فَسَجَدَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ كُلُّهُمْ أَجْمَعُونَ
Fasajadal malaaa'ikatu kulluhum ajma'oon
So the angels prostrated - all of them entirely.
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Lessons from past peoples
38:73Ayah 188
24 ayahs in Saad are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.
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Thereat the angels prostrated all of them together there are two emphases here kulluhum and ajma‘ūn;
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"The Messenger of Allah prostrated for it - meaning (in Surat) An-Najm - and so did the Muslims, the idolaters, the Jinns, and the people."
The Prophet (ﷺ) I prostrated while reciting An-Najm and with him prostrated the Muslims, the pagans, the
jinns, and all human beings.
The Prophet (ﷺ) performed a prostration when he finished reciting Surat-an-Najm, and all the Muslims
and pagans and Jinns and human beings prostrated along with him.
that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When Allah decrees a matter in the Heavens, the angels beat their wings in submission to His saying, (sounding) as if it is a chain (being dragged) upon a rock. When the fear resides from their hearts, they say (to each other): 'What did your Lord say?' They reply: 'The truth, and He is the Most High the Great (34:23).' He said: 'And the Shayatin are one atop another.'"
Why do you stand in rows as the angels do in the presence of their Lord? We asked: how do the angles stand in rows in the presence of their Lord? He replied: they make the first row complete and keep close together in the row.
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