Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Naba, Ayah 12
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًۭا شِدَادًۭا
And constructed above you seven strong [heavens]
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and built above you seven mighty ones? seven heavens shidād is the plural of shadīda that is to say strong and sturdy unaffected by the passage of time
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Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And We have built) and We have created (above you) above your heads (seven strong (heavens)) seven thick heavens,