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An-Najm 13

Ayah 13 of 62 · Meccan

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ١٣

And he certainly saw him in another descent1

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 i.e., on another occasion. During his ascent into the heavens (al-Miʿrāj), the Prophet (ﷺ) also saw Gabriel in his true form.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَقَدۡAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. رَءَاهُhe saw himraāhu
  3. نَزۡلَةً(in) descentnazlatan
  4. أُخۡرَىٰanotherukh'rā

Tafsir

And Muhammad (peace be upon him) had seen Gabriel (peace be upon him) in his true form another time on the night he was taken for the journey.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran