Chapter 72
Surah Al-Jinn - سورة الجن
(Genie)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

72:1

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Transliteration

Qul oohiya ilayya annahu istamaAAanafarun mina aljinni faqaloo inna samiAAnaqur-anan AAajaba

Sahih International

Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.

Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,

Yusuf Ali

Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!

72:2

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Transliteration

Yahdee ila arrushdi faamannabihi walan nushrika birabbina ahada

Sahih International

It guides to the right course, and we have believed in it. And we will never associate with our Lord anyone.

Pickthall

Which guideth unto righteousness, so we believe in it and we ascribe no partner unto our Lord.

Yusuf Ali

'It gives guidance to the Right, and we have believed therein: we shall not join (in worship) any (gods) with our Lord.

72:3

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Transliteration

Waannahu taAAala jaddu rabbinama ittakhatha sahibatan wala walada

Sahih International

And [it teaches] that exalted is the nobleness of our Lord; He has not taken a wife or a son

Pickthall

And (we believe) that He - exalted be the glory of our Lord! - hath taken neither wife nor son,

Yusuf Ali

'And Exalted is the Majesty of our Lord: He has taken neither a wife nor a son.

72:4

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Transliteration

Waannahu kana yaqoolu safeehunaAAala Allahi shatata

Sahih International

And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.

Pickthall

And that the foolish one among us used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.

Yusuf Ali

'There were some foolish ones among us, who used to utter extravagant lies against Allah;

72:5

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Transliteration

Waanna thanannaan lan taqoola al-insu waljinnu AAala Allahikathiba

Sahih International

And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allah a lie.

Pickthall

And lo! we had supposed that humankind and jinn would not speak a lie concerning Allah -

Yusuf Ali

'But we do think that no man or spirit should say aught that untrue against Allah.

72:6

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Transliteration

Waannahu kana rijalun minaal-insi yaAAoothoona birijalin mina aljinni fazadoohumrahaqa

Sahih International

And there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.

Pickthall

And indeed (O Muhammad) individuals of humankind used to invoke the protection of individuals of the jinn, so that they increased them in revolt against Allah);

Yusuf Ali

'True, there were persons among mankind who took shelter with persons among the Jinns, but they increased them in folly.

72:7

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Transliteration

Waannahum thannoo kama thanantuman lan yabAAatha Allahu ahada

Sahih International

And they had thought, as you thought, that Allah would never send anyone [as a messenger].

Pickthall

And indeed they supposed, even as ye suppose, that Allah would not raise anyone (from the dead) -

Yusuf Ali

'And they (came to) think as ye thought, that Allah would not raise up any one (to Judgment).

72:8

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Transliteration

Waanna lamasna assamaafawajadnaha muli-at harasan shadeedanwashuhuba

Sahih International

And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

Pickthall

And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.

Yusuf Ali

'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

72:9

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Transliteration

Waanna kunna naqAAudu minhamaqaAAida lissamAAi faman yastamiAAi al-anayajid lahu shihaban rasada

Sahih International

And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

Pickthall

And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;

Yusuf Ali

'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.

72:10

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Transliteration

Waanna la nadree asharrunoreeda biman fee al-ardi am arada bihim rabbuhumrashada

Sahih International

And we do not know [therefore] whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right course.

Pickthall

And we know not whether harm is boded unto all who are in the earth, or whether their Lord intendeth guidance for them.

Yusuf Ali

'And we understand not whether ill is intended to those on earth, or whether their Lord (really) intends to guide them to right conduct.

72:11

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Transliteration

Waanna minna assalihoonawaminna doona thalika kunna tara-iqaqidada

Sahih International

And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.

Pickthall

And among us there are righteous folk and among us there are far from that. We are sects having different rules.

Yusuf Ali

'There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary: we follow divergent paths.

72:12

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Transliteration

Wanna thanannaan lan nuAAjiza Allaha fee al-ardi walan nuAAjizahuharaba

Sahih International

And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.

Pickthall

And we know that we cannot escape from Allah in the earth, nor can we escape by flight.

Yusuf Ali

'But we think that we can by no means frustrate Allah throughout the earth, nor can we frustrate Him by flight.

