The Holy Quran 72:4 — Surah Al-Jinn

Arabic text

وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا

Translation

"Undoubtedly, the ignorant (foolish) among us (Jinn) used to say things about Allaah that transgress the limit (when they attributed partners and children to Allaah)..."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, those among us who are foolish used to say such absurd things about Almighty Allah, exaggerating of their own accord. And the greatest fool among them is Iblis; perhaps it is he in particular who is meant here by the word “safih” (fool).

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