Sūrah 72 · Makkah · 28 āyāt

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Al-Jinn

The Jinn

الجن

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Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].

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It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.

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And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son

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And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.

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And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.

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And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden [i.e., sin].

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And they had thought, as you thought, that Allāh would never send anyone [as a messenger].

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And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

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And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

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And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.

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And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.

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And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allāh upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.

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And when we heard the guidance [i.e., the Qur’ān], we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.

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And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.

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But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'

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And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision].

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So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.

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And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allāh, so do not invoke with Allāh anyone.

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And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet ﷺ] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

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Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."

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Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."

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Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.

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But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.

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[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.

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Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."

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[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

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Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers

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That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.

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