15. Surah Al Hijr
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
وَالْجَآنَّ
خَلَقْنَاهُ
مِن قَبْلُ مِن
نَّارِ السَّمُومِ ﴿٢٧﴾
15: 27. And the Jinn race, We had created before, from the fire of a scorching wind.
C1967. Cf. 6:100 and .
Hidden or invisible forces are aptly typified as arising "from the fire of scorching winds."
15: 27
Asad Whereas the invisible beings We had created, before that, out of the fire of scorching winds.
Pickthall And the jinn did We create aforetime of essential fire.
Yuksel The Jinn, We created him before that from the flames of fire
Transliteration Wal ja_nna khalaqna_hu min qablu min na_ris samu_m(i).
[Asad note 25: Cf. 55:15 – “out of the confusing flame of fire [marij min nar]”: i.e., of non-corporeal elements. The noun al-jann, rendered by me as “the invisible beings”, is in reality a singular, denoting here the kind of these particular beings or forces, similar to the use of the singular noun “man” [al-insan] which describes the collective entity “mankind”. ……………..]
[[ Ali’s note – 1967 Cf. vi. 100 and n. 929. (15.27)]]
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55. Ar-Rah Man (The Most Gracious)
Period Uncertain
The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:
خَلَقَ
الْإِنسَانَ
مِن صَلْصَالٍ
كَالْفَخَّارِ
﴿١٤﴾
55: 14. He created man from sounding clay like unto pottery.
C5181. See n. 1966 to 15:26.
The creation of men and Jinns is contrasted. Man was made of sounding clay, dry and brittle like pottery. The Jinn (see next note) was made from a clear flame of fire. Yet each has capacities and possibilities which only Allah's Grace bestows on them.
How can they deny Allah's favours?
وَخَلَقَ
الْجَانَّ مِن
مَّارِجٍ مِّن
نَّارٍ
﴿١٥﴾
Wa halaqal ja_n na mim ma_rijim min na_r
55: 15. And He created Jinns from fire free of smoke:
C5182. For the meaning of Jinn, see n. 929 to 6:100.
They are spirits, and therefore subtle like a flame of fire. Their being free from smoke implies that they are free from grossness, for smoke is the grosser accompaniment of fire. (R).
فَبِأَيِّ
آلَاء رَبِّكُمَا
تُكَذِّبَانِ
﴿١٦﴾
55: 16. Then which of the favors of your Lord will ye deny?
C5183. Part of the idea of this refrain will be found in 16:71, 72; 40:81; and 53:55 (where see n. 5122).
Asad’s Version:
55:14 He has created man out of sounding clay, like pottery, 5
(55:15) whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire. 6
(55:16) Which, then, of your Sustainer's powers can you disavow?
Pickthall’s Version:
55: 15 And the Jinn did He create of smokeless fire. Pickthall
55: 15 whereas the invisible beings He has created out of a confusing flame of fire..
[[Asad’s notes - 5 See 1 5 : 26 and the corresponding note 24.
6 Cf. 1 5 :27 - "the fire of scorching winds (nar as-samum)" - thus stressing their non-corporeal origin and composition. The significance of the term jinn ("invisible beings") has been touched upon briefly in note 86 on 6:100 and note 67 on 37:158; for a more detailed explanation, see Appendix III. ]]