وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ جَمِيعًا يَـٰمَعْشَرَ ٱلْجِنِّ قَدِ ٱسْتَكْثَرْتُم مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ ۖ وَقَالَ أَوْلِيَآؤُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْإِنسِ رَبَّنَا ٱسْتَمْتَعَ بَعْضُنَا بِبَعْضٍ وَبَلَغْنَآ أَجَلَنَا ٱلَّذِىٓ أَجَّلْتَ لَنَا ۚ قَالَ ٱلنَّارُ مَثْوَىٰكُمْ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ 128
Translations
And [mention, O Muḥammad], the Day when He will gather them together [and say], "O company of jinn, you have [misled] many of mankind." And their allies among mankind will say, "Our Lord, some of us made use of others, and we have [now] reached our term which You appointed for us." He will say, "The Fire is your residence, wherein you will abide eternally, except for what Allāh wills. Indeed, your Lord is Wise and Knowing."
Transliteration
Wa yawma yahshuruhum jamee'an ya ma'shara al-jinni qad istakthartum min al-insi wa qala awliyauhum min al-insi rabbana istamta'a ba'duna bi-ba'din wa ballaghna ajalana alladhi ajjalta lana qala al-naru mathwakum khalideen feeha illa ma sha'a Allah inna rabbaka hakimun aleem
Tafsir (Explanation)
On the Day of Judgment, Allah addresses the jinn, reproaching them for leading many humans astray. Both the jinn and their human followers will confess their mutual exploitation in worldly life, claiming they simply enjoyed each other's company until their appointed time ended. Allah's response is unequivocal: they will be punished in Hell eternally, except as Allah wills, emphasizing that His wisdom and knowledge encompass all their deeds and intentions. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir note this passage demonstrates the reality of jinn-human cooperation in sin and the accountability of both.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Al-An'am (revealed in Mecca), which emphasizes monotheism and Allah's sovereignty. The broader context (verses 128-130) discusses the Day of Judgment when all creation faces divine reckoning. This passage specifically addresses the deception and mutual seduction between jinn and humans, a theme important to Meccan audiences who needed to understand the spiritual dangers of following jinn-inspired false beliefs.
Related Hadiths
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: 'When one of you yawns, let him cover his mouth, for the devil enters.' (Sahih Muslim 2994) - relating to jinn influence. Also relevant: 'The jinn were created from fire' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3154) - establishing their nature and capacity for deception.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that we are accountable not only for our direct sins but also for those we enable in others, and that worldly pleasures pursued together with those who mislead us will offer no excuse before Allah. It should motivate believers to carefully examine their influences and companions, recognizing that both jinn and human tempters exploit human weakness for mutual gratification, yet both face reckoning.
Related Ayahs
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى يَتَوَفَّىٰكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا جَرَحْتُم بِٱلنَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يَبْعَثُكُمْ فِيهِ لِيُقْضَىٰٓ أَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ
And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein [i.e., by day] that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do.
فَمَن يُرِدِ ٱللَّهُ أَن يَهْدِيَهُۥ يَشْرَحْ صَدْرَهُۥ لِلْإِسْلَـٰمِ ۖ وَمَن يُرِدْ أَن يُضِلَّهُۥ يَجْعَلْ صَدْرَهُۥ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَصَّعَّدُ فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْعَلُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّجْسَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
So whoever Allāh wants to guide - He expands his breast to [contain] Islām; and whoever He wants to send astray - He makes his breast tight and constricted as though he were climbing into the sky. Thus does Allāh place defilement upon those who do not believe.
قُلْ أَرَءَيْتَكُمْ إِنْ أَتَىٰكُمْ عَذَابُ ٱللَّهِ بَغْتَةً أَوْ جَهْرَةً هَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلَّا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
Say, "Have you considered: if the punishment of Allāh should come to you unexpectedly or manifestly, will any be destroyed but the wrongdoing people?"
وَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ ءَايَةٌ قَالُوا۟ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ حَتَّىٰ نُؤْتَىٰ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ رُسُلُ ٱللَّهِ ۘ ٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُۥ ۗ سَيُصِيبُ ٱلَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُوا۟ صَغَارٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَعَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَمْكُرُونَ
And when a sign comes to them, they say, "Never will we believe until we are given like that which was given to the messengers of Allāh." Allāh is most knowing of where [i.e., with whom] He places His message. There will afflict those who committed crimes debasement before Allāh and severe punishment for what they used to conspire.