Surah Al-Jinn 72:1 — translation and meaning
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قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْآنًا عَجَبًا
Word by Word
قُلْ
qul
Say
أُوحِيَ
uhiya
It has been revealed
إِلَيَّ
ilayya
to me
أَنَّهُ
annahu
that
اسْتَمَعَ
is'tama'a
listened
نَفَرٌ
nafarun
a group
مِّنَ
mina
of
الْجِنِّ
al-jini
the jinn
فَقَالُوا
faqalu
and they said
إِنَّا
inna
Indeed we
سَمِعْنَا
sami'na
heard
قُرْآنًا
qur'anan
a Quran
عَجَبًا
ajaban
amazing
Transliteration
Qul oohiya ilaiya annna hustama'a nafarum minal jinnni faqaalooo innaa sami'naa quraanan 'ajabaa
Translation
Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an.
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Say, O Messenger, to your nation: Allah revealed to me that a group of Jinn listened to my recitation of the Qur’ān in Batn Nakhla. When they went back to their people they said to them: We have heard a recited speech that is impressive in its clarity and eloquence.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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