سُوْرَةُ الْاَحْقَافِ
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46) — Ayah 30
قَالُوا۟ يَـٰقَوْمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَـٰبًا أُنزِلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِىٓ إِلَى ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said: "O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book (this Qur’ân) sent down after Mûsâ (Moses), confirming what came before it: it guides to the truth and to the Straight Path (i.e. Islâm).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالُوا۟
qālū
They said
يَـٰقَوْمَنَآ
yāqawmanā
O our people
إِنَّا
innā
Indeed, we
سَمِعْنَا
samiʿ'nā
[we] have heard
كِتَـٰبًا
kitāban
a Book
أُنزِلَ
unzila
revealed
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مُوسَىٰ
mūsā
Musa
مُصَدِّقًۭا
muṣaddiqan
confirming
لِّمَا
limā
what
بَيْنَ
bayna
(was) before it
يَدَيْهِ
yadayhi
(was) before it
يَهْدِىٓ
yahdī
guiding
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلْحَقِّ
l-ḥaqi
the truth
وَإِلَىٰ
wa-ilā
and to
طَرِيقٍۢ
ṭarīqin
a Path
مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
mus'taqīmin
Straight
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30. They said, "O our people! We have heard a Book that has been sent down after Moses [44], confirming what came before it. It guides to the truth and to a straight path."
[44]
These Jinn Had Already Believed in the Torah:
The jinn mentioned the Book of Torah revealed to Sayyiduna Musa (Moses) ؑ, but did not mention the Gospel. This is because, among the previous heavenly books, none was as comprehensive in terms of laws and commandments as the Torah, nor was any equal to it. The scholars of Bani Israel also followed it. Even Sayyiduna Isa (Jesus) ؑ himself said that he did not come to change the Torah, but to complete it. And since the time of Sayyiduna Sulaiman (Solomon), the Torah was well-known among the jinn. Furthermore, the Torah itself contains the prophecy regarding the coming of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with the words: (O Musa) I will send a prophet like you. From this verse, it is also understood that these jinn had already believed in the Torah and the heavenly books. When they heard the Quran, they immediately realized that this is the same teaching that the previous prophets had been giving. Therefore, they immediately believed.
[44]
These Jinn Had Already Believed in the Torah:
The jinn mentioned the Book of Torah revealed to Sayyiduna Musa (Moses) ؑ, but did not mention the Gospel. This is because, among the previous heavenly books, none was as comprehensive in terms of laws and commandments as the Torah, nor was any equal to it. The scholars of Bani Israel also followed it. Even Sayyiduna Isa (Jesus) ؑ himself said that he did not come to change the Torah, but to complete it. And since the time of Sayyiduna Sulaiman (Solomon), the Torah was well-known among the jinn. Furthermore, the Torah itself contains the prophecy regarding the coming of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, with the words: (O Musa) I will send a prophet like you. From this verse, it is also understood that these jinn had already believed in the Torah and the heavenly books. When they heard the Quran, they immediately realized that this is the same teaching that the previous prophets had been giving. Therefore, they immediately believed.
