Chapter 72 · 28 verses
Al-Jinn
The Jinn
الجن
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
72:1
قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًا١
English
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation.
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72:2
يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشْدِ فَـَٔامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ وَلَن نُّشْرِكَ بِرَبِّنَآ أَحَدًا٢
English
It leads to Right Guidance so we believed in it, and we will never associate anyone with our Lord ˹in worship˺.
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72:3
وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَـٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَـٰحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا٣
English
˹Now, we believe that˺ our Lord—Exalted is His Majesty—has neither taken a mate nor offspring
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72:4
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا٤
English
and that the foolish of us used to utter ˹outrageous˺ falsehoods about Allah.
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72:5
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا٥
English
We certainly thought that humans and jinn would never speak lies about Allah.
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72:6
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا٦
English
And some men used to seek refuge with some jinn—so they increased each other in wickedness.
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72:7
وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًا٧
English
And those ˹humans˺ thought, just like you ˹jinn˺, that Allah would not resurrect anyone ˹for judgment˺.
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72:8
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا٨
English
˹Earlier˺ we tried to reach heaven ˹for news˺, only to find it filled with stern guards and shooting stars.
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72:9
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا٩
English
We used to take up positions there for eavesdropping, but whoever dares eavesdrop now will find a flare lying in wait for them.
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72:10
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا١٠
English
Now, we have no clue whether evil is intended for those on earth, or their Lord intends for them what is right.
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72:11
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّـٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدًا١١
English
Among us are those who are righteous and those who are less so. We have been of different factions.
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72:12
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبًا١٢
English
˹Now,˺ we truly know that we cannot frustrate Allah on earth, nor can we escape from Him ˹into heaven˺.
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72:13
وَأَنَّا لَمَّا سَمِعْنَا ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ ۖ فَمَن يُؤْمِنۢ بِرَبِّهِۦ فَلَا يَخَافُ بَخْسًا وَلَا رَهَقًا١٣
English
When we heard the guidance ˹of the Quran˺, we ˹readily˺ believed in it. For whoever believes in their Lord will have no fear of being denied ˹a reward˺ or wronged.
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72:14
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلْمُسْلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ ۖ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوْا۟ رَشَدًا١٤
English
And among us are those who have submitted ˹to Allah˺ and those who are deviant. So ˹as for˺ those who submitted, it is they who have attained Right Guidance.
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72:15
وَأَمَّا ٱلْقَـٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُوا۟ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبًا١٥
English
And as for the deviant, they will be fuel for Hell.’”
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72:16
وَأَلَّوِ ٱسْتَقَـٰمُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسْقَيْنَـٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقًا١٦
English
Had the deniers followed the Right Way, We would have certainly granted them abundant rain to drink—
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72:17
لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًا صَعَدًا١٧
English
as a test for them. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of their Lord will be admitted by Him into an overwhelming punishment.
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72:18
وَأَنَّ ٱلْمَسَـٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا۟ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدًا١٨
English
The places of worship are ˹only˺ for Allah, so do not invoke anyone besides Him.
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72:19
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا١٩
English
Yet when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him ˹alone˺, the pagans almost swarmed over him.
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72:20
قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُوا۟ رَبِّى وَلَآ أُشْرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا٢٠
English
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “I call only upon my Lord, associating none with Him ˹in worship˺.”
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About Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn)
Named "the Jinn," a Meccan sūrah recounting how a group of jinn heard the Qurʾān, believed, and testified to God’s oneness.
- Chapter
- 72 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 28
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Jinn about?
Named "the Jinn," a Meccan sūrah recounting how a group of jinn heard the Qurʾān, believed, and testified to God’s oneness.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Jinn?
Surah Al-Jinn (The Jinn) has 28 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Jinn Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Jinn is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Jinn in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Jinn is the 72nd chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.