Al-Jinn

Surah 72 of the Quran
الجن‎ ; Al-Jinn; The Jinn
Arabic text; Audio fileⓘ; English text;
Classification	Meccan
Other names	Jinns, The Unseen Beings
Position	Juzʼ 29
No. of verses	28
No. of Rukus	2
No. of words	286
No. of letters	1,109
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Al-Jinn^[1] (Arabic: الجن, “The Jinn”) is the 72nd chapter (sūrah) of the Quran with 28 verses (āyāt). The name as well as the topic of this chapter is jinn. In the Quran, it is stated in that humans are created from the earth and jinn from smokeless fire.

Although Al-Jinn is a Meccan surah, it is generally agreed that it was revealed much later than any other sura contained in Juz' Tabāraka -lladhi (which covers surahs 67 to 77). Abdullah Yusuf Ali says that it is "tolerably certain" that Al-Jinn was revealed around 2 B.H. when Muhammad was evangelising near present-day Ta'if.^[2] Maulana Muhammad Ali agrees with the date of around 2 B.H., saying that this surah was revealed at a time when opposition to the Prophet's message was reaching a climax.^[3]

^ Ibn Kathir (d.1373). "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Jinn". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 10 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; An Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an with Full Arabic Text; p. 873 ISBN 1853267821
^ Ali, Maulana Muhammad; The Holy Qur’an: Arabic Text, Translation and Commentary; p. 1106 ISBN 091332101X

[Quran_4_U-1] Ibn Kathir (d.1373). "Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al Jinn". Quran 4 U. Retrieved 10 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; An Interpretation of the Holy Qur’an with Full Arabic Text; p. 873 ISBN 1853267821

[3] Ali, Maulana Muhammad; The Holy Qur’an: Arabic Text, Translation and Commentary; p. 1106 ISBN 091332101X

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الجن‎ Al-Jinn The Jinn
Arabic text Audio file^ⓘ English text
Classification	Meccan
Other names	Jinns, The Unseen Beings
Position	Juzʼ 29
No. of verses	28
No. of Rukus	2
No. of words	286
No. of letters	1,109
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