72:13

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Transliteration

Waanna lamma samiAAnaalhuda amanna bihi faman yu/min birabbihifala yakhafu bakhsan wala rahaqa

Sahih International

And when we heard the guidance, we believed in it. And whoever believes in his Lord will not fear deprivation or burden.

Pickthall

And when we heard the guidance, we believed therein, and whoso believeth in his Lord, he feareth neither loss nor oppression.

Yusuf Ali

'And as for us, since we have listened to the Guidance, we have accepted it: and any who believes in his Lord has no fear, either of a short (account) or of any injustice.

72:14

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Transliteration

Waanna minna almuslimoonawaminna alqasitoona faman aslama faola-ikataharraw rashada

Sahih International

And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allah ], and among us are the unjust. And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.

Pickthall

And there are among us some who have surrendered (to Allah) and there are among us some who are unjust. And whoso hath surrendered to Allah, such have taken the right path purposefully.

Yusuf Ali

'Amongst us are some that submit their wills (to Allah), and some that swerve from justice. Now those who submit their wills - they have sought out (the path) of right conduct:

72:15

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Transliteration

Waama alqasitoona fakanoolijahannama hataba

Sahih International

But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'

Pickthall

And as for those who are unjust, they are firewood for hell.

Yusuf Ali

'But those who swerve,- they are (but) fuel for Hell-fire'-

72:16

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Transliteration

Waallawi istaqamoo AAala attareeqatilaasqaynahum maan ghadaqa

Sahih International

And [ Allah revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant provision

Pickthall

If they (the idolaters) tread the right path, We shall give them to drink of water in abundance

Yusuf Ali

(And Allah's Message is): "If they (the Pagans) had (only) remained on the (right) Way, We should certainly have bestowed on them Rain in abundance.

72:17

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Transliteration

Linaftinahum feehi waman yuAArid AAanthikri rabbihi yasluk-hu AAathaban saAAada

Sahih International

So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.

Pickthall

That We may test them thereby, and whoso turneth away from the remembrance of his Lord; He will thrust him into ever-growing torment.

Yusuf Ali

"That We might try them by that (means). But if any turns away from the remembrance of his Lord, He will cause him to undergo a severe Penalty.

72:18

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Transliteration

Waanna almasajida lillahi falatadAAoo maAAa Allahi ahada

Sahih International

And [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah , so do not invoke with Allah anyone.

Pickthall

And the places of worship are only for Allah, so pray not unto anyone along with Allah.

Yusuf Ali

"And the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with Allah;

72:19

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Transliteration

Waannahu lamma qama AAabdu AllahiyadAAoohu kadoo yakoonoona AAalayhi libada

Sahih International

And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."

Pickthall

And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.

Yusuf Ali

"Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd."

72:20

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Transliteration

Qul innama adAAoo rabbee walaoshriku bihi ahada

Sahih International

Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."

Pickthall

Say (unto them, O Muhammad): I pray unto Allah only, and ascribe unto Him no partner.

Yusuf Ali

Say: "I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god)."

72:21

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Transliteration

Qul innee la amliku lakum darranwala rashada

Sahih International

Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."

Pickthall

Say: Lo! I control not hurt nor benefit for you.

Yusuf Ali

Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to right conduct."

72:22

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Transliteration

Qul innee lan yujeeranee mina Allahiahadun walan ajida min doonihi multahada

Sahih International

Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allah anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.

Pickthall

Say: Lo! none can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge beside Him

Yusuf Ali

Say: "No one can deliver me from Allah (If I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him,

72:23

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Transliteration

Illa balaghan mina Allahiwarisalatihi waman yaAAsi Allahawarasoolahu fa-inna lahu nara jahannama khalideenafeeha abada

Sahih International

But [I have for you] only notification from Allah , and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.

Pickthall

(Mine is) but conveyance (of the Truth) from Allah, and His messages; and whoso disobeyeth Allah and His messenger, lo! his is fire of hell, wherein such dwell for ever.

Yusuf Ali

"Unless I proclaim what I receive from Allah and His Messages: for any that disobey Allah and His Messenger,- for them is Hell: they shall dwell therein for ever."

72:24

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Transliteration

Hatta itha raaw mayooAAadoona fasayaAAlamoona man adAAafu nasiranwaaqallu AAadada

Sahih International

[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.

Pickthall

Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know (for certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude.

Yusuf Ali

At length, when they see (with their own eyes) that which they are promised,- then will they know who it is that is weakest in (his) helper and least important in point of numbers.

72:25

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Transliteration

Qul in adree aqareebun ma tooAAadoonaam yajAAalu lahu rabbee amada

Sahih International

Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."

Pickthall

Say (O Muhammad, unto the disbelievers): I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or if my Lord hath set a distant term for it.

Yusuf Ali

Say: "I know not whether the (Punishment) which ye are promised is near, or whether my Lord will appoint for it a distant term.

72:26

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Transliteration

AAalimu alghaybi fala yuthhiruAAala ghaybihi ahada

Sahih International

[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone

Pickthall

(He is) the Knower of the Unseen, and He revealeth unto none His secret,

Yusuf Ali

"He (alone) knows the Unseen, nor does He make any one acquainted with His Mysteries,-

72:27

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Transliteration

Illa mani irtada min rasoolinfa-innahu yasluku min bayni yadayhi wamin khalfihi rasada

Sahih International

Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers

Pickthall

Save unto every messenger whom He hath chosen, and then He maketh a guard to go before him and a guard behind him

Yusuf Ali

"Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him,

72:28

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Transliteration

LiyaAAlama an qad ablaghoo risalatirabbihim waahata bima ladayhim waahsa kullashay-in AAadada

Sahih International

That he may know that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.

Pickthall

That He may know that they have indeed conveyed the messages of their Lord. He surroundeth all their doings, and He keepeth count of all things.

Yusuf Ali

"That He may know that they have (truly) brought and delivered the Messages of their Lord: and He surrounds (all the mysteries) that are with them, and takes account of every single thing."

Al-Qur'an 2:28

"How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned."

Al-Qur'an 3:102

"O ye who believe! Heed Allah as He deserves to be heeded, and die not except in a state of Islam [in submission to Him]."

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record. And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do."

Al-Qur'an 7:172

"And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware.""

Al-Qur'an 10:31

"Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" "

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

"Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?" Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?" And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do."

Al-Qur'an 10:45

"And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided"

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

"And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure. And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers. And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor. And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come]. And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing."

Al-Qur'an 16:61

"And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

“And man says, ‘When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?’ Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?”

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

"And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah , the best of creators. Then indeed, after that you are to die. Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, will be resurrected.”

Al-Qur'an 23:32

"And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?""

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

"And indeed, you invite them to a straight path. But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path. And even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly. And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate, [and will continue thus]. Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair."

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

"And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful. And it is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered. And it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason? Rather, they say like what the former peoples said. They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples." Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?" They will say, "To Allah ." Say, "Then will you not remember?"

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

"Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?" They will say, "[They belong] to Allah ." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?" Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?" They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah ." Say, "Then how are you deluded?" Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars. Allah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe [concerning Him]. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him]."

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

"[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back. That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful.But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally."

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

"[ Allah ] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?" They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate." He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known. Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?" So exalted is Allah , the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne."

Al-Qur'an 40:57

“The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.”

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

"It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of] maturity, then [further] that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before [that], so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason. He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is."

Al-Qur'an 41:39

“And among His Signs, that you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed He is Able to do all things.”

Al-Qur'an 44:38

“And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play."

Al-Qur'an 51:56

"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me."

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

"Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?"

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

"O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous, Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?"

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

"Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created? And at the sky - how it is raised? And at the mountains - how they are erected? And at the earth - how it is spread out? So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder. You are not over them a controller."

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

"Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

(Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 479)

Chapter 72 Surah Al-Jinn - سورة الجن (Genie)

Al-Qur'an 2:28

Al-Qur'an 3:102

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

Al-Qur'an 7:172

Al-Qur'an 10:31

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

Al-Qur'an 10:45

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

Al-Qur'an 16:61

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

Al-Qur'an 23:32

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

Al-Qur'an 40:57

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

Al-Qur'an 41:39

Al-Qur'an 44:38

Al-Qur'an 51:56

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

Chapter 72
Surah Al-Jinn - سورة الجن
(Genie)