The Holy Quran 37:164 — Surah As-Saffat

Arabic text

وَمَا مِنَّآ إِلَّا لَهُۥ مَقَامٌ مَّعْلُومٌ

Translation

The position of each of us (angels in the heavens) is known. (It is in these fixed positions that the angels engage in Ibaadah all the time.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The angels' words about themselves: Almighty Allah spoke these words on behalf of the angels, as though by their tongues, just as in many places He has spoken supplications by the tongues of men. That is, every angel has a fixed limit beyond which he cannot go.

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