المعنى
What is intended by the angels' tasbīḥ in the expression "nusabbiḥu bi ḥamdika" in this verse?
الجواب
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to prayer (ṣalāh). [Ibn Masʿūd, Ibn ʿAbbās]
- It means to say "subḥān Allāh" (Glory be to Allah). [Qatādah]
- it has the meaning of exaltation (taʿẓīm) and praise (ḥamd). [Abū Ṣāliḥ]
- It has the meaning of submission and humility. [Muḥammad ibn al-Qāsim al-Anbārī]