An-Nas Verse 6

from among jinn and humankind.”

from among jinn and mankind.”

of jinn and men.'

whether they be jinn or people.’

Whether of Jinn or of mankind.

Among Jinns and among men.

whether he be from the jinn or humans.”

From among the jinns and men.

“Among the jinns and men.”

from among the jinn and humans.’

"Of the jinn and humankind."

`From among the jinn (- fiery natured, houghty) and the (ordinary) people.´

From the Jinns and the people.

“Among the jinns and men.”

From among Jinn and Men!"

"Of jinns and men."

From among the jinn and the men.

From among the jinn and the men.

Of the jinn and of mankind.

who induce temptation into the hearts of mankind.

both jinn and people.'

"Of Jinn and An-Nas."

from jinn and men."

From among jinn and among people.”

of the jinn and mankind' (mina'l-jinnati wa'l-nsi; an explication for the whispering Satan being of the jinn and [also] of the humans, similar to God's saying, the devils of humans and jinn [Q. 6;112]; or, mina'ljinnati, `of the jinn', is an explication for him [Satan], wa'l-nsi, `and [of] mankind' being a supplement to alwasws, `the whisperer'). Both [explanations] apply to the evil of the mentioned Labd and his daughters; the objection to the first opinion is that humans do not `whisper' in the hearts of [other] humans, but that it is the jinn who whisper in their hearts; I would respond by saying that human beings also `whisper' in a manner appropriate to them, [beginning] externally, whereafter their whispers reach the heart and establish themselves in it in the way in which this [customarily] happens. But God knows best what is correct, and to Him shall be the return and the final destination, and may God bless our master Muhammad and his family and Companions, and grant [them all] much peace, forever and always. God suffices for us and [what] an excellent guardian [is He]! And there is no power or might except in God, the Sublime, the Tremendous.

Of Jinn and An-Nas.

Is this explanatory of Allah's statement,
الَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ النَّاسِ
Who whispers in the breasts of An-Nas.

Then, Allah explains this by saying,
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Of Jinn and An-Nas.

This is supportive of the second view.

It has also been said that Allah's saying,
مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ
Of Jinn and An-Nas, is an explanation of who is it that whispers into the breasts of mankind from the devils of mankind and Jinns.

This is similar to Allah's saying,

وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نِبِىٍّ عَدُوّاً شَيَـطِينَ الاِنْسِ وَالْجِنِّ يُوحِى بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ زُخْرُفَ الْقَوْلِ غُرُوراً

And so We have appointed for every Prophet enemies -- Shayatin among mankind and Jinn, inspiring one another with adorned speech as a delusion. (6;112)

Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn Abbas said,

"A man came to the Prophet and said,

`O Messenger of Allah! Sometimes I say things to myself that I would rather fall from the sky than say (aloud openly). '

The Prophet said,

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرٌ الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي رَدَّ كَيْدَهُ إِلَى الْوَسْوَسَةِ


Allah is Most Great!

Allah is Most Great!

All praise is due to Allah Who sent his (Shaytan's) plot back as only a whisper."

Abu Dawud and An-Nasa'i also recorded this Hadith.

This is the end of the Tafsir. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.


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