The term “seven pillars, ” suggests one scholar, is“ indicative of a mansion built around a court - yard, the structure being supported by three pillars on each side and one in the centre on the third side facing the open space which was the entrance. ”
وسواء كان هذا التفسير صحيحا او لا ،‏ فقد بنَت الحكمة بيتا ثابتا لاستقبال ضيوف كثيرين .‏