What is the explanation of the verse (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)

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The questioner : The third verse:

⁽⁸⁾ Then he approached and descended ⁽⁹⁾ And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer. ⁽¹⁰⁾ And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى * فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى * فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى

[An-Najm 53:8-10]

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The Shaykh : His saying, Exalted is He:

Then he approached and descended

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّى

[An-Najm 53:8]

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَى

[An-Najm 53:9]

meaning he was close

So He revealed

فَأَوْحَى

meaning Jibril

To His servant

إِلَى عَبْدِهِ

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

What He revealed

مَا أَوْحَى

and He made the revealed matter ambiguous to magnify it and give it weight, for ambiguity is used in places of magnification, as Allah the Exalted said:

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

فَغَشِيَهُمْ مِنَ الْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ

[Taha 20:78]

meaning He revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), the servant of Allah, what He revealed of the great revelation. Yes.

Source alathar.net

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