Commentary of Verse 2 يَهْدِي إِلَى الرُّشْدِ فَآمَنَّا بِهِ...

The meaning of the word ' الرشد' or 'the right path' is one that has a vast, comprehensive meaning that conveys any path that one goes upon that is completely pure and clean (of spiritual impurities). It is a path which is also free of all turns and bends; one that is obvious and manifest that would lead the wayfarer on the path to complete and absolute satisfaction.

After this phrase, the Jinn had other things to say to their community which the Qur'an mentions in the following 12 verses, each starting with the 'Arabic pronoun 'أَنَّ' which is used for emphasis.[^2] Commentary of Verse 3 وَأَنَّهُ تَعَالَىٰ جَدُّ رَبِّنَا مَا اتَّخَذَ صَاحِبَةً وَلَا وَلَدًا “And verily He (Our Lord - Allah) glory be to Him has not taken a consort or a son (for Himself).” *** After expressing their complete belief in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and negating all forms of polytheism, the Jinn continued their speech by declaring the characteristics of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).

They said that He - exalted be the majesty of the Lord (from comparing Him and His creations and from all sorts of defects and faults) has never taken a companion/spouse, or a son. The word 'جَدُّ' has many meanings including: greatness, force, unquestionability, share, portion or something that is new, among other meanings.

However, its original root meaning, as Raghib in his book al-Mufradat mentions is that of being cut off, since any creation that has any sort of greatness or majesty is always independent of any other thing. In this verse, this word has come in the meaning of greatness; however as for the other meanings of this word, we can also apply them to this verse.

In `Arabic, the grandfather is also referred to as ' جَدٌّ' because of the great station (amongst the family members) that he holds or due to his age.