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Creed
Surah: Al-Jinn (1)
Say: It Has Been Revealed That a Group of Jinn Listened
إِنَّا سَمِعۡنَا قُرۡءَانًا عَجَبٗا يَهۡدِيٓ إِلَى ٱلرُّشۡدِ
— الجن الآية 1
Verse: "Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of jinn listened and said: We have heard a wondrous Quran." (72:1)
The jinn's amazement at the Quran: Before accepting Islam they called it "a wondrous Quran" — acknowledging its inimitability upon first hearing. An additional witness to the truth of prophethood.
Their immediate faith: "It guides to right conduct, so we believed in it and will not associate anything with our Lord" — the jinn believed from one hearing. The Quran's impact is not limited to humans.
Lesson: The Quran affected creatures never seen — so what about the human upon whom it is recited daily while their heart remains closed?
The jinn's amazement at the Quran: Before accepting Islam they called it "a wondrous Quran" — acknowledging its inimitability upon first hearing. An additional witness to the truth of prophethood.
Their immediate faith: "It guides to right conduct, so we believed in it and will not associate anything with our Lord" — the jinn believed from one hearing. The Quran's impact is not limited to humans.
Lesson: The Quran affected creatures never seen — so what about the human upon whom it is recited daily while their heart remains closed?
Source: Ibn Kathir (8/241); Al-Sadi; Al-Qurtubi (19/1)
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What was the first thing the jinn said when they heard the Quran, and what does it signify?
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