The Holy Quran 81:23 — Surah At-Takwir

Arabic text

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ

Translation

He (Rasulullaah ﷺ) certainly saw him (Jibra'eel عليه الصلاة والسلام in his original form) on the clear (eastern) horizon. (See verses 5-9 of Surah 53.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Seeing Jibril ﵇ in his true form: that is, he saw him clearly in his true form near the eastern horizon, so it cannot even be said that perhaps some confusion or uncertainty occurred in seeing or recognising him, and that the one he took for an angel was not really an angel.

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