Surah An-Najm — Verse 7

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وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Wahuwa bil-ofuqi al-aAAla

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

on the highest horizon

When he was on the uppermost horizon.

While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

while he was on the upper horizon.

While he [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] was in the highest part of the horizon, (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

being on the higher horizon.

appearing in the horizon’s loftiest part,

when he was on the higher horizon[4].

Notes

[4] i.e., above the eastern horizon in the sky where the sun rises.

(7) While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.[1564]

Notes

[1564]- i.e., in the sky, above the eastern horizon.

7. While he [Jibrîl (Gabriel)] was in the highest part of the horizon, (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)