What is the correct Islamic belief regarding multiple and similar worlds/universes?
Allah created seven heavens and seven earths, as indicated by Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths, such as the Almighty’s saying: (It is Allah who created seven heavens and of the earth, the like thereof) [At-/12].
The Quran and do not provide details about the state of these earths or whether there is creation and life in them. Therefore, one must believe in their existence without delving into their specifics. As for what was narrated from Ibn Abbas, that "in every earth there is one like Ibrahim, and the like of what is on earth of creation" or "in every earth there is a prophet like your Prophet," this is not authentic.
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