Surah Al-Jinn 72:4 — translation and meaning

الجن · Verse 4 / 28 · Page 572

وَأَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى اللَّهِ شَطَطًا

Word by Word

وَأَنَّهُ
wa-annahu
And that he
كَانَ
kana
used
يَقُولُ
yaqulu
(to) speak
سَفِيهُنَا
safihuna
the foolish among us
عَلَى
ala
against
اللَّهِ
al-lahi
Allah
شَطَطًا
shatatan
an excessive transgression

Transliteration

Wa annahoo kaana yaqoolu safeehunaa 'alal laahi shatataa

Translation

And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

And that Iblis made an errant statement about Allah by attributing a wife and child to Him, may He be glorified.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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