سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 19
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا ﴿19﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And when the slave of Allâh (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) stood up invoking Him (his Lord - Allâh) in prayer they (the jinn) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophet’s recitation).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّهُۥ
wa-annahu
And that
لَمَّا
lammā
when
قَامَ
qāma
stood up
عَبْدُ
ʿabdu
(the) slave
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يَدْعُوهُ
yadʿūhu
calling (upon) Him
كَادُوا۟
kādū
they almost
يَكُونُونَ
yakūnūna
became
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
around him
لِبَدًۭا
libadan
a compacted mass
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 19) {وَ اَنَّهٗ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ … :} The polytheists not only worshipped others besides Allah, but worshipping Allah alone was so astonishing and distressing for them that whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood for prayer or called towards monotheism and invoked only Allah, the polytheists would gather around him in groups to express their astonishment and to trouble him.
