Transliteration:( Wa annaa zanan naaa al lan nu'jizal laaha fil ardi wa lan nu'jizahoo haraba )
“And we thought that we could not frustrate Allah on earth, nor could we escape [20] from Him by fleeing.” (Kanzul Imaan Translation)
This verse expresses the realization of the jinns after believing:
They understood that no one can escape from Allah ﷻ, neither on Earth nor by fleeing elsewhere.
They realized that running away from Him is useless—His power and knowledge surround everything.
🔴 Turning away from Allah ﷻ is considered an evil act, while: ✅ Turning towards Allah ﷻ is an act of goodness and piety.
🕌 To flee towards Allah means:
In times of hardship, instead of choosing sins, superstition, or false gods, one should turn towards prayer, repentance, pious company, and the guidance of the Holy Prophet ﷺ.
📖 As Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an:
“So flee towards Allah.” (Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:50)
“And when they wrong their own souls, [O Beloved!] if they come to you…” (Surah An-Nisa 4:64)
This highlights the concept that true refuge is only in Allah ﷻ, and through His Beloved Prophet ﷺ, there is hope for forgiveness and guidance.
The tafsir of Surah Jinn verse 12 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Jinn ayat 11 which provides the complete commentary from verse 11 through 17.
(72:12) and that “we thought that we will neither be able to frustrate Allah on earth, nor frustrate Him by flight”;[12]
12. That is, we were led by this very idea to the way of success. As we were not fearless of Allah and we believed that we would not be able to avoid His punishment if we disobeyed Him. So when we heard the divine revelation that had been sent to show the right way, we could not have the courage and boldness to persist in the beliefs that our foolish people had spread among us after we have known the truth.
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