بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله وحده و الصلاة و السلام على من لا نبي بعده و على آله و أصحابه أجمعين The short answer to this question is that it is literal where not explicitly stated as metaphor and metaphorical where Allah Ta’ala explicitly states it. This is not an issue for Muslims; however…