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quran:81:23

And he has already seen Gabriel in the clear horizon.  

For verily he, Muhammad (s), saw him, Gabriel, in the form in which he was created, on the clear horizon, the highest one, towards the east;
القرآن:٨١:٢٣

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ  

{ولقد رآه} رأى محمد ﷺ جبريل على صورته التي خُلق عليها {بالأفق المبين} البيِّن وهو الأعلى بناحية المشرق.