Allah the Exalted said: (And your Lord will come, and the angels, rank by rank). Is the conjunction (wa) attaching to the word "your Lord," or is it describing the state of the angels?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the coming in His saying[Al-Fajr 89:22] include the angels, meaning that the conjunction attaches to the word "your Lord," or is it describing the state of the angels when the Lord descends, with them being rank by rank?
The Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He asks: Does the coming in the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Fajr 89:22], include the King? In the sense that the conjunction "wa" (and) indicates a sequence of events.
The Shaykh:
"Your Lord and the angels" means that the angels will come in ranks, and the angels will come arranged in rows with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. So the coming is for both Allah and the angels, and the angels will be in ranks. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the coming in His saying
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّاThe Shaykh:
Repeat the question.
The questioner:
He asks: Does the coming in the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّاThe Shaykh:
"Your Lord and the angels" means that the angels will come in ranks, and the angels will come arranged in rows with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. So the coming is for both Allah and the angels, and the angels will be in ranks. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [791 -1024] قال تعالى (وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفا) هل الواو عاطفة على لفظ ربك، أم أنه حال الملك..؟ — youtube.com
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