قُلۡ
أُوحِيَ
إِلَيَّ
أَنَّهُ
ٱسۡتَمَعَ
نَفَرٞ
مِّنَ
ٱلۡجِنِّ
فَقَالُوٓاْ
إِنَّا
سَمِعۡنَا
قُرۡءَانًا
عَجَبٗا
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Say (O Muhammad): It is revealed unto me that a company of the Jinn gave ear, and they said: Lo! we have heard a marvellous Qur'an,
— M. Pickthall
Say, [O Muḥammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur’ān [i.e., recitation].
— Saheeh International
Say: It has been revealed to me that a company of Jinns listened (to the Qur'an). They said, 'We have really heard a wonderful Recital!
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The Jinns listening to the Qur'an and Their Belief in It
Allah commands His Messenger to inform his people that the Jinns listened to the Qur'an, believed in it, affirmed
…Which was revealed in Makkah
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.