سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 7
وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًا ﴿7﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And they thought as you thought, that Allâh will not send any Messenger (to mankind or jinn).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّهُمْ
wa-annahum
And that they
ظَنُّوا۟
ẓannū
thought
كَمَا
kamā
as
ظَنَنتُمْ
ẓanantum
you thought
أَن
an
that
لَّن
lan
never
يَبْعَثَ
yabʿatha
will raise
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
أَحَدًۭا
aḥadan
anyone
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 humans thought as you thought, that Allah would never resurrect anyone.
[6] This is an ambiguous phrase. One meaning is the same as mentioned in the translation, and the other meaning is that Allah will not send anyone as a messenger. In other words, just as there are people among humans who deny both prophethood and the Hereafter, there were also such individuals among the jinn. When the jinn heard the Quran, they realized that both of these beliefs were incorrect. Thus, abandoning these beliefs, they came to believe in your ﷺ prophethood.
[6] This is an ambiguous phrase. One meaning is the same as mentioned in the translation, and the other meaning is that Allah will not send anyone as a messenger. In other words, just as there are people among humans who deny both prophethood and the Hereafter, there were also such individuals among the jinn. When the jinn heard the Quran, they realized that both of these beliefs were incorrect. Thus, abandoning these beliefs, they came to believe in your ﷺ prophethood.
