Al-Jinn

Sura 72 of the Quran

سورة الجن‎ Sūrat al-Jinn The Jinn
Arabic text English translation
Classification	Meccan
Other names	The Unseen Beings
Position	Juzʼ 29
No. of Rukus	2
No. of verses	28

Sūrat al-Jinn (Arabic: سورة الجن) (The Jinn) is the 72nd sura of the Qur'an with 28 ayat. The name as well as the topic of this chapter is jinn. Similar to angels, the Jinn are considered to be spiritual beings naked to the human eye. The habitat of angels is considered to be the sky, whereas it is the earth for Jinn. In the Quran, it is stated that humans are created from the earth and jinn from fire in more than one instance and it is also evident from the hadeeth that the angels were created from light.

In the second ayat the jinn recant their belief in false gods and venerate Muhammad for his monotheism. The jinn apologize for their past blasphemy and criticize mankind for either neglecting them or encouraging their disbelief. Ayats 20-22 are especially important as Tawheed among the Jinn is reaffirmed and the inescapable wrath of Allah is emphasized. The Judgement in ayat 7, and the Punishment in ayat 25, are both references to the Islamic Judgement Day, Yaum al Qiyamah. Ayat 25-28 establish that Qiyamah is known only to Allah and that Allah takes into account all the deeds of a man when judging him.

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

External links

• Al-Jinn at Sacred Texts

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• [2] Jinn with translation per The Book : Sura.