General Knowledge
We know that there are 7 special facts:
[1] 7 days in a week
[2] 7 colors in a rainbow
[3] 7 layers of heavens
[4] 7 continents in the world
[5] 7 oceans in the world
[6] 7 orbits in an atom
[7] 7 layers of the earth
Biology
Most mammals’ neck have 7 bones
The no. of openings into the human’s head is 7: mouth, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils
Chemistry
The most abundant gas on Earth, Nitrogen, has Atomic No 7
There are 7 Rows in the Periodic Table
The Halogens are found in Group 7
The pH of pure water is 7
Physics
There are 7 SI Base units: Metre, Kilogram, Second, Kelvin, Ampere, Mole and Candela
There are 7 colours in the visible light: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
The atmosphere consists of 7 layers: Troposhere, Stratosphere, Ozonosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
Astronomy
There are 7 visible (to the naked eye) stellar objects: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn
For us, Muslims, the number 7 is very significant.
We prostrate (sujud) on our 7 bones
We circumambulate (tawaf) around the Kaaba 7 times
We walk between Safa and Marwah (sa’i) 7 times
We stone at Satan (at the Jamarat) 7 times
There are 7 gates to Hell
Our Prophet s.a.w.said about young children:
“Command him to pray upon reaching the age of 7.”
There are 7 Shades provided in the Hereafter
We clean (purify) something that is ‘najis’ 7 times
The takbir during the ‘Eid prayer (for 1st raka’at) is made 7 times
Allah made the creation of mankind pass through 7 stages
We know that there are 7 special facts:
[1] 7 days in a week
[2] 7 colors in a rainbow
[3] 7 layers of heavens
[4] 7 continents in the world
[5] 7 oceans in the world
[6] 7 orbits in an atom
[7] 7 layers of the earth
Biology
Most mammals’ neck have 7 bones
The no. of openings into the human’s head is 7: mouth, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils
Chemistry
The most abundant gas on Earth, Nitrogen, has Atomic No 7
There are 7 Rows in the Periodic Table
The Halogens are found in Group 7
The pH of pure water is 7
Physics
There are 7 SI Base units: Metre, Kilogram, Second, Kelvin, Ampere, Mole and Candela
There are 7 colours in the visible light: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
The atmosphere consists of 7 layers: Troposhere, Stratosphere, Ozonosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere
Astronomy
There are 7 visible (to the naked eye) stellar objects: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn
For us, Muslims, the number 7 is very significant.
We prostrate (sujud) on our 7 bones
We circumambulate (tawaf) around the Kaaba 7 times
We walk between Safa and Marwah (sa’i) 7 times
We stone at Satan (at the Jamarat) 7 times
There are 7 gates to Hell
Our Prophet s.a.w.said about young children:
“Command him to pray upon reaching the age of 7.”
There are 7 Shades provided in the Hereafter
We clean (purify) something that is ‘najis’ 7 times
The takbir during the ‘Eid prayer (for 1st raka’at) is made 7 times
Allah made the creation of mankind pass through 7 stages