فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (வளைந்த) வில்லின் இரு முனைகளைப் போல், அல்லது அதினும் நெருக்கமாக வந்தார்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එවිට ඔහු දුනු දෙකක දුර ප්රමාණයක හෝ ඊටත් වඩා සමීප විය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- پس وه دو کمانوں کے بقدر فاصلہ ره گیا بلکہ اس سے بھی کم.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- 凡そ弓2つ,いやそれよりも近い距離であったか。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他相距两张弓的长度,或更近一些。
Tafsir of 53:9
The Trustworthy Angel brought Allah's Revelation to the Trustworthy Messenger Allah the Exalted states that the Message His servant and Messenger Muhammad ﷺ brought to people was taught to him by, شَدِيدُ الْقُوَى (mighty in power), he is Jibril, peace be upon him, إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ ذِى قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِى الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ مُّطَعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ (Verily, this is the Word, a most honorable messenger, owner of power, with (Allah) the Lord of the Throne, obeyed (by the angels) and trustworthy.) (81:19-21) Allah said here, ذُو مِرَّةٍ (Dhu Mirrah), meaning, he is mighty in power, according to Mujahid, Al-Hasan, and Ibn Zayd.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)