Tafsir Ibn Abbas: At-Takwir, Ayah 23
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For verily he Muhammad (s) saw him Gabriel in the form in which he was created on the clear horizon the highest one towards the east;
Related Hadiths
" And certainly he saw him in another descent" (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 13) imply that he saw Gabriel.
" Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of Allah" (al-Qur'an, liii. 18) imply that he saw Gabriel in his (original) form and he had six hundred wings.
" The heart belied not what he saw" (al Qur'an, Iiii. 11) imply that he saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) and he had six hundred wings.
Gabriel impressed upon me (the kind treatment) towards the neighbour (so much) that I thought as if he would soon confer upon him the (right) of inheritance.
Gabriel impressed upon me (kind treatment) towards the neighbour (so much) that I thought as if he would confer upon him the (right) of inheritance.
Whoever claimed that (the Prophet) Muhammad saw his Lord, is committing a great fault, for he only saw Gabriel in his genuine shape in which he was created covering the whole horizon.
I asked Aisha "What about His Statement:-- "Then he (Gabriel) approached And came closer, And was at a distance Of but two bow-lengths Or (even) nearer?" (53.8-9) She replied, "It was Gabriel who us...
Gabriel kept on commending the neighbor to me so that I thought he would make him an heir.
Nubayt had seen the Prophet (ﷺ) in Arafat.
As if I am just now looking at the dust rising in the street of Banu Ghanm (in Medina) because of the marching of Gabriel's regiment when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) set out to Banu Quraiza (to attack them...
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Surely he beheld him) Muhammad (s)aw Gabriel (on the clear horizon) on the high setting of the sun.