Tafsir for verse: 53:7
وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٧ ﴿7﴾
7while he was on the upper horizon.
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Commentary
And He means by saying that Gabriel, peace be upon him, is present. They allowed that the detached pronoun refers to the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, meaning that Gabriel, peace be upon him, was equal to him. 'In the highest horizon' means the direction which is the ultimate in elevation and virtue among the heavens, suitable for the state of this equality. This was when the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, saw him sitting on a chair between the heavens and the earth, having filled the horizon.
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