Transliteration:( Wa yusabbihur ra'du bihamdihee walmalaaa'ikatu min kheefatihee wa yursilus sawaa'iqa fa yuseebu bihaa mai yashaaa'u wa hum yujaadiloona fil laahi wa Huwa shadeedul mihaal )
"And the thunder praises Him with His praise [35], and the angels, out of awe of Him [36]. He sends thunderbolts, striking whom He wills with them, while they dispute concerning Allah, and His grip is severe."
Ra’d (Thunder) is also the name of an angel who glorifies Allah Almighty.
Upon hearing the peal of thunder, the pious engage in praising Allah.
Alternatively, the roaring sound of thunder itself is a manifestation of Divine praise.
Whoever recites the following supplication during thunder will be protected from lightning, by the grace of Allah:
"Subhanallazi yusabbihur ra'du bihamdihi wal malaikatu min kheefatihi wa huwa 'ala kulli shai'in Qadeer."
This verse shows that even angels fear Allah Almighty — not from punishment, but out of reverence and awe of His Majesty.
Prophets, too, have this honorable type of fear.
We sinners fear Him due to His punishment.
Even Shaitaan fears Allah Almighty, but his fear is rooted in mischief, not obedience.
Thus, types of fear differ, and each carries its own ruling in the Divine law.
The tafsir of Surah Ar-Ra’d verse 13 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Rad ayat 12 which provides the complete commentary from verse 12 through 13.
(13:13) The thunder celebrates His praise and holiness,[20] and the angels, too, celebrate His praise for awe of Him.[21] He hurls thunderbolts, striking with them whom He wills while they are engaged in disputation concerning Allah. He is Mighty in His contriving.[22]
20. The thunder is a proclamation of Tauhid for those who have ears to hear the real meaning of its loud noise which follows the flash of lightning, though it is merely a kind of noise for those who hear it like animals. For it proclaims that Allah Who raises clouds from the oceans and carries them wherever He wills, and makes the lightning flash from the clouds and then turns them into rain so as to supply water to the dwellers of the earth, is perfect and worthy of all praise, is All-Wise and All-Powerful and is flawless in every respect and has do partner whatsoever.
21. The mention of the fact that the angels are filled with awe of their Lord, and they proclaim His praise has a special significance here. This is to refute the shirk of the ignorant people who have always worshiped the angels as gods and deities and believed them to be partners with God in His Godhead. It has been stated that they are not partners with Allah but His most obedient servants; so much so that they praise Him and are filled with awe of Him.
22. He has countless plans and measures which are so effective and sudden that He can smite anyone with any one of them from any side He wills. So much so that the intended victim is absolutely unaware of it. This is a proof that those people, who say absurd things about such All- Powerful Being, are absolutely void of sense.
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