Surah Jinn Ayat 19 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 19
And that when the Servant of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass.”
“Yet when the Devotee of Allah stands forth to invoke Him, they just make round him a dense crowd.”
and when Allah’s servant stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed him.
(It has been revealed to me that) When the slave of Allah (Muhammad SAW) stood up invoking (his Lord Allah) in prayer to Him they (the jinns) just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other (in order to listen to the Prophet’s recitation).
And when the slave of Allah stood up in prayer to Him, they crowded on him, almost stifling.
And that as soon as the bondman of Allah rose up invoking Him, they almost densely packed upon him.
yet when God’s Servant stood up to pray to Him, they pressed in on him.
اور جب اللہ کا بنده اس کی عبادت کے لیے کھڑا ہوا تو قریب تھا کہ وه بھیڑ کی بھیڑ بن کر اس پر پل پڑیں
Quran 72 Verse 19 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Jinn ayat 19, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(72:19) and when Allah’s servant[20] stood up to call on Him, they well-nigh swarmed him.
20. Servant of Allah: the Prophet (peace be upon him).
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Jinn verse 19 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Jinn ayat 18 which provides the complete commentary from verse 18 through 24.
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