Seven in Culture
Seven is everywhere around us. It can be seen throughout our culture, below are some examples.
  • There are 7 days in a week: click here to read more.
  • There are 7 deadly sins: click here to find out more.
  • There are 7 virtues
  • Japanese pagoda’ traditionally have 7 stories, representing the 7 stages of reaching heaven,
  • There are seven notes in the ‘Do Re Mi’ musical scale.
Seven in Religion

The number 7 appears often in Christian Bible, some of them are:

  • 7 days of creation.
  • Noah's Ark landed in the seventh month.
  • Noah sent out the dove on the seventh day.
  • 7 priests with 7 trumpets marched around Jericho.
  • Samson’s wedding feast lasted for 7 days.

There are seven pillars of wisdom in Shi'ite Islam. These are:

  1. Walayah (love and devotion) for Allah, the Prophets, the imam and the dai
  2. Taharah (purity & cleanliness)
  3. Salah (prayers)
  4. Zakah (purifying religious dues)
  5. Sawm (fasting)
  6. Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca )
  7. Jihad ("struggle"
Seven Weird Laws from the USA
We love the USA and we love it's culture . However, there are a number of strange laws that still apply in various states . Click here to read about some of these.
The Olympic Games
Another part of modern day culture is the Olympic Games. In England, we're very excited by the fact that the 2012 games will be held here. For 7 Heaven's guide to the games, click here.

Citations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Pillars_of_Islam

http://www.folkblues.com/theory/major_scale.htm

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