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وَيُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَٱلْمَلاَئِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ وَيُرْسِلُ ٱلصَّوَاعِقَ فَيُصِيبُ بِهَا مَن يَشَآءُ وَهُمْ يُجَٰدِلُونَ فِي ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ شَدِيدُ ٱلْمِحَالِ
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-Ar-Ra‘d ( الرعد )

Tafsir al-Tustari

And the thunder proclaims His praise, and so too the angels are in awe of Him…Thus does He make special mention of the angels. ʿIkrima said: ‘Thunder is an angel who has been put in charge of the clouds; he drives them along just as a camel herder would do his camels.’Kaʿb reported from ʿUmar that he said, ‘I heard the Messenger of God say: “Truly, God creates clouds so they speak with the most excellent speech and laugh with a most excellent laugh. Their speech is thunder and their laughter is lightning.”’ Abū Bakr said that he asked him , ‘What would you say regarding a day on which there is a heavy downpour and the sound of the thunder is violent?’ He replied, ‘This is a report of God’s good pleasure (riḍā), Mighty and Majestic is He, so how must be the report of His wrath (ghaḍab). Let us seek refuge in God from His wrath.’His words, Exalted is He:

Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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