سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 5
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And verily, we thought that men and jinn would not utter a lie against Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّا
wa-annā
And that we
ظَنَنَّآ
ẓanannā
thought
أَن
an
that
لَّن
lan
never
تَقُولَ
taqūla
will say
ٱلْإِنسُ
l-insu
the men
وَٱلْجِنُّ
wal-jinu
and the jinn
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
كَذِبًۭا
kadhiban
any lie
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 5) {وَ اَنَّا ظَنَنَّاۤ اَنْ لَّنْ تَقُوْلَ الْاِنْسُ وَ الْجِنُّ … :} That is, we used to think that humans and jinn, at the very least, could never lie against Allah, so we believed them when we heard from them that Allah has some partners, and that He has children and a wife. Now it has become clear that these wrongdoers were liars.
