Al-Jinn 72:8 وانا لمسنا السماء فوجدناها مليت حرسا شديدا وشهبا ٨

72:8

وَأَنَّا

لَمَسۡنَا

ٱلسَّمَآءَ

فَوَجَدۡنَٰهَا

مُلِئَتۡ

حَرَسٗا

شَدِيدٗا

وَشُهُبٗا

and that we sought (to reach) the sky, but we found it filled with stern guards and flames,

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

The Jinns stealing Information from the Sky before the the Messenger ﷺ was sent and striking Them with flaming Fire after His Coming.

Allah informs about the Jinns when He sent His Messenger Muhammad ﷺ and revealed the Qur'an to him. Among the ways He protected it (the Qur'an) was by filling sky with

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The Jinns stealing Information from the Sky before the the Messenger ﷺ was sent and striking Them with flaming Fire after His Coming.

Allah informs abo

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Chapter 72, Page 572, Juz 29

1. Say, “It has been revealed to me that a group from Jinn has listened (to the Qur’ān), and said (to their people), ‘Indeed we have heard an amazing Recital (Qur’ān) 2. that guides to the right way, so we have believed in it, and we will never associate a partner with our Lord.’ 3. and (then the Jinns started talking to each other) that exalted is the Glory of our Lord; He has taken neither a wife, nor a son, 4. and that the fools among us used to attribute to Allah extremely absurd things, 5. and that we thought that the humans and the Jinn would never tell a lie about Allah, (therefore, we had followed them in shirk under this impression), 6. and that some guys from human beings used to seek refuge with some guys of the Jinn, and thus they increased them (the Jinns) in arrogance, 7. and that they (humans) thought as you (O Jinns) thought that Allah will never resurrect anyone, 8. and that we sought (to reach) the sky, but we found it filled with stern guards and flames, 9. and that we used to sit at places therein to listen; but if one will (try to) listen now, he will find a flame in ambush for him, 10. and that we do not know whether it is a bad end that is intended for those on earth, or their Lord has intended for them a right thing, 11. and that some of us are (already) righteous, and some of us are otherwise, and we were on different ways; 12. and that we have now believed that we can never frustrate Allah on the earth, nor can we baffle Him by escape, 13. and that when we heard the Guiding Discourse, we believed in it; so if one believes in his Lord, he will have no fear of either any curtailment (in his reward) or any excess (in his punishment), 14. and that some of us are Muslims, and some of us are unjust. Now, those who submitted to Islam have found out the right path, 15. As for the unjust, they have become firewood for Hell.”

- T. Usmani