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Al-Jinn (The Jinn)

Verse 17of 28

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ ۚ وَمَن يُعْرِضْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسْلُكْهُ عَذَابًۭا صَعَدًۭا﴿١٧

Translation (Sahih International)

So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord He will put into arduous punishment.

Word-by-word meaning

لِّنَفْتِنَهُمْlinaftinahumThat We might test them
فِيهِ ۚfīhitherein
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يُعْرِضْyuʿ'riḍturns away
عَنʿanfrom
ذِكْرِdhik'rithe Remembrance
رَبِّهِۦrabbihi(of) his Lord
يَسْلُكْهُyasluk'huHe will make him enter
عَذَابًۭاʿadhābana punishment
صَعَدًۭاṣaʿadansevere

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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