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Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Jinn   Ayah:

Al-Jinn

قُلۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسۡتَمَعَ نَفَرٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا قُرۡءَانًا عَجَبٗا
1. Say (Muhammad): "It has been revealed to me that a batch of the Jinn¹ listened (to the Qur’an) and said (to their fellow jinn): ‘: "Surely, we have heard an amazing recital",
1. unseen spirit creatures, demons
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشۡدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ وَلَن نُّشۡرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدٗا
2. That guides (people) to the right conduct, so we have believed in it. And never We shall associate anyone with (Allāh) our Lord 'in worship'.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَٰحِبَةٗ وَلَا وَلَدٗا
3. And that Exalted is the Grandeur of our Lord (Allāh) - He has taken neither a mate, nor a son²."
2. As the pagans claim.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطٗا
4. And that our foolish one (i.e., Satan) has been saying against 'God' extravagant lies³.
3. By falsely attributing to Him a wife or a son or daughters or other partners or wrong attributes.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا
5. And We thought that humans and jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمۡ رَهَقٗا
6. And certain men among the humans used to seek protection with some men from among the jinn (the demons), so they increased them in burden (disbelief, sin, etc.)
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّهُمۡ ظَنُّواْ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمۡ أَن لَّن يَبۡعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٗا
7. And they (humans) thought just as you (jinn) thought that Allāh would never send anyone (as a messenger to mankind or jinn).
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا لَمَسۡنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدۡنَٰهَا مُلِئَتۡ حَرَسٗا شَدِيدٗا وَشُهُبٗا
8. And we sought to reach the heaven (in search of news), but we found it filled with strong guards and flaming meteors.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِۖ فَمَن يَسۡتَمِعِ ٱلۡأٓنَ يَجِدۡ لَهُۥ شِهَابٗا رَّصَدٗا
9. And we used to sit therefrom in positions for (over) hearing, but he who (tries to) listen now would find a fiery meteor in wait for him.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدۡرِيٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَمۡ أَرَادَ بِهِمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ رَشَدٗا
10. We do not know whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them right guidance.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدٗا
11. Among us are the righteous, and some of us are lesser than that. We have been multifarious sects.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعۡجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَن نُّعۡجِزَهُۥ هَرَبٗا
12. We have realized that we cannot cause failure to Allāh on earth, nor can we escape Him by fleeing (in any direction).
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعۡنَا ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦۖ فَمَن يُؤۡمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخۡسٗا وَلَا رَهَقٗا
13. When we listened the Guidance (of the Qur’an), we believed in it. Whoever believes in his Lord 'Allāh' will have no fear of loss (from his reward) or injustice.
Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:
 
Translation of the meanings Surah: Al-Jinn
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