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In the name
of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful |
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SECTION: 1
O Prophet say: “It has been revealed to me that a band of
jinns listened to the Qur’an, then returned to their folk
and said: ‘We have heard a wonderful Qur’an [1] which guides to
the Right Way. We have believed in it and henceforth shall
worship none besides Our Rabb.[2] Surely our Rabb's Majesty is
exalted: He has neither taken a wife nor a son.[3] Some who are
foolish among us have been uttering atrocious lies about
Allah,[4] and we had presumed that no man or jinn could tell a
lie concerning Allah.[5] Indeed, some individuals among mankind
used to seek protection with some individuals among the jinns,
so they caused such jinns to become more arrogant,[6]
as a result, they presumed as you presumed that Allah would
not appoint anyone as a Rasool.[7] We searched the
heaven, and found it filled with stern guards and shooting
stars.[8] Before this we used to find a seat in heaven for
eavesdropping, but now eavesdroppers find shooting stars lying
in ambush for them.[9] We did not know whether an evil was
intended for the dwellers of the earth or whether their Rabb
intended to guide them.[10] There are some among us who are
righteous and some to the contrary; we have sects following
different ways.[11] We know that we can neither frustrate Allah
in the earth nor frustrate Him by flight.[12] As for us, when we
listened to the guidance, we believed in it; so he that believes
in his Rabb shall have neither the fear of loss nor of
injustice.[13] Surely there are some among us who are Muslims
and some who are deviators from the truth. Those who have
adopted Islam have found the way to salvation,[14] and those who
have deviated from the truth will become the fuel for hell."[15]
72:[1-15] |
A beautiful speech of the jinns who embraced Islam after hearing
The Qur'an
Jinns also have different religions and sects, there are some
Muslims and some deviators from the truth |
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O Prophet, say: “If they (the
Makkans) had steadfastly followed the Right Way, We would
have certainly vouchsafed them abundant water,[16] and thereby
put them to test. He that gives no heed to the warnings of his
Rabb, shall be made to undergo severe punishment.[17] Mosques
are built for Allah’s worship; therefore, invoke not anyone
along with Allah.[18] Yet, when Allah’s servant Muhammad
stood up to invoke Him, they (unbelievers) were ready to
attack him."[19]
72:[16-19] |
Mosques are built for the worship of Allah, so invoke no one
else besides Him |
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SECTION: 2
O Prophet, say: “I pray only to my Rabb and worship none
besides Him."[20] Say: “I have no control to cause harm or bring
you to the Right Way."[21] Say: “If I were to disobey Him,
no one can protect me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge
besides Him.[22] My mission is only to deliver what I receive
from Allah and make His messages known. As for those who
disobey Allah and His Rasool, they shall be put in the fire of
hell to live therein forever."[23] When they shall see the
punishment that they are being threatened with, then they
shall find out whose helpers are weak and whose supporters are
fewer in number.[24] Say: “I do not know whether the punishment
that you are threatened with is near or whether my Rabb has set
for it a distant term.[25] He Alone knows the unseen. He does
not reveal His secrets to anyone[26] except to the Rasool whom
He may choose for that purpose, and then He appoints
guards, who march before him and behind him,[27] that He may
know that they (the Rasools) have indeed delivered the
messages of their Rabb. He also encompasses all their
surroundings and keeps a count of each and everything."[28]
72:[20-28] |
Rasools do not have the power to harm or benefit anyone, their
mission is just to convey Allah's message
Only Allah knows the unseen, He reveals it to whom He chooses
from the Rasools |
Major Issues, Divine
Law and Guidance:
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* A beautiful speech of the jinn who
embraced Islam after hearing the Qur’an.
* Jinn also have different religions and sects, there are some
Muslims and some deviators from the truth.
* The reality of Jinn (for details see the following pages).
* Mosques are built for the worship of Allah, so invoke no one
else besides Him.
* Rasools do not have the power to harm or benefit anyone, their
mission is just to convey Allah’s message.
* Only Allah knows the unseen, He reveals what He wants to whom
He chooses from the Rasools.
Verses #8-10 indicate that, before the
appointment of Muhammad (peace be upon him as a Rasool, the jinn
had the opportunity to eavesdrop in the heavens in order to hear
news from the unseen. But after the appointment of Muhammad (pbuh)
they suddenly found that angels had been set as guards and
meteorites were being shot at them from every side, so much so
that they could find no place of safety from where they could
hear the secret news. Then they started searching for the
unusual things that occurred on the earth, or were going to
occur, because of which security measures were tightened up.
Probably since then, many companies of the jinn must have been
moving about in search of any unusual occurrence and one of
them, after having heard the Qur’an from the Prophet (pbuh),
must have formed the opinion that it was the very thing for the
sake of which all the gates of the heavens had been shut against
the jinn.
This Sürah reflects the impact of The Qur’an on the company of
the jinn when they heard it and what they said to their fellow
jinn when they returned to them. Allah, in this connection, has
not cited their whole conversation but only those particular
things which were worthy of mention. That is why the style is
not that of a continuous speech but sentences have been cited so
as to indicate that
they said this and that. If one studies these sentences spoken
by the jinn carefully, one can easily understand the real object
of the narration of this event, of their affirming the faith and
mentioning this conversation of theirs with their people in the
Qur’an.
