سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 8
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًا شَدِيدًا وَشُهُبًا ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّا
wa-annā
And that we
لَمَسْنَا
lamasnā
sought to touch
ٱلسَّمَآءَ
l-samāa
the heaven
فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَا
fawajadnāhā
but we found it
مُلِئَتْ
muli-at
filled (with)
حَرَسًۭا
ḥarasan
guards
شَدِيدًۭا
shadīdan
severe
وَشُهُبًۭا
washuhuban
and flaming fires
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.
8. 1. That is, angels guard the heavens so that no one else can overhear anything from the heavens, and these stars fall as flames upon the devils who try to ascend to the heavens.
