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Al-Jinn (The Jinn)

Verse 12of 28

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن نُّعْجِزَ ٱللَّهَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَن نُّعْجِزَهُۥ هَرَبًۭا﴿١٢

Translation (Sahih International)

And we have become certain that we will never cause failure to Allah upon earth, nor can we escape Him by flight.

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
ظَنَنَّآẓanannā[we] have become certain
أَنanthat
لَّنlannever
نُّعْجِزَnuʿ'jizawe will cause failure
ٱللَّهَl-laha(to) Allah
فِىin
ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
وَلَنwalanand never
نُّعْجِزَهُۥnuʿ'jizahuwe can escape Him
هَرَبًۭاharaban(by) flight

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

The Jinns testify that among Them there are Believers, Disbelievers, Misguided and GuidedAllah says that the Jinns said about themselves,وَأَنَّا مِنَّا الصَّـلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَلِكَ(There are among us some that are righteous, and some the contrary;) meaning, other than that.كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَداً(We are groups having different ways.) meaning, on numerous differing paths and having different thoughts and opinions.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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