سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 128
وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ قَدِ ٱسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ ۖ وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ رَبَّنَا ٱسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَآ أَجَلَنَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا ۚ قَالَ ٱلنَّارُ مَثْوَىٰكُمْ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿128﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And on the Day when He will gather them (all) together (and say): "O you assembly of jinn! Many did you mislead of men," and their Auliyâ’ (friends and helpers) amongst men will say: "Our Lord! We benefited one from the other, but now we have reached our appointed term which You did appoint for us." He will say: "The Fire be your dwelling-place, you will dwell therein forever, except as Allâh may will. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
يَحْشُرُهُمْ
yaḥshuruhum
He will gather them
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ
yāmaʿshara
(and will say), "O assembly
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
(of) [the] jinn
قَدِ
qadi
Certainly
ٱسْتَكْثَرْتُم
is'takthartum
you have (misled) many
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْإِنسِ ۖ
l-insi
the mankind
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And will say
أَوْلِيَآؤُهُم
awliyāuhum
their friends
مِّنَ
mina
among
ٱلْإِنسِ
l-insi
the men
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
ٱسْتَمْتَعَ
is'tamtaʿa
profited
بَعْضُنَا
baʿḍunā
some of us
بِبَعْضٍۢ
bibaʿḍin
by others
وَبَلَغْنَآ
wabalaghnā
and we have reached
أَجَلَنَا
ajalanā
our term
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
which
أَجَّلْتَ
ajjalta
You appointed
لَنَا ۚ
lanā
for us
قَالَ
qāla
He will say
ٱلنَّارُ
l-nāru
The Fire
مَثْوَىٰكُمْ
mathwākum
(is) your abode
خَـٰلِدِينَ
khālidīna
will abide forever
فِيهَآ
fīhā
in it
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
(for) what
شَآءَ
shāa
wills
ٱللَّهُ ۗ
l-lahu
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
your Lord
حَكِيمٌ
ḥakīmun
(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٌۭ
ʿalīmun
All-Knowing
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 128) ➊ {وَ يَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيْعًا:} Here, by jinn is meant the satanic jinn. Their making many humans their own means leading them astray and setting them on their own path, and the benefit the jinn take from humans is that they invited them to misguidance and the humans accepted it, began to honor and revere them, and started calling upon them in times of distress, and this is the success of the devils. The benefit humans take from the jinn is to listen to the news they have heard from the angels of the heavens, which they relate mixed with lies, and then to promote their own false claims of knowledge of the unseen, to seek their help in magic and sorcery, etc., and then to extort money from people, gain further benefits, and mislead them.
➋ {قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوٰىكُمْ: } This verse is evidence that after Sulaiman (peace be upon him), whoever seeks any benefit from a jinn or imprisons one to achieve any purpose, then the abode of both that person and the jinn is Hell. That is why the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once captured a satanic jinn who attacked him during prayer and intended to tie him to a pillar of the mosque, but remembering the supplication of Sulaiman (peace be upon him), he let him go, for he had prayed: «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ وَهَبْ لِيْ مُلْكًا لَّا يَنْۢبَغِيْ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِيْ ……» [صٓ : ۳۴ تا ۴۰ ] See also: Surah Ash-Shu'ara (221–223) and Surah Al-Jinn (6).
➌ { اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ:} Regarding the doubt that arises from this word, that Hell will eventually end, Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the statement "they will remain in the Fire except as Allah wills" is because if the punishment of Hell is eternal, it is by His will; if He wills, He may end it, but He has already willed otherwise. (Mawdih)
➋ {قَالَ النَّارُ مَثْوٰىكُمْ: } This verse is evidence that after Sulaiman (peace be upon him), whoever seeks any benefit from a jinn or imprisons one to achieve any purpose, then the abode of both that person and the jinn is Hell. That is why the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once captured a satanic jinn who attacked him during prayer and intended to tie him to a pillar of the mosque, but remembering the supplication of Sulaiman (peace be upon him), he let him go, for he had prayed: «رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ وَهَبْ لِيْ مُلْكًا لَّا يَنْۢبَغِيْ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِيْ ……» [صٓ : ۳۴ تا ۴۰ ] See also: Surah Ash-Shu'ara (221–223) and Surah Al-Jinn (6).
➌ { اِلَّا مَا شَآءَ اللّٰهُ:} Regarding the doubt that arises from this word, that Hell will eventually end, Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the statement "they will remain in the Fire except as Allah wills" is because if the punishment of Hell is eternal, it is by His will; if He wills, He may end it, but He has already willed otherwise. (Mawdih)
