سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 10
وَأَنَّا لَا نَدْرِىٓ أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَدًا ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a Right Path.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّا
wa-annā
And that we
لَا
lā
not
نَدْرِىٓ
nadrī
we know
أَشَرٌّ
asharrun
whether evil
أُرِيدَ
urīda
is intended
بِمَن
biman
for (those) who
فِى
fī
(are) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
أَمْ
am
or
أَرَادَ
arāda
intends
بِهِمْ
bihim
for them
رَبُّهُمْ
rabbuhum
their Lord
رَشَدًۭا
rashadan
a right path
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 10) {وَ اَنَّا لَا نَدْرِيْۤ اَشَرٌّ اُرِيْدَ … :} Seeing such strict guards, the jinn understood that one of two things must be true: either evil has been intended for the people of the earth, meaning a sudden punishment has been decided for some nation and the news has been guarded so that the nation does not find out beforehand; or Allah Almighty has intended their goodness and guidance, meaning a Messenger has been sent and this arrangement has been made to protect the revelation being sent to him, so that the devils can neither interfere in it nor find out beforehand what is being revealed to the Prophet. When they set out to investigate which of these two matters was true, they heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) reciting the Qur’an and realized that this arrangement was because of this Messenger. In this verse, observe the good manners of this group of jinn: they attributed the intention of guidance to Allah Almighty, but did not attribute the intention of evil to Him.
