The Jinn's Acknowledgment of the Quran and Call to Follow Prophet Muhammad (SAW)

Al-Ahqaf — Verses 29–32 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٢٩

And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad SAW) Nafran (three to ten persons) of the jinns, (quietly) listening to the Quran, when they stood in the presence thereof, they said: "Listen in silence!" And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as warners.

وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ الْجِنِّ
And (remember) when We sent towards you (Muhammad SAW) Nafran (three to ten persons) of the jinns,
يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ
(quietly) listening to the Quran,
فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ
when they stood in the presence thereof,
قَالُوا أَنصِتُوا ۖ
they said: 'Listen in silence!'
فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ
And when it was finished,
وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
they returned to their people, as warners.

قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ٣٠

They said: "O our people! Verily! We have heard a Book (this Quran) sent down after Musa (Moses), confirming what came before it, it guides to the truth and to a Straight Path (i.e. Islam).

قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا
They said: 'O our people!'
سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنزِلَ مِن بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا
Verily! We have heard a Book sent down after Musa (Moses),
لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي
confirming what came before it,
إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
it guides to the truth and to a Straight Path (i.e. Islam).

يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ ٣١

O our people! Respond (with obedience) to Allah's Caller (i.e. Allah's Messenger Muhammad SAW), and believe in him (i.e. believe in that which Muhammad SAW has brought from Allah and follow him). He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins, and will save you from a painful torment (i.e. Hell-fire).

يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا
O our people!
دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا
Respond (with obedience) to Allah's Caller (i.e. Allah's Messenger Muhammad SAW),
بِهِ يَغْفِرْ
and believe in him (i.e. believe in that which Muhammad SAW has brought from Allah and follow him).
لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم
He (Allah) will forgive you of your sins,
مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ
and will save you from a painful torment (i.e. Hell-fire).

وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءُ ۚ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ٣٢

And whosoever does not respond to Allah's Caller, he cannot escape on earth, and there will be no Auliya' (protectors) for him besides Allah (from Allah's Punishment). Those are in manifest error.

وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ
And whosoever does not respond to Allah's Caller,
فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْجِزٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ
he cannot escape on earth,
وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاءُ ۚ
and there will be no Auliya' (protectors) for him besides Allah
أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ
Those are in manifest error.