سُوْرَةُ الْفَجْرِ
Surah Al-Fajr (89) — Ayah 22
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
And comes
رَبُّكَ
rabbuka
your Lord
وَٱلْمَلَكُ
wal-malaku
and the Angels
صَفًّۭا
ṣaffan
rank
صَفًّۭا
ṣaffan
(upon) rank
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
22. 1. It is said that when the angels descend from the sky on the Day of Resurrection, there will be a separate row of angels from each heaven, thus there will be seven rows. They will surround the earth.
