سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ

Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 7

The Jinn · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 572

وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًا ﴿7﴾
‘And they thought as you thought, that Allâh will not send any Messenger (to mankind or jinn).
وَأَنَّهُمْ wa-annahum And that they
ظَنُّوا۟ ẓannū thought
كَمَا kamā as
ظَنَنتُمْ ẓanantum you thought
أَن an that
لَّن lan never
يَبْعَثَ yabʿatha will raise
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
أَحَدًۭا aḥadan anyone

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

(Ayah 7){ وَ اَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوْا كَمَا ظَنَنْتُمْ … :} The jinn are informing their people about the disbelieving humans, that besides shirk, these humans also had the belief like yours that Allah Almighty will not resurrect anyone on the Day of Judgment. It can also mean that they also believed that Allah Almighty will not send anyone (as a prophet). Among the disbelievers, whether they are humans or jinn, denial of all three—Tawheed, the Hereafter, and Prophethood—has always been found.

Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.

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And that humans thought as you thought, that Allah would never resurrect anyone.

[6] This is an ambiguous phrase. One meaning is the same as mentioned in the translation, and the other meaning is that Allah will not send anyone as a messenger. In other words, just as there are people among humans who deny both prophethood and the Hereafter, there were also such individuals among the jinn. When the jinn heard the Quran, they realized that both of these beliefs were incorrect. Thus, abandoning these beliefs, they came to believe in your ﷺ prophethood.