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Surah Al-Jinn, verse 19: meaning and tafsir
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبْدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُوا۟ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَدًا ١٩
Yet when the slave of Allah stood up supplicating Him, they swarmed around him[10].”
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[10] Crowding in the manner of locusts on top of one another in order to hear him (ﷺ). It refers to the jinn or to the Arabs pagans.
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19. And that when Allah’s servant, Muhammad (peace be on him) stood up to worship His Lord in Batn Nakhla, the jinn were almost piled on top of him because of the huge crowd when they heard him reciting the Qur’ān.
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