It is noteworthy that...

It is noteworthy that, in the Qur'an, 'the Spirit' is sometimes simply mentioned alone and without any definition. In this case, it is often equivalent to the angels, as in this verse: The angels and the Spirit ascend unto Him..., (Sura Maarij, No 70.verse 4) . Or; The angels and the Spirit descend therein by their Lord's leave for every affair (Sura Qadr, No. 97. verse 4) .

In these two verses, 'the Spirit' is mentioned after '1he angels', and in the current verse it is mentioned before 'the angels', therefore, it may indicate the greatness of a distinguished one. But in many verses of the Qur'an 'the Spirit' is mentioned with something else or with a specification. For example, /ruh-ul-qudus/ 'Holy Spirit' in Sura Nahl, No.

16, verse 102 says: Say, The Holy Spirit has brought the revelation from thy Lord in Truth..., or /ruh-ul-amin/ 'the Spirit of Faith and Truth' in Sura Shuraa, No. 26, verse 193 says: With it came down the Spirit of Faith and Truth'. (1) Qartabi, The Commentary, vol. 10. p. 6977. In some verses Allah designates the word 'Spirit' for Himself as in the following: ...and breathed into him of My Spirit..., (Sura Al-Hijr, No. 15 Verse 29) .

And in another verse it says: ...Then We sent to her Our Spirit...,(Sura Maryam, No. 19, verse 17) . It seems that the term 'Spirit', which is stated differently in these verses, may have different meanings whose explanations are stated, appropriately, under each of them in the commentary.

But, among these various commentaries, what seems the most fitting, to the current verse, is that 'the Spirit' , here, refers to one of the great angels of Allah that, according to some narrations, is even higher than Gabriel, as a tradition from Imam Sadiq (p.b.u.h.) says: He is on angel geenter than Gabriel and Michael.(1) And, it is cited in Ali-ibn-Thrahim's commentary that: 'The Spirit' is an angel, greater than Gabriel and Michael, and he was with the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) as well as with the Imams.(2) Although in some narrations quoting Ahiul-Bait, it is cited that the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) has said: The Spirit is an army from Allah's armies, who are not angels and have a head, hands and feet and, then, he (p.b.u.h.) recited: The Day on which the Spirit and the angels shall stand arrayed, and said: " These are an army and those are of another army.