The Holy Quran 70:3 — Surah Al-Ma'arij

Arabic text

مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ ذِى ٱلْمَعَارِجِ

Translation

...and is from Allaah, the Controller of the staircase (the skies, which the angels constantly ascend as they carry instructions and people's actions to and from Allaah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The degrees of the angels and the souls: that is, the angels and the souls of the believers, passing through all the heavens stage by stage, ascend to His court of nearness; or His servants, striving with heart and soul in obedience to His commands and adorning themselves with good qualities, progress through the spiritual ranks and degrees of nearness and…

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