Salam Aleikum / Peace be upon you. I am curious how the Muslims explain for themselves this information from the Quran and other Islamic sources. I have no intention to debate here.
Towards the bottom of the universe is the giant fish of whale
[1][1]. Sometimes that fish or whale gets agitated, and that is what causes earthquakes. On the back of the giant sea creature are seven earths, all of which are flat
[2][2]. They are stacked up like pita-breads, except that there is a 500 year journey in between each one of them
[3][3]. We live on the top earth, which, again, is flat. The sun and the moon chase each other around our earth
[4][4], but they can never catch each other. The sun sets in a muddy pool somewhere out west
[5][5]. There are people who live near the pool. They can tell you all about the pool. Above us, in the lowest heaven, are the stars, which are missiles that Allah uses to shoot demons when they try to sneak into paradise to hear his scheming
[6][6]. When you see a shooting star, it’s because Allah became angry and hurled the star at a demon. Above the stars are the seven huge domes that enclose the seven heavens [7]
[7]. Each of these domes is solid and would fall on us if Allah didn’t hold it up by his mighty power [8]
[8]. Above the seven solid domes is a large sea, which is as deep as one of the heaves. Above the sea are eight mountain goats – they are giant! – which are all as tall as one of the heavens. And above the goats is the throne of Allah [9]
[9].
[1] (Tabari, vol. 1, pp. 218-220).
[2] (Quran 65:12; Tabari, vol. 1, pp. 207-208).
[3] (Tirmidhi 3298)
[4] (Quran 36:38-40)
[5] Quran 18:83-86
[6] Quran 37:6-10; 67:5
[7] Quran 65:12; Tirmidhi 3298
[8] Quran 22:65; 34:9
[9] Abu Dawud 4705