The people are admonished: "If you refrain from polytheism and
firmly follow the way of righteousness, you will be blessed;
otherwise, if you turn away from the admonition sent down by
Allah, you will meet with a severe punishment.” The disbelievers
of Makkah are reproached: "When the Messenger of Allah calls you
towards Allah, you surround and mob him from every side, whereas
the only duty of the Messenger is to convey the messages of
Allah. He does not claim to have any power to bring any gain or
cause any harm to the people.” The disbelievers are further
warned: “Today you are trying to overpower and suppress the
Rasool seeing that he is helpless and friendless, but a time
will come when you will know who in actual fact is helpless and
friendless. Whether that time is yet far off, or near at hand,
the Messenger has no knowledge thereof, but it will come to pass
in any case.”
In conclusion, the people are told: "The Knower of the unseen is
Allah Alone. The Rasool receives only that knowledge which Allah
is pleased to give him. This knowledge pertains to matters
connected with the performance of the duties of Prophethood and
it is delivered to him in such security that it does not admit
any external interference whatever.
REALITY OF JINN
Many people have the misunderstanding that the jinn are not
real, but an ancient superstition and myth. Their opinion is not
based on the realities and truths about the universe and they
have no direct knowledge that the jinn do not exist nor can they
claim to possess any such knowledge. They have assumed, without
reason and proof, that nothing exists in the universe except
what they can see, whereas the sphere of human perception in
accordance with the vastness of this great universe is not even
comparable to a drop of water in the oceans. The person who
thinks that what he does not see, does not exist, and what
exists must necessarily be perceived, in fact, provides a proof
of the narrowness of his own mind. With this mode of thought,
not to speak of the jinn, man cannot even accept and acknowledge
any reality which he cannot directly experience and observe,
thus he cannot admit the existence of God, not to say admitting
any other unseen reality.
Those Muslims who have been influenced by such opinions have
given strange interpretations of the clear statements of the
Qur’an about the jinn, Iblees and Satan. They say that the word
jinn does not refer to any hidden creature, which may have its
own independent existence, but it sometimes implies man’s own
animal forces, which have been called Satanic, and it sometimes
implies savage and wild mountain tribes, and to the people who
used to listen to the Qur’an secretly. But the statements of the
Qur’an in this regard are so clear and explicit that these
interpretations bear no relevance. The Qur’an frequently
mentions the jinn and the men in a manner as to indicate that
they are two separate creations. For example:
Sürah Al-A'rãf: 12, Al Hijr : 26-27 and Ar-Rahmãn : 14-19,
expressly state that man was created out of clay and jinn out of
fire.
Sürah Al Hijr: 27, states that the jinn had been created before
man. The same thing is testified by the story of Adam and Iblees,
which has been cited at seven different places in the Qur’an,
and at every place it con firms that Iblees was already there at
the creation of man.
Sürah Al-K'ahf: 50, states that Iblees was a jinn. Sürah Al-A'rãf:
27, states in clear words that the jinn see human beings, but
human beings do not see them.
Sürah Al-Hijr: 16-l8, Sürah As-Saffãt: 6-10 and Sürah Al-Mulk:
5, state that the jinn can ascend to the heavens but they cannot
exceed a certain limit; if they try to ascend beyond that limit
and try to hear what goes on in the heavens, they will not be
allowed to do so. If they try to eavesdrop they will be driven
away by meteorites. By this, the belief of the polytheistic
Arabs that the jinn possess knowledge of the unseen, or have
access to Divine secrets, has been refuted.
Sürah Sabã: 14 affirms the same facts.
Sürahs Al-Al-Baqrah: 30-34 and Al-K'ahf: 50 state that Allah has
entrusted man with the vicegerency of the earth and that mankind
are superior to the jinn. Although the jinn also have been given
certain extraordinary powers and abilities, an example of which
is found in An-Naml 39, the animals likewise have been given
some powers greater than man, but these provide no argument that
the animals are superior to man.
The Qur’an also explains that the jinn, like men, are a creation
and are given the power and authority to choose between right
and wrong, obedience and disobedience, belief and disbelief.
This fact has been confirmed by the Qur'an in the story of Adam,
where Iblees (Satan) refused to obey Allah's order to bow down
to Adam. A similar event where jinn affirm Faith is stated in
Sürahs Al-Ahqãf and Al-Jinn. At various places in the Qur’an, it
has also been stated that Iblees, at the very creation of Adam,
had resolved to misguide mankind, and since then, the Satanic
jinn have been persistently trying to mislead man, but they do
not have the power to overwhelm him and forcibly make him do
something. However, they inspire him with evil suggestions,
beguile him and make evil seem good to him. (Examples of this
phenomenon are given in Sürah An-Nisã' 117-120, Al-A'rãf: 11-17,
Ibrãhïm: 22, Al-Hijr: 30-42, An-Nahl 98-100, Bani Israel 61-65.)
The Qur’an also states that in the pre Islamic ignorance, the
polytheistic Arabs regarded the jinn as associates of God,
worshipped them and thought they had descended from God. For
reference see Sürahs A1-An‘am: 100, Sabã : 40-41, As-Saffãt:
158.
From these details, it becomes clear that the jinn have their
own existence, are an invisible creature and of an entirely
different nature. Because of their mysterious qualities,
ignorant people have formed exaggerated notions and concepts
about them and their powers, and have even worshipped them.
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