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Reflections on Surah Al-Jinn Ayah 1
قل اوحي الي انه استمع نفر من الجن فقالوا انا سمعنا قرانا عجبا ١
قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا قُرْءَانًا عَجَبًۭا ١
قُلۡﱁ
أُوحِيَﱂ
إِلَيَّﱃ
أَنَّهُﱄ
ٱسۡتَمَعَﱅ
نَفَرٞﱆ
مِّنَﱇ
ٱلۡجِنِّﱈ
فَقَالُوٓاْﱉ
إِنَّاﱊ
سَمِعۡنَاﱋ
قُرۡءَانًاﱌ
عَجَبٗاﱍ
١ﱎ
Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened ˹to the Quran,˺ and said ˹to their fellow jinn˺: ‘Indeed, we have heard a wondrous recitation.
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2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 10:57-58, 32:1-2, 72:1
The Quran is like Allah's banquet on this earth, which we are all invited to.
This is the book that contains guidance, healing, mercy, knowledge, blessings, firmness, tranquility, and everything else that human soul craves for. Thus, Abdullah ibn Masood reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
'This Quran is the banquet of Allah, so take as much as you can from His banquet. Indeed, this Quran is the Rope of Allah, and it is the clear Light and ...
This is the book that contains guidance, healing, mercy, knowledge, blessings, firmness, tranquility, and everything else that human soul craves for. Thus, Abdullah ibn Masood reported that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
'This Quran is the banquet of Allah, so take as much as you can from His banquet. Indeed, this Quran is the Rope of Allah, and it is the clear Light and ...
4 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 72:1-2
When you get a meal served (whether at home or a restaurant), the person serving the food will most likely do it in a way so that the food looks good to you even before you start to eat it. That is because, instinctively, we know that the first impression which is first gained through our eyes can have an influence on whether we allow ourselves to actually try something or not. If the food in front of you doesn't look very good to you, you may be...
10 weeks ago · Referencing Ayah 72:1-2
Bismillah
When I read the first two verses of Surah Al-Jinn, I feel there is something very personal in the way the jinn responded to the Quran.
Allah tells us that they listened attentively. They did not simply hear the words passing by them. They listened, recognised something extraordinary in what they heard, and then said, “It guides to the right way, so we believed in it.”
Maybe this is something we need to ask ourselves too. How often d...
When I read the first two verses of Surah Al-Jinn, I feel there is something very personal in the way the jinn responded to the Quran.
Allah tells us that they listened attentively. They did not simply hear the words passing by them. They listened, recognised something extraordinary in what they heard, and then said, “It guides to the right way, so we believed in it.”
Maybe this is something we need to ask ourselves too. How often d...
2 years ago · Referencing Ayah 72:1-2
This surah has always been a source of fascination to me, evoking vivid reflections of the events it describes. I find that there is a simple, yet profound power in the submission of the Jinn after hearing the words of Allah. It reminds me of the fluctuating nature of Imaan, and how a reignition of faith for me is oftentimes coupled with a reflection upon the Qur'an that seems to spring out of nowhere. May Allah forgive us, but when we forget or ...