If all the oaths are sworn to Angels...

If all the oaths are sworn to Angels, then, the verses would mean: “By the Angels sent forth (to the prophets) one after another,” (or, the Angels sent forth with some definite known plans),” “And by those who move, as a hurricane, to carry out their mission: “By those who deliver the heavenly verses and scatter them,” “And those who, by this action, separate purity from evil;” “And those who give Allah’s Messages and instructions to prophets,” The first and the second oaths are about winds and hurricanes, but the third, the fourth and the fifth ones are about Angels and their mission: ie.

distributing the verses, sorting out the right from the wrong and revealing Allah’s instructions to prophets for justice and warning. The first factor, which caused the third idea to form and separated these verses into two groups, is the conjunction ‘and’ in two of the verses, and another form of relative juncture; the Arabic letter ‘ ف ’ (f), which occurs in the rest. The second factor is the important sense that verse seven consists of.

All the oaths are for the subject matter of this verse, that is, the reality of the Resurrection and the Hereafter. We know that at the beginning of the Resurrection there will be many great happenings that will change the world.

There will be violent storms, earthquakes, and some other shaking events on the one hand, and on the other hand, formation of the Great Judgment, where Angels divide the individuals’ records, and separate the believers from unbelievers, communicating Allah’s decree to them. If the above five verses are stated according to this idea, they are suited to what they are sworn to, and, from this point of view, the last idea is superior to the first two.

The last word in verse five, /żikr/; ‘Reminder’, means either the knowledge bestowed upon the prophets, or the verses revealed to them. And we know that in the verses of Qur’an the word ‘Qur’an’, itself, means Reminder; as we see in Surah Al‑Hijr, No. 15, verse 6, “And they say: O thou to whom the Reminder is revealed! Thou art indeed a mad man!” Gabriel, who revealed the Message to the holy Prophet (S), was only one angel, but /mulqiyat/ ‘angels’ is in a plural form.

Since, according to some narrations, sometimes large groups of angels accompanied Gabriel to bring the verses; as in Surah Abasa, No. 80, verse 15 which denotes that verses are revealed to the Prophet (S) “by the hands of Angels”. What are these oaths for?