Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Hijr, Ayah 27
وَٱلْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ
And the jinn We created before from scorching fire.
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(And the jinn) the first father of the jinn (did We create aforetime) before the creation of Adam (pbuh) (of essential fire) of smokeless fire.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Muslim#7310Sahih
The Angels were born out of light and the Jinns were born out of the spark of fire and Adam was born as he has been defined (in the Qur'an) for you (i. e. he is fashioned out of clay).
Narrated by 'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
Sahih Muslim#7420Sahih
‘Jābir bin Yazīd narrated to us before there took place what happened ’.
Narrated by Al-Hasan al-Hulwānī narrated to us, Yahyā bin Ādam narrated to us, Mis’ar narrated to us, he said:
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And the jānn the father of the jinn namely Iblīs We created beforehand — that is before the creation of Adam — out of the permeative fire a smokeless fire that can escape through openings.