سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 6
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًا ﴿6﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And verily, there were men among mankind who took shelter with the males among the jinn, but they (jinn) increased them (mankind) in sin and transgression.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّهُۥ
wa-annahu
And that
كَانَ
kāna
(there) were
رِجَالٌۭ
rijālun
men
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْإِنسِ
l-insi
mankind
يَعُوذُونَ
yaʿūdhūna
who sought refuge
بِرِجَالٍۢ
birijālin
in (the) men
مِّنَ
mina
from
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
the jinn
فَزَادُوهُمْ
fazādūhum
so they increased them
رَهَقًۭا
rahaqan
(in) burden
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.
6. 1. That is, when the jinn saw that humans fear us and seek our protection, it increased their rebellion and arrogance.
