سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 3
وَأَنَّهُۥ تَعَـٰلَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا ٱتَّخَذَ صَـٰحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And He, exalted be the Majesty of our Lord, has taken neither a wife nor a son (or offspring or children).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّهُۥ
wa-annahu
And that He
تَعَـٰلَىٰ
taʿālā
Exalted is
جَدُّ
jaddu
(the) Majesty
رَبِّنَا
rabbinā
(of) our Lord
مَا
mā
not
ٱتَّخَذَ
ittakhadha
He has taken
صَـٰحِبَةًۭ
ṣāḥibatan
a wife
وَلَا
walā
and not
وَلَدًۭا
waladan
a son
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 3) {وَ اَنَّهٗ تَعٰلٰى جَدُّ رَبِّنَا …:} "And that the majesty of our Lord is very exalted"—that is, we have also come to believe that the majesty of our Lord is very exalted. These were those jinn who were Trinitarian Christians, or followed a religion in which Allah Almighty was believed to have a wife and children. Now they have come to know that Allah Almighty's majesty is far above having a wife or children. To believe in a wife does not make Him exalted, but rather makes Him needy, because a husband is in need of his wife due to desire, and children are also the result of that same desire which compels him to go to his wife, so then what remains of exalted majesty? (Tabari)
