Transliteration:( Wa iz sarafinaaa ilaika nafaram minal jinni yastami'oonal Quraana falammaa hadaroohu qaalooo ansitoo falammaa qudiya wallaw ilaa qawmihim munzireen )
81. Before the advent of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلمthe jinns would go to the heavens. They would listen to the conversation of the angels.
But. after the advent of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه واله وسلم they were barred from entering the heavenly regions. When balls of flames struck them, they became worried as to who has come into the world through which their kingdom has been snatched away from them.
In search of this, they sent different groups in different directions The group for the locality of Nasebeen comprised of seven or nine nas who came towards Arabia.
Their names are Sait, Shaasir. Maasir. Hlasyır. Hama, Meena. Aleem. Arqam and Udas. These jinns came to the market place of Ukkar, which is situated between makkah and Taif, in the morning.
At that time the Holy Prophets صلى الله عليه واله وسلم leading the Noble Companions in Johr Salaah in a garden Ikka an area known as Batan Nakhlah.
When the sound of the recitation of the Holy QURAN from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم the caravans of the jinns, they all stopped and listened to it attentively. But this Fajr Salah was performed by the Holy Prophet inspirationally because incident of the jinns had taken place before Meraaj
82. From this we learn that at the time of recitation of the Holy QURAN we must maintain absolute silence to listen to attentively.
Furthermore, some pious servant act upon issues based on truth in a natural way. Observe, the jinns had on their own accord maintained silence to listen to the QURAN Although this silence is from the Divine injunction, they were not aware of it.
83. This means they accepted Islam on thier own accord after listening to the Holy QURAN. The Holy Prophet, had appointed them as leaders of the jinns. accordance with the instruction of the Holy Prophet they went to the people and began to preach Islam to them.
29. And (remember) when We sent toward you a group of the Jinn, to listen to the Qur’an. When they attended it, they said: “Listen quietly!†And when it was concluded, they returned to their people, as warners. 30. They said: “O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book sent down after Musa, confirming what came before it, it guides to the truth and to the straight path.†31. “O our people! Respond to Allah’s Caller, and believe in him. He (Allah) will forgive you some of your sins, and protect you from a painful torment.†32. “And whosoever does not respond to Allah’s Caller, he cannot escape on earth, and he will not have besides Allah any protectors. Those are in manifest error.â€
Imam Ahmad recorded from Az-Zubayr that he commented on the Ayah;
(And (remember) when We sent towards you a group of the Jinn, to listen to the Qur’an.) “They were at a place called Nakhlah while Allah’s Messenger was performing the `Isha’ prayer, and
(they crowded on top of each other to hear him.) (72:19)†Sufyan said, “They stood on top of each other like piled wool.†Ahmad was alone in recording this. Imam Ahmad and the famous Imam, Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bayhaqi in his book Dala’il An-Nubuwwah, both recorded that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Allah’s Messenger never recited Qur’an to the Jinns, nor did he see them. Allah’s Messenger was heading with a group of his Companions towards the `Ukaz market. At that time, the devils had been prevented from eavesdropping on the news of the heavens, and they were being attacked by burning flames (whenever they tried to listen). When the devils went back to their people, they asked them what happened to them, and they answered, `We have been prevented from eavesdropping on the news of the heavens, and burning flames now attack us.’ Their people told them, `You have only been prevented from eavesdropping on the information of the heavens because of something (major) that has happened. So go all over the earth, east and west, and see what is it that has obstructed you from eavesdropping on the news of the heavens.’ Thus they traveled all over the earth, east and west, seeking that which had obstructed them from eavesdropping on the news of the heavens. A group of them went towards Tihamah, and found Allah’s Messenger while he was at a place called Nakhlah along the way to the `Ukaz market. He was leading his Companions in the Fajr prayer. When the Jinns heard the recitation of the Qur’an, they stopped to listen to it, and then they said: `By Allah! This is what has prevented you from eavesdropping on the news of the heavens.’ Then they returned to their people and told them: `Our people! We certainly have heard an amazing recitation (the Qur’an), it guides to the right path. So we have believed in it, and we will join none in worship with our Lord.’ So Allah revealed to His Prophet ,
(Say: It has been revealed to me that a group of Jinns have listened (to the Qur’an).) (72:19) Thus, what was revealed to him was only the saying of the Jinns.†Al-Bukhari recorded a similar narration, and Muslim recorded it (as it is here). At-Tirmidhi also recorded it, as did An-Nasa’i in his Tafsir. `Abdullah bin Mas`ud reported that the Jinns came down upon the Prophet while he was reciting the Qur’an at a place called Nakhlah. When they heard him,
(They said: “Listen quietly.â€) meaning, hush! They were nine in number, and one of them was called Zawba`ah. So Allah revealed,
(And when We sent toward you a group of Jinns, to listen to the Qur’an. When they attended it, they said: “Listen quietly!†And when it was concluded, they returned to their people as warners.) until His saying:
