Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Jinn, Ayah 8

Al-Jinn · Ayah 8 · View Ayah
وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا وَشُهُبًۭا
And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

The jinn say And we made for the heaven we desired to listen by stealth but we found it filled with mighty guards from among the angels and meteors scorching stars this was at the time of the sending of the Prophet s.

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Allah then went back to the talk of the jinn, saying: (And (the jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven) before we accepted faith (but had found it filled with strong warders) angels (and meteors) preventing them from listening.

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