al-Jinn
Al-Jinn (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.
| الجن Al-Jinn The Jinn | |
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| Classification | Meccan |
| Other names | Jinns, The Unseen Beings |
| Position | Juzʼ 29 |
| No. of Rukus | 2 |
| No. of verses | 28 |
| No. of words | 286 |
| No. of letters | 1,109 |
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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. 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.
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