7 Preface وَهُوَ بِالأُفُقِ الأَعلىٰYusuf AliWhile he was in the highest part1 of the horizon:Gabriel appeared in stately form, perhaps towering above the Mountain of Light (see C. 31). Istawa in verse 6, translated “appeared”, means literally “mounted” or “ascended”, or “set himself to execute a design”: seen. 1386 to 10:3.