سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 130
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنكُمْ يَقُصُّونَ عَلَيْكُمْ ءَايَـٰتِى وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَـٰذَا ۚ قَالُوا۟ شَهِدْنَا عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِنَا ۖ وَغَرَّتْهُمُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَشَهِدُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ كَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿130﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
O you assembly of jinn and mankind! "Did not there come to you Messengers from amongst you, reciting unto you My Verses and warning you of the meeting of this Day of yours?" They will say: "We bear witness against ourselves." It was the life of this world that deceived them. And they will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَـٰمَعْشَرَ
yāmaʿshara
O assembly
ٱلْجِنِّ
l-jini
(of) [the] jinn
وَٱلْإِنسِ
wal-insi
and [the] men
أَلَمْ
alam
Did (there) not
يَأْتِكُمْ
yatikum
come to you
رُسُلٌۭ
rusulun
Messengers
مِّنكُمْ
minkum
from (among) you
يَقُصُّونَ
yaquṣṣūna
relating
عَلَيْكُمْ
ʿalaykum
to you
ءَايَـٰتِى
āyātī
My Verses
وَيُنذِرُونَكُمْ
wayundhirūnakum
and warning you
لِقَآءَ
liqāa
(of the) meeting
يَوْمِكُمْ
yawmikum
(of) your day
هَـٰذَا ۚ
hādhā
this
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They will say
شَهِدْنَا
shahid'nā
We bear witness
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
against
أَنفُسِنَا ۖ
anfusinā
ourselves
وَغَرَّتْهُمُ
wagharrathumu
And deluded them
ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ
l-ḥayatu
the life
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
(of) the world
وَشَهِدُوا۟
washahidū
and they will bear witness
عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
against
أَنفُسِهِمْ
anfusihim
themselves
أَنَّهُمْ
annahum
that they
كَانُوا۟
kānū
were
كَـٰفِرِينَ
kāfirīna
disbelievers
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 130) ➊ { يٰمَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْاِنْسِ اَلَمْ يَاْتِكُمْ رُسُلٌ مِّنْكُمْ:} "Messengers from among you" means that the Messengers have been humans from among jinn and mankind. For whether angels or humans are the most virtuous creation, see Surah Yusuf (109) and Surah Furqan (20). The prophethood of jinn is not established; the majority of scholars, both early and later, hold the view that no jinn was made a Messenger. However, there have been many warners among them, meaning those who warned their own people, who, after believing in the Messengers sent to humans, conveyed the message to their own people. See Surah Ahqaf (29 to 32) and Surah Jinn. In both, the jinn have acknowledged their belief in the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and invited their people to believe. In fact, from Surah Ahqaf it is understood that those jinn previously believed in Musa (peace be upon him).
➋ { اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا كٰفِرِيْنَ:} Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes that in this Surah, it was mentioned above that at first, the disbelievers will deny their disbelief, then Allah the Exalted will, through His planning, make them admit it. (Muwadhih) See Surah An'am (23 and 27 to 30), Surah Ha Mim Sajdah (20, 21), and Surah Ya-Sin (65).
➋ { اَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا كٰفِرِيْنَ:} Shah Abdul Qadir (may Allah have mercy on him) writes that in this Surah, it was mentioned above that at first, the disbelievers will deny their disbelief, then Allah the Exalted will, through His planning, make them admit it. (Muwadhih) See Surah An'am (23 and 27 to 30), Surah Ha Mim Sajdah (20, 21), and Surah Ya-Sin (65).
