Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 72 Al-Jinn, Ayat 8-9
وَّاَنَّا لَمَسۡنَا السَّمَآءَ فَوَجَدۡنٰهَا مُلِئَتۡ حَرَسًا شَدِيۡدًا وَّشُهُبًا ۙ
﴿72:8﴾
وَّاَنَّا كُنَّا نَقۡعُدُ مِنۡهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمۡعِ ؕ فَمَنۡ يَّسۡتَمِعِ الۡاٰنَ يَجِدۡ لَهٗ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا ۙ
﴿72:9﴾
(72:8) and that “we tried to pry (the secrets of) the heaven, but we found
it full of terrible guards and shooting meteors”; (72:9) and that “we would take up stations in the heaven to try to hear but
anyone who now attempts to listen finds a shooting meteor in wait for him”;9
Notes
9. This is the reason why these jinn were now out searching as to what particularly
had happened or was going to happen on the earth, which had necessitated strict
security measures against eavesdropping so that they were driven away from wherever
they tried to eavesdrop in any way.