A038
Surah: 078 - Ayah: 038
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78:38
In the verse (78:38) God says: “The day when the spirit and angels will stand in rank, none will be able to speak, saving him whom the Beneficent allows, and he will speak what is right”.
Tawil: In this verse is mentioned the place of intellect, which is the place of oneness, where standing in rank means to be one. In other words, this is the manifestation of the luminous body in which all are gathered. Whoever may be in that holy and pure form, only one will speak and whatever he will speak, will be the truth.
Symbolic Language I said : He said
I said: It is said in the Holy Qur’an: "On the day when the Spirit and the angels will stand (yaqumu) in a row" (78:38).
He asked me: Have you properly understood the wisdom of "standing (yaqumu)" in this verse? Do you know what "standing in a row" means? By "standing" is meant inbicath which takes place at the rank of intellect and by "standing in a row" is meant to be organised and to be united and is related to the personal world. That is, the Spirit and the angels of the personal world become united in the allinclusive representation of the light of Intellect. It is because of this that "standing in a row" has been compared to a structure built of lead (61:4). It is obvious that such a structure has total unity and shows no cracks or crevices. Another example of "standing in a row" is given in the spreading of wings by birds, where one can see that the wings are not separate from the bird (67:19).
This verse has been referred 2 times.