Al-Ahqaf 46:29
The Wind-Curved Sandhills · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 506
Listen Quietly!
وَإِذۡ صَرَفۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ نَفَرࣰا مِّنَ ٱلۡجِنِّ يَسۡتَمِعُونَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓاْ أَنصِتُواْۖ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوۡاْ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ ٢٩
And when We inclined toward thee (Muhammad) certain of the jinn, who wished to hear the Qur’an and, when they were in its presence, said: Give ear! and, when it was finished, turned back to their people, warning.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
We directed to you a group of jinn listening to the Qur’an; when they attended it, they said: “Listen quietly!”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, “nafar” in Arabic means a group of three to ten, or up to forty.
Reflect
When the Qur’an is recited, be silent and listen.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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