Transliteration:( Ta'rujul malaaa'ikatu war Roohu ilaihi fee yawmin kaana miqdaaruhoo khamseena alfa sanah )
4. Jibraeel's Special Status
🔹 Superior Among Angels
From this, we learn that Hazrat Jibraeel (On whom be peace) is superior among all the angels because he has been mentioned separately, after all the angels.
🔹 Name and Role of Jibraeel
We further learn that his name is Rooh (Spirit) as well, and he is known as Roohullah (the spirit of Allah Almighty).
Hazrat Isa (On whom be peace) was born from his blowing on Bibi Mariam.
5. Angels Who Ascend and Descend
🔹 Angels on Earth
The angels referred to here are those who always descend to the earth with the permission of Allah (اللَّهُ ). They do not include the angels who are only assigned the duty of worshipping Allah (اللَّهُ ).
🔹 Loftiest Place of Jibraeel
The loftiest place is that of Hazrat Jibraeel (On whom be peace), and his place is SIDRATUL MUNTAHA.
6. The Day of Punishment and Its Duration
🔹 Duration of the Day
The Day of Judgment will feel different depending on a person's situation. For some, the punishment will last for a thousand years, while for others, it will feel like a short while.
🔹 Perception of Time
Just as a sick person finds a night long, while a healthy person enjoying good sleep finds it short, the one who meets their beloved may find it to be just one moment.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Ma’arij verse 4 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maarij ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 7.
(70:4) by which the angels and the Spirit[3] ascend to Him[4] in one Day the duration of which is fifty thousand years.[5]
3. “The Spirit”: the Angel Gabriel, who has been mentioned separately from the angels in order to impress his unique glory and greatness. In Surah Ash-Shuara it has been said: The trustworthy Spirit has come down with this Quran upon your heart, (Surah Ash-Shuara, ayat 193), and in Surah Al-Baqarah, say to them: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel, should understand that he has, by Allah’s command, revealed upon your heart this Quran. (Surah Al-Baqarah, ayat 97). These verses when read together show that Ar-Rooh (the Spirit) implies the Angel Gabriel.
4. This is an ambiguous theme the meaning of which cannot be determined precisely. We neither have any knowledge of the reality of the angels, nor can understand the nature of their ascent, nor can conceive the stairways on which they ascend. Besides, about Allah also it cannot be imagined that He lives in a particular place, for He is exalted and free from the restrictions of space and time.
5. In (Surah Al-Hajj, Ayat 47), it has been said: These people are demanding of you to hasten the torment. Allah will never fail to fulfill His threat, but a day with your Lord is equal to a thousand years as you reckon. In( Surah As- Sajdah, Ayat 5), it has been said: He administers the affairs of the world from the heavens to the earth, and the report of this administration ascends (to be presented) before Him in a Day whose length, according to your reckoning, is a thousand years. And here, in response to the demand for the torment, the measure of Allah’s one day has been stated to be fifty thousand years. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) has been consoled, saying: Have patience at the demand for the torment which the people make out of jest and fun, and then it is said: They think it is far off, but We see it as near at hand. When all these verses are read together, what becomes obvious is: The people, because of their narrow and restricted outlook, measure the time of Allah’s decrees by their own scales of time and, therefore, consider a hundred years or so to be a very lengthy period, whereas in the divine conduct of affairs there are schemes spreading over a thousand years each, or fifty thousand years each, as you reckon, and this measure also is only by way of example; otherwise schemes in the universe may extend over millions and billions of years as well. Of these one is the scheme under which mankind has been created on the earth, and a time limit has been set during which it has been allowed to function here. No man can know when this scheme began, what time-limit has been decreed for its completion, what hour has been appointed for bringing it to an end, when Resurrection will take place, and what time has been fixed for raising all men, born since the beginning of creation till Resurrection, from death simultaneously and calling them to account for their deeds. We only know to some extent that part of the scheme which is passing before us, or a partial history of the past ages which exists with us. As for its beginning and end, to say nothing of knowing it, we do not even have the power to understand it, not to speak of understanding the wisdom which works behind and underlies it. Now the people who demand that the scheme be cut short and its conclusion be brought immediately before them, and if this is not done, they use it for an argument to prove that the universe has no end and conclusion. They, in fact, present a proof of their own ignorance and folly. For further explanation, see (Surah Al-Hajj, ayat 47-48) note 92,93; (Surah As-Sajdah, ayat 5) note 9.
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