This was not just a metaphor, because no early Muslim has been found who did not take this literally, or gave it just a metaphoric meaning, and early Muslims all would believe that the Qur’an was not given to deceive.
Wazo hili halikuwa kifananishi cha kitu kingine kwa sababu hakuna Muislam wa zamani aliyepatikana kuwa hakulichukua jambo hili kuwa halisi au kutoa maana yake kama usemi wa kufananisha na kitu kingine, na Waislam wote wa zamani waliamini kuwa Koran haikutolewa kwa ajili ya kudanganya.