سورة النجم، الآية ٦
ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ ٦
dhū mirratin fa-is'tawā
One of soundness.1562 And he rose to [his] true form1563
[1562] i.e., strength of body and of mind.
[1563] Gabriel appeared to Muḥammad (ﷺ) at the outset of his prophethood in the angelic form in which Allāh originally created him.
Verse 6 of Surah An-Najm (53:6), a Meccan surah, is in juz 27, on page 526 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.
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And Gabriel (peace be upon him) is of excellent form, so he rose up appearing to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in his form in which Allah created him.
and of great perfection2, who manifested himself [in his true form]3
[2] i.e., the strength of body and mind.
[3] Archangel Gabriel appeared to the Prophet (ﷺ) only twice in his angelic form: once at the outset of the Prophet’s mission (as he manifested himself, filling the horizon, so the Prophet (ﷺ) lost his consciousness), and another time during the Prophet’s ascension to the seventh heaven where he directly received from Allah the order to pray five times a day. See 17:1.
One free from any defect in body and mind then he (Jibrîl - Gabriel in his real shape as created by Allah) rose and became stable.
One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
Owner of resolute splendor; (Literally: ability to transform; to convey revelation, i.e. Jibril "Angle Gabriel) so he leveled himself.
One hadith cites this verse; its text is in Arabic.
