each step upward, the air grows ever more wondrous. The first heaven unfolds beneath you like a vast, shimmering ocean of light. Scripture hints at this spectacle: Allah “adorned the lower heaven with lamps” (lamps being the stars) [5] . In fact, tradition calls the first heaven Raqi‘a , the “spreading” heaven, and it is said ...