وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا
Wa jaaa'a Rabbuka wal malaku saffan saffaa
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
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Day of Judgment
89:22Ayah 130
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and your Lord that is to say His command and the angels arrive rank on rank saffan saffan is a circumstantial qualifier meaning ‘standing in rows’ or ‘made up of many ranks’
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"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out to us and said:'Will you not form rows as the angels form rows before their Lord? They said: 'How do the angels form rows before their lord? He said: 'They complete the first row and fill the gaps in the rows."'
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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