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This chapter contains 28 verses. <ref name=":0">Mahmud Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 622</ref> | This chapter contains 28 verses. <ref name=":0">Mahmud Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 622</ref> | ||
===Place of Revelation=== | ===Place of Revelation=== | ||
There is consensus amongst the exegetes that this chapter was revealed in Mecca, and its style also reaffirms this. <ref name=":1">Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 20, Page 39</ref> <ref name=":2">Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim, Volume 8, Page 251</ref> <ref name=":3">Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 10, Page 550</ref> <ref name=":4">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 622</ref> | There is consensus amongst the exegetes that this chapter was revealed in Mecca, and its style also reaffirms this. <ref name=":1">Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 20, Page 39</ref> <ref name=":2">Ismail ibn Umar ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim, Volume 8, Page 251</ref> <ref name=":3">Fadhl ibn Hasan Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 10, Page 550</ref> <ref name=":4">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 622</ref> | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
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====Verses 26-28==== | ====Verses 26-28==== | ||
Nature of the Prophet’s knowledge of the unseen | Nature of the Prophet’s knowledge of the unseen | ||
In these verses the Prophet denies possessing knowledge of the unseen, and explains that only in cases where he is given permission and access to such knowledge by Allah is he made aware of the unseen. This is in a way a refutation of those people who claim to possess knowledge of the unseen, like fortune-tellers. Although, this is not a complete rejection of true inspiration which a person may receive from Allah regarding certain hidden realities or truths that one may be made aware of regarding certain events that will take place in the near future. As a matter of fact, the coming of the Prophet itself was one of those truths that had been foretold before his birth, and likewise is the case about the Day of Judgement. | In these verses the Prophet denies possessing knowledge of the unseen, and explains that only in cases where he is given permission and access to such knowledge by Allah is he made aware of the unseen. This is in a way a refutation of those people who claim to possess knowledge of the unseen, like fortune-tellers. Although, this is not a complete rejection of true inspiration which a person may receive from Allah regarding certain hidden realities or truths that one may be made aware of regarding certain events that will take place in the near future. As a matter of fact, the coming of the Prophet itself was one of those truths that had been foretold before his birth, and likewise is the case about the Day of Judgement. | ||
Allah would send angels who were responsible for supporting the Prophet and protecting the revelation, which was inclusive of reports regarding the unseen, so that the Prophet would receive the reports unaffected. <ref name=":21">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 633</ref> <ref name=":22">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 20, Pages 53-58</ref> <ref name=":23">Ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim, Volume 8, Page 259</ref> | Allah would send angels who were responsible for supporting the Prophet and protecting the revelation, which was inclusive of reports regarding the unseen, so that the Prophet would receive the reports unaffected. <ref name=":21">Zamakhshari, Al-Kashshaf an Haqaiq Ghawamid al-Tanzil, Volume 4, Page 633</ref> <ref name=":22">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 20, Pages 53-58</ref> <ref name=":23">Ibn Kathir Damishqi, Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim, Volume 8, Page 259</ref> | ||
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<span lang="ar" dir="rtl" class="block">أُبَی بْنِ کعْب عَنِ النَّبِی ص قَالَ وَ مَنْ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْجِنِّ أُعْطِی بِعَدَدِ کلِّ جِنِّی وَ شَیطَانٍ صَدَّقَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ کذَّبَ بِهِ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ </span> | <span lang="ar" dir="rtl" class="block">أُبَی بْنِ کعْب عَنِ النَّبِی ص قَالَ وَ مَنْ قَرَأَ سُورَةَ الْجِنِّ أُعْطِی بِعَدَدِ کلِّ جِنِّی وَ شَیطَانٍ صَدَّقَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ وَ کذَّبَ بِهِ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ </span> | ||
Ubay ibn Kab reports from the Prophet who said: “A person who recites Surah al-Jinn will be given the reward of freeing (from slavery), the number of Jinn and Satans that both believed and disbelieved in Muhammad.” <ref name=":28">Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 10, Page 550</ref> | Ubay ibn Kab reports from the Prophet who said: “A person who recites Surah al-Jinn will be given the reward of freeing (from slavery), the number of Jinn and Satans that both believed and disbelieved in Muhammad.” <ref name=":28">Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 10, Page 550</ref> | ||
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<span lang="ar" dir="rtl" class="block">أقبل إِلَیهِ الْجِنّ وَ النَّبِی ص بِبَطْنِ النَّخْلِ - فَاعْتَذَرُوا بِأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا کمَا ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنْ لَنْ یبْعَثَ اللَّهُ أَحَداً، وَ لَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَیهِ أَحَد وَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْهُمْ - فَبَایعُوهُ عَلَی الصَّوْمِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الزَّکاةِ - وَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْجِهَادِ وَ نُصْحِ الْمُسْلِمِینَ - فَاعْتَذَرُوا بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا عَلَی اللَّهِ شَطَطاً </span> | <span lang="ar" dir="rtl" class="block">أقبل إِلَیهِ الْجِنّ وَ النَّبِی ص بِبَطْنِ النَّخْلِ - فَاعْتَذَرُوا بِأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا کمَا ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنْ لَنْ یبْعَثَ اللَّهُ أَحَداً، وَ لَقَدْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَیهِ أَحَد وَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْهُمْ - فَبَایعُوهُ عَلَی الصَّوْمِ وَ الصَّلَاةِ وَ الزَّکاةِ - وَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْجِهَادِ وَ نُصْحِ الْمُسْلِمِینَ - فَاعْتَذَرُوا بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا عَلَی اللَّهِ شَطَطاً </span> | ||
Imam Ali said: “The Jinns came forth towards the Prophet while he was in the valley of Nakhl and apologized for the fact that they assumed, just as you did, that Allah did not raise anyone from the dead. There were 71 000 Jinn present at the time, who pledged their allegiance to the Prophet with regards to the fasts, the prayers, the charity, the pilgrimage, the jihad, and to be sincere counsels of the Muslims. They then apologized with regards to their atrocious and lies concerning Allah.” <ref name=":30" /> | Imam Ali said: “The Jinns came forth towards the Prophet while he was in the valley of Nakhl and apologized for the fact that they assumed, just as you did, that Allah did not raise anyone from the dead. There were 71 000 Jinn present at the time, who pledged their allegiance to the Prophet with regards to the fasts, the prayers, the charity, the pilgrimage, the jihad, and to be sincere counsels of the Muslims. They then apologized with regards to their atrocious and lies concerning Allah.” <ref name=":30" /> | ||
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