During that night...

During that night, he arrived near a forest of trees and while busy in Salat, a group of Jinn from the area of Nasibain or Yemen who happened to be passing by that area heard the recitation of the Qur'an of the Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) in his Salat al-Fajr and accepted the teachings of Islam right there.[^4] The same information has been narrated from a group of Commentators of the Qur'an in regards to the revelation of Suratul Jinn, however there are also other occasions of revelation in regards to this Surah which differ from what has just been mentioned.

One such narration is from `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) when he asked a group of companions, 'Were any of you companions with the Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) on the evening when the event with the Jinn took place?' They replied that none of them were there when this occurrence happened.

They continued by saying that on that evening, they did not find the Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) anywhere in the city of Makkah and however much they searched, they found no trace of him. Upon not being able to locate him, they were extremely worried that maybe the Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) had been killed.

They continued searching all the areas of Makkah when all of a sudden they saw him coming towards them from the direction of the Cave of Hira. They addressed the Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) saying, “Where were you O' Messenger of Allah?

We have been worried about you, and because of this, last night was one of the worst nights of our lives.” The Prophet (prayers of Allah be upon him and his family) replied, “Last night, an invitation from the Jinn came to me and thus, I went to where they live so to be able to recite the Qur'an to them.”[^5] [^1]: Suratul Ahqaf (46), Verse 39-41. [^2]: Tafsir `Ali ibn Ibrahim according to the narration (summarized) from the Tafsir Nur ath-Thaqalain, Volume 5, Page 19.

[^3]: Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Al-Muslim and the Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, according to the (summarized) narration from In the Shade of the Qur’an, Volume 7, Page 429. [^4]: Tafsir Majma` Al-Bayan, Volume 9, Page 92; History of Ibn Hisham, Volume 2, Page 62 and 63 (Summarized). [^5]: Tafsir Majma` Al-Bayan, Volume 10, Page 368. Previous…