Surah Al-Jinn, Ayah 5 (72:5)

ٱلْجِنّ

وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلْإِنسُ وَٱلْجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا

Quran 72:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Al-Jinn (“The Jinn”), a Meccan surah of 28 ayahs. It is in Juz 29, on page 572 of the Madani Mushaf.

72:5
وَأَنَّاظَنَنَّآأَنلَّنتَقُولَٱلْإِنسُوَٱلْجِنُّعَلَىٱللَّهِكَذِبًا٥
wa-annā ẓanannā an lan taqūla l-insu wal-jinu ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban

And we had thought that mankind and the jinn would never speak about Allāh a lie.(5)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّاwa-annāAnd that we
  2. ظَنَنَّآẓanannāthought
  3. أَنanthat
  4. لَّنlannever
  5. تَقُولَtaqūlawill say
  6. ٱلْإِنسُl-insuthe men
  7. وَٱلْجِنُّwal-jinuand the jinn
  8. عَلَىʿalāagainst
  9. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  10. كَذِبًاkadhibanany lie

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