Al-Jinn
Al-Jinn (, "The Jinn") is the 72nd chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 28 verses (āyāt). The name as well as the topic of this chapter is jinn. In the Quran, it is stated in that humans are created from the earth and jinn from smokeless fire.
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Al-Jinn is the 72nd chapter of the Quran, containing 28 verses focused on jinn, supernatural beings that the Quran describes as created from smokeless fire, in contrast to humans who are created from earth. This chapter is significant in Islamic scripture as it establishes the Quranic understanding of jinn as a distinct creation separate from humanity.
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Key facts
- Surah.number
- 72
- Surah.name
- Al-Jinn
- Surah.name ar
- الجن
- Surah.name en
- The Jinn
- Surah.prev_sura
- Quran 71
- Surah.next_sura
- Quran 73
- Surah.classification
- Meccan
- Surah.othernames
- Jinns, The Unseen Beings
- Surah.juz
- 29
- Surah.rukus
- 2
- Surah.verses
- 28
- Surah.words
- 286
- Surah.letters
- 1,109
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Summary
- Exegesis
- 1 Definition of jinn
- 2 Jinn recant their belief in false gods
- 6 Discrediting veneration of jinn
- 7 Islamic Judgement Day, Qiyamah
- 8 The jinn used to spy on heaven
- 20-22 Monotheism among the Jinn is reaffirmed
- 25-28 Qiyamah is known only to God
- See also
- References
- External links
Al-Jinn (, "The Jinn") is the 72nd chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 28 verses (āyāt). The name as well as the topic of this chapter is jinn. In the Quran, it is stated in that humans are created from the earth and jinn from smokeless fire.
Although Al-Jinn is a Meccan surah, it is generally agreed that it was revealed much later than any other sura contained in ''Juz' Tabāraka -lladhi (which covers surahs 67 to 77). Abdullah Yusuf Ali says that it is "tolerably certain" that Al-Jinn'' was revealed around 2 B.H. when Muhammad was evangelising near present-day Ta'if. Maulana Muhammad Ali agrees with the date of around 2 B.H., saying that this surah was revealed at a time when opposition to the Prophet's message was reaching a climax.