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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Commentary of Suratul Jinn Occasion of Revelation of Suratul Jinn Suratul Jinn was revealed in Makkah after Suratul A`raf and before the revelation of Surah Yasin and is the fortieth Surah to be revealed to (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family). This Surah is the seventy-second Surah in the present compilation of the Qur'an and contains twenty-eight verses.

According to scholars, a total of 1,024 verses were revealed before this Surah, and 5447 verses appear before this Surah in the present compilation of the Qur'an. This Surah contains 285 words, or as some scholars have stated, 235 words. The number of letters in the Surah is also debatable. Some scholars say that there are 870, while others state that there are 759.

In the explanation of Ayat 29 to 32 of Suratul Ahqaf, various incidents of revelation which were related to that Surah have been narrated, which are the same as that which have been mentioned for this Surah. This denotes that both of these Surahs are related to one particular event. We will take a brief look at these three ayat.

The verses of Suratul Ahqaf (46) that discuss the Jinn are the following: وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوا أَنْصِتُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِمْ مُنْذِرِينَ {29} قَالُوا يَا قَوْمَنَا إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَابًا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ مُوسَىٰ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَهْدِي إِلَى الْحَقِّ وَإِلَىٰ طَرِيقٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ {30} يَا قَوْمَنَا أَجِيبُوا دَاعِيَ اللَّهِ وَآمِنُوا بِهِ يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ مِنْ ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ {31} “And *when We turned a party of the Jinn towards you (Muhammad) to listen to the Qur'an, then when they attended (a Qur'anic recitation) they said to each other, “Be silent,” and when it was over, they turned back to their people in warning and said, “Our people, indeed we have listened to the recitation of a Book revealed after Musa.

* It confirms the Books revealed before and guides to the Truth and the Right Path. O' our people! Respond favourably to the one (Muhammad) who invites people to Allah and believe in Him. He will forgive your sins and rescue you from the painful torment.” [^1] The (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) was traveling from Makkah to the `Ikadh market in Taif so as to invite the throngs of people who used to flock there into the fold of Islam.

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