"And they have assigned the angels"—Al-Suddi said: meaning: they described them. Muhammad [Ibn Abi Zamanin] said: The verb 'to assign' (ja'ala) here is in the sense of speech and judgment. You say: 'I have assigned so-and-so as the most learned of people,' meaning: I have described him as such and judged him to be so. "who are slaves of the Most Merciful as females," like His saying: "And those who are near Him are not too proud to worship Him." Ibn Abbas recited: "who are the slaves of the Most Merciful," like His saying, Glory be to Him: "Rather, they are honored slaves." "Did they witness their creation?"—meaning: they did not witness their creation. "Their testimony will be recorded, and they will be questioned" about it on the Day of Resurrection.
﴿وَجَعَلُوا الْمَلَائِكَةَ﴾ قَالَ السّديّ: يَعْنِي: وصفوا.
قَالَ مُحَمَّد: الْجعل هَا هُنَا فِي معنى القَوْل، وَالْحكم تَقول: جعلت فلَانا أعلم النَّاس؛ أَي: قد وَصفته بذلك وحكمت بِهِ.
﴿الَّذِينَ هُمْ عِند الرَّحْمَنِ إِنَاثًا﴾ , كَقَوْلِه: ﴿وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَن عِبَادَته﴾ وَقَرَأَ ابْن عَبَّاس: ﴿الَّذِينَ هُمْ عباد الرَّحْمَن﴾ كَقَوْلِه سُبْحَانَهُ: ﴿بَلْ عِبَادٌ مُكْرَمُونَ﴾ ﴿أَشَهِدُوا خَلْقَهُمْ﴾ أَي: أَنهم لم يشْهدُوا خلقهمْ ﴿سَتُكْتَبُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ وَيُسْأَلُونَ﴾ عَنْهَا يَوْم الْقِيَامَة
