سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 5
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And verily, we thought that men and jinn would not utter a lie against Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّا
wa-annā
And that we
ظَنَنَّآ
ẓanannā
thought
أَن
an
that
لَّن
lan
never
تَقُولَ
taqūla
will say
ٱلْإِنسُ
l-insu
the men
وَٱلْجِنُّ
wal-jinu
and the jinn
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
any lie
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.
5. 1. That is why we continued to affirm it and held this belief about Allah. Until we heard the Qur'an, then the falsehood of this belief became clear to us.
