The Holy Quran 15:27 — Surah Al-Hijr

Arabic text

وَٱلْجَآنَّ خَلَقْنَـٰهُ مِن قَبْلُ مِن نَّارِ ٱلسَّمُومِ

Translation

And the Jinn (the first Jinn) We created before (man) out of Fire (mixed with air) derived from a scorching wind (a smokeless type of fire).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The creation of the jinn from the fire of the scorching wind: that is, fine fire mixed with air, as He said: وَ خَلَقَ الْجَآنَّ مِنْ مَّارِجٍ مِّنْ نَّارٍ “And He created the jinn from a smokeless flame of fire” (Surah Ar-Rahman, ruku' (section) 1).

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