Quran 114:5 - What Does "An-Nas" Refer To In This Verse - Ask Ghamidi

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Quran 114:5 – What Does "An-Nas" Refer To In This Verse

Posted by Samama Fahim on March 13, 2023 at 4:24 pm

الَّذِىۡ يُوَسۡوِسُ فِىۡ صُدُوۡرِ النَّاسِۙ‏ ٥

(Sura An-Nas, 5)

Some say that the “an-nas” in the ayat refers both to Mankind and Jinn. Ghamidi sahab translates it with “logo”, which means “people from humans”. What would be the reasons to do that?

That it may include Jinn is attested to by the following sources:

(1) (نوس: الناسُ: قد يكون من الإِنس ومن الجِنِّ) http://arabiclexicon.hawramani.com/?p=4599&book=3#827543 (Lisan al-‘Arab)

(2) “and the Arabs used to say, رَأَيْتُ نَاسًا مِنَ الجِنِّ [I saw people of the jinn]” (Lane’s Lexicon: http://lexicon.quranic-research.net/data/25_n/291_nws.html | Under the entry ناس)

(3) https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=jiBLDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA290&dq=%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%A3%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%92%D8%AA%D9%8F+%D9%86%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8B%D8%A7+%D9%85%D9%90%D9%86%D9%8E+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%90%D9%86%D9%91%D9%90&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6goKU0Nn9AhWnhP0HHbxxBRYQ6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=%D8%B1%D9%8E%D8%A3%D9%8E%D9%8A%D9%92%D8%AA%D9%8F%20%D9%86%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8B%D8%A7%20%D9%85%D9%90%D9%86%D9%8E%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%90%D9%86%D9%91%D9%90&f=false

Dr. Irfan Shahzad replied 2 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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Quran 114:5 – What Does "An-Nas" Refer To In This Verse

Dr. Irfan Shahzad updated 2 years ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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Dr. Irfan Shahzad
Scholar March 14, 2023 at 12:38 am

Since the Quran was revealed to mankind, that is why here its immediate meaning is human beings. However, as an extension of the meaning it may include jinns too. But there seems no need to include them here.

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