سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 29
وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ﴿29﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) a group (three to ten persons) of the jinn, (quietly) listening to the Qur’ân. When they stood in the presence thereof, they said: "Listen in silence!" And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as warners.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
صَرَفْنَآ
ṣarafnā
We directed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
نَفَرًۭا
nafaran
a party
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
the jinn
يَسْتَمِعُونَ
yastamiʿūna
listening
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
l-qur'āna
(to) the Quran
فَلَمَّا
falammā
And when
حَضَرُوهُ
ḥaḍarūhu
they attended it
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
they said
أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ
anṣitū
Listen quietly
فَلَمَّا
falammā
And when
قُضِىَ
quḍiya
it was concluded
وَلَّوْا۟
wallaw
they turned back
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
قَوْمِهِم
qawmihim
their people
مُّنذِرِينَ
mundhirīna
(as) warners
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.
29. 1. According to a narration in Sahih Muslim, this incident took place in the valley of Nakhla near Makkah, where the Prophet ﷺ was leading the Companions in the Fajr prayer. The jinn were curious that there had been great strictness imposed on them regarding the heavens, and now it had become almost impossible for them to go there; something very significant must have happened as a result of which this occurred. Therefore, groups of jinn spread out in different directions, east and west, to investigate the matter. One of these groups heard the Qur'an and understood that the event of the Prophet's ﷺ appointment is the very reason for the closure of the heavens upon them, and this group of jinn believed in him and went back to inform their people as well (Muslim, Bukhari) (Sahih Bukhari). In the book "Munaqib al-Ansar," chapter "Mention of the Jinn," there is also mention of some matters. From some other narrations, it is known that after this, the Prophet ﷺ also went to the jinn at their invitation and conveyed Allah's message to them, and several times delegations of jinn also came to the Prophet ﷺ (Fath al-Bari, Tafsir Ibn Kathir).
29. 2. That is, the recitation of the Qur'an by you ﷺ will be completed.
29. 2. That is, the recitation of the Qur'an by you ﷺ will be completed.
