Transliteration:( Wa annahoo Ta'aalaa jaddu Rabbinaa mat'takhaza saahibatanw wa laa walada )
"And that exalted is the Majesty of our Lord, who has neither taken a wife nor a son [7]." (Kanzul Imaan Translation)
The jinns declared the absolute transcendence and glory of Allah ﷻ, denying any form of human-like relationships such as having a wife or a son.
This statement reveals something remarkable:
They understood the greatness and the unique oneness of Allah ﷻ just from listening to a single recitation of the Holy Prophet ﷺ — they didn’t need debates or explanations.
It is said:
“Accept the answer to each question from the pious, for their foreheads are like the Divine Tablet.”
In other words, their hearts were so receptive and pure that truth was engraved upon them just by witnessing the Prophet ﷺ, and from that one moment, they recognized the true nature of Allah ﷻ.
The tafsir of Surah Jinn verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Jinn ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 7.
(72:3) and that “He – exalted be His Majesty – has not taken to Himself either a wife or a son”;[4]
4. From this we know two things:
(1) That these jinn were either from among the Christian jinn, or they were followers of a different religion in which Allah was regarded as having children and families.
(2) That at that time the Prophet (peace be upon him) was reciting some such part of the Quran hearing which they realized the error of their creed and knew that it was sheer ignorance and impudence to ascribe wife and children to the High and Exalted Being of Allah.
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