The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "Then He drew near and hung low. So He was [at] the distance of two bows' length or less. So He revealed to His servant what He revealed."

The Shaykh :

Then He drew near and hung low

ثم دنى فتدلى

Who drew near? Jibril.

and hung low

فتدلى

He descended,

⁽⁹⁾ And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer. ⁽¹⁰⁾ And he revealed to His Servant

فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنى* فأوحى إلى عبده

[An-Najm 53:9-10]

meaning to the servant of Allah, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

what He revealed

ما أوحى

And His saying:

revealed

أوحى

what He revealed

ما أوحى

Here, the form of ambiguity is used to magnify its status, just as Allah the Exalted said:

and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,

فغشيهم من اليمّ ما غشيهم

[Taha 20:78]

to magnify and emphasize it. Here He says:

So He revealed to His servant what He revealed

فأوحى إلى عبده ما أوحى

Source alathar.net

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