They were described as 'Taraiq' [levels/paths] due to each being above the other...It was also said that they were called 'Taraiq' because they are the paths of the angles
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ولقد خلقنا فوقكم سبع طرائق
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سميت طرائق لتطارقها ، وهو أن بعضها فوق بعض ، يقال : طارقت النعل إذا جعلت بعضه فوق بعض . وقيل : سميت طرائق لأنها طرائق الملائكة
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The Closing of the Doors of Success
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Shaqeeq ibn Ibraheem - may Allah have mercy upon him - stated:
The doors of success have been shut upon the creation because of six things:
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أسباب إغلاق باب التوفيق عن الخلق
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قال شقيق بن إبراهيم - رحمه الله تعالى - :
أُغلق باب التوفيق عن الخلق من ستة أشياء :
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The Junction of the Two Seas
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Qatadah said: The Persian Sea (now known as the Arabian Sea) and the Roman Sea (now known as the Arabian Gulf). This was also said by Mujahid.
