Since “the heavens are higher than the earth, ” the abasement of exalted things is at times represented by their being“ thrown down from heaven to earth. ”
بما ان ‹ السموات تعلو عن الارض › ،‏ يُشار احيانا الى حطّ الاشياء الرفيعة بالقول انها ‹ طُرحت من السماء الى الارض › .‏