( manifest error.) Thus, this report along with the above one by Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, indicate that Allah’s Messenger was not aware of the presence of the Jinns at that time. They only listened to his recitation and went back to their people. Later on, they came to him in groups, one party after another, and one group after another. As for Allah’s saying,
(they returned to their people as warners.) It means that they went back to their people and warned them about what they heard from Allah’s Messenger . This is similar to Allah’s saying,
(…that they may obtain understanding in religion and warn their people when they return to them, so that they might be cautious (of evil).) (9:122) This Ayah has been used as evidence that the Jinns have warners from among themselves, but no Messengers. There is no doubt that Allah did not send Messengers from among the Jinns, because He says,
(And We did not send before you as Messengers any but men, to whom We revealed from among the people of cities.) (12:109) And Allah says,
(And We never sent before you any of the Messengers but verily they ate food and walked in the markets.) (25:20) And He says about Ibrahim Al-Khalil, upon him be peace,
(…And We placed in his descendants prophethood and Scripture.)(29:27) Thus, every Prophet whom Allah sent after Ibrahim was from his offspring and progeny. As for Allah’s saying in Surat Al-An`am,
(O company of Jinns and human beings! Did there not come to you Messengers from among you) (6:130) It only applies to the two kinds collectively, but specifically pertains to just one of them, which is the human. This is like Allah’s saying,
(From both of them (salty and fresh waters) emerge pearl and Marjan.) (55:22) Although He said “both of them†this applies to only one of the two types of water (the salty water). Allah then explains how the Jinns warned their people. He says,
(They said: “O our people! Verily, we have heard a Book sent down after Musa…â€) They did not mention `Isa, peace be upon him, because the Injil that was revealed to him contained admonitions and exhortations, but very few permissions or prohibitions. Thus, it was in reality like a complement to the legislation of the Tawrah, the Tawrah being the reference. That is why they said, “Sent down after Musa.†This is also the way that Waraqah bin Nawfal spoke when the Prophet told him about his first meeting with Jibril, An-Namus, peace be upon him. He said: “Very good, very good! This is (the angel) that used to come to Musa. I wish that I was still a young man (to support you).â€
(confirming what came before it,) meaning, the Scriptures that were revealed before it to the previous Prophets. They then said,
(it guides to the truth) means in belief and information.
(and to the straight path.) which means, in deeds. For verily, the Qur’an contains two things: information and commandments. Its information is true, and its commandments are all just, as Allah says,
(And the Word of Your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice.) (6:115) Allah says,
(It is He Who has sent His Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth.) (9:122) The guidance is the beneficent knowledge, and the religion of truth means the righteous good deeds. Thus, the Jinns said,
(it guides to the truth) in matters of belief,
(and to the straight path.) meaning, in regard to actions.
(O our people! Respond to Allah’s Caller,) This is proof that Muhammad has been sent to both the human beings and the Jinns. Thus, Allah says,
(Respond to Allah’s Caller and believe in him.) Then Allah says,
(He will then forgive you some of your sins,) Some scholars say that “some†here is auxiliary, but this is questionable since it is rarely used to strengthen an affirmative meaning. Others say that it means partial forgiveness.
(and protect you from a painful torment.) meaning, He will protect you from His painful punishment. Then Allah informs that they said,
(And whosoever does not respond to Allah’s Caller, he cannot escape on earth,) meaning, Allah’s power encompasses him and surrounds him.
(and he will not have besides Allah any protectors.) meaning, no one can protect him against Allah.
(Those are in manifest error. ) This is a threat and warning. Thus, those Jinns called their people with encouragement and warning. Because of this, many of the Jinns took heed and came to Allah’s Messenger in successive delegations; and verily, Allah is worthy of all praise and gratitude, and Allah knows best.
33. The traditions that have been related from Abdullah bin Masud, Zubair, Abdullah bin Abbas, Hasan Basri, Saeed bin Jubair, Zarr bin Hubaish, Mujahid, Ikrimah and others in connection with the commentary of this verse concur that this incident of the first visit of the jinns, which has been mentioned in this verse, had occurred in the valley of Nakhlah. And according to Ibn Ishaq, Abu Nuaim Isfahaini and Waqidi, this incident occurred during the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) return journey from Taif to Makkah. On the way, when he halted at Nakhlah, and was reciting the Quran in the Isha or the Fajr or the Tahajjud Prayer, a group of the jinns happened to pass by and stopped to listen to him. In this connection, all the traditions agree that on this occasion the jinns did not appear before the Prophet (peace be upon him), nor did he feel their presence, but Allah informed him afterwards by revelation that they had come and listened to the Quranic recitation.
The place where this incident took place was either Az- Zaimah or AsSayl-ul-Kabir, for both these places are situated in the valley of Nakhlah and at both water is available and are green; if the travelers from Taif have to halt in this valley, they can halt at either of the places.
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