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.
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وَلَوْ تَرَىٰٓ إِذْ وُقِفُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ هَـٰذَا بِٱلْحَقِّ ۚ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ وَرَبِّنَا ۚ قَالَ فَذُوقُوا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ
If you could but see when they will be made to stand before their Lord. He will say, "Is this not the truth?" They will say, "Yes, by our Lord." He will [then] say, "So taste the punishment for what you used to deny."
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا۟ دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا۟ شِيَعًا لَّسْتَ مِنْهُمْ فِى شَىْءٍ ۚ إِنَّمَآ أَمْرُهُمْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ يُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَفْعَلُونَ
Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects - you, [O Muḥammad], are not [associated] with them in anything. Their affair is only [left] to Allāh; then He will inform them about what they used to do.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُوَلِّى بَعْضَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ بَعْضًۢا بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others for what they used to earn.
وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِىٓ ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا ۚ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا ۚ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءُوكَ يُجَـٰدِلُونَكَ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَـٰذَآ إِلَّآ أَسَـٰطِيرُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples."