72:4
وَأَنَّهُۥكَانَيَقُولُسَفِيهُنَاعَلَىٱللَّهِشَطَطًا٤
wa-annahu kāna yaqūlu safīhunā ʿalā l-lahi shaṭaṭan
And that our foolish one [i.e., Iblees] has been saying about Allāh an excessive transgression.(4)
Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 4 (72:4)
ٱلْجِنّ
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا
Quran 72:4 is ayah 4 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 572 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 29
- Hizb 58
- Page 572
- Ruku 1
- Revealed Mecca
Word by word
- وَأَنَّهُۥwa-annahuAnd that he
- كَانَkānaused to
- يَقُولُyaqūluspeak
- سَفِيهُنَاsafīhunāthe foolish among us
- عَلَىʿalāagainst
- ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
- شَطَطًاshaṭaṭanan excessive transgression
Tafsir (commentary) of 72:4
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This commentary explains ayahs 72:1–7 together.