What is the interpretation of Allah Almighty's saying: "By those [angels] lined up in ranks, And those who drive [the clouds] with a strong driving"?
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Ibn Mas'ud and a group of the Tabi'in interpreted "those who line up in rows" (الصَّافَّات) and "those who rebuke" (الزَّاجِرَات) as referring to the angels, basing their argument on a in Muslim which states: "Our rows are like the rows of the angels." Al-Baghawi interpreted "those who line up in rows" as angels lining up their wings, or birds lining up their wings. He interpreted "those who rebuke" as angels rebuking the clouds, or as the rebukes of the Qur'an.
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