سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 39
قَالَ عِفْرِيتٌ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ أَنَا۠ ءَاتِيكَ بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَن تَقُومَ مِن مَّقَامِكَ ۖ وَإِنِّى عَلَيْهِ لَقَوِىٌّ أَمِينٌ ﴿39﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
A ‘Ifrît (strong one) from the jinn said: "I will bring it to you before you rise from your place (council). And verily, I am indeed strong, and trustworthy for such work."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
Said
عِفْرِيتٌۭ
ʿif'rītun
a strong one
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
the jinn
أَنَا۠
anā
I
ءَاتِيكَ
ātīka
will bring it to you
بِهِۦ
bihi
will bring it to you
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
أَن
an
[that]
تَقُومَ
taqūma
you rise
مِن
min
from
مَّقَامِكَ ۖ
maqāmika
your place
وَإِنِّى
wa-innī
And indeed, I am
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
for it
لَقَوِىٌّ
laqawiyyun
surely, strong
أَمِينٌۭ
amīnun
trustworthy
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
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.
39-1. By this is meant the assembly which Prophet Sulaiman (AS) used to hold from morning till midday for the hearing of cases.
39-2. From this it is understood that he was certainly a jinn, whom Allah Almighty has endowed with extraordinary powers compared to humans, because for any human, no matter how strong he may be, it is simply not possible for him to go from Bayt al-Maqdis to Ma'rib in Yemen and then bring the royal throne from there, and to cover this distance of fifteen hundred miles—which, if counted both ways, becomes three thousand miles—in three or four hours. Even the strongest of humans, firstly, cannot lift such a large throne, and even if he manages to have it lifted with the help of various people or things, how can such a long journey be possible in such a short time?
39-3. That is, I can bring it and will not tamper with anything of it.
39-2. From this it is understood that he was certainly a jinn, whom Allah Almighty has endowed with extraordinary powers compared to humans, because for any human, no matter how strong he may be, it is simply not possible for him to go from Bayt al-Maqdis to Ma'rib in Yemen and then bring the royal throne from there, and to cover this distance of fifteen hundred miles—which, if counted both ways, becomes three thousand miles—in three or four hours. Even the strongest of humans, firstly, cannot lift such a large throne, and even if he manages to have it lifted with the help of various people or things, how can such a long journey be possible in such a short time?
39-3. That is, I can bring it and will not tamper with anything of it.
