Surah At-Takwir — Ayah 23 (81:23)
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡمُبِينِ ٢٣
English translation (Saheeh International)
And he has already seen him [i.e., Gabriel] in the clear horizon.1
- - i.e., the eastern horizon, where the sun rises. See footnote to 53:6.
Brief commentary
Your companion had seen Gabriel in the form that he was created in the clear horizon of the sky.