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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
And that we had thought that neither humans nor jinn would ever tell a lie about Allah.
[4] That is, the vast majority of jinn and humans say that Allah has a wife and children, or that angels are His daughters, or that Allah has delegated various powers to His beloved ones—so how can this be false? How can such a large majority agree on a falsehood? Therefore, we too accepted these things as correct.
[4] That is, the vast majority of jinn and humans say that Allah has a wife and children, or that angels are His daughters, or that Allah has delegated various powers to His beloved ones—so how can this be false? How can such a large majority agree on a falsehood? Therefore, we too accepted these things as correct.
