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Qur’an 72:7 Al-Jinn, verse 7
وَأَنَّهُمْ ظَنُّوا۟ كَمَا ظَنَنتُمْ أَن لَّن يَبْعَثَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدًۭا
And they had thought, as you thought, that Allah would never send anyone [as a messenger].
Translation: Saheeh International. Brackets mark words added for clarity.
- Surah
- Al-Jinn (72)
- Verse
- 7 of 28
- Revealed
- Makki
- Juz
- 29
- Mushaf page
- 572
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In context
The verses around 72:7 in Al-Jinn.
- 72:5وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًۭاAnd we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allah a lie.
- 72:6وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ رِجَالٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ يَعُوذُونَ بِرِجَالٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ فَزَادُوهُمْ رَهَقًۭاAnd there were men from mankind who sought refuge in men from the jinn, so they [only] increased them in burden.
- 72:8وَأَنَّا لَمَسْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدْنَٰهَا مُلِئَتْ حَرَسًۭا شَدِيدًۭا وَشُهُبًۭاAnd we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.
- 72:9وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْءَانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًۭا رَّصَدًۭاAnd we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.
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