Surah al-Ahqaf (Sand Dunes) 46 : 30

Explanatory Note

The first thing they said to their people was that the revelation they had heard had been bestowed from on high after the book of Moses and that it confirmed the scriptures before it. Thus, they knew about Moses' book and recognized, once they heard the Qur'an, that it was closely related to the Torah. What they heard of the Qur'an might not have mentioned Moses or his book, but its very nature suggested that it came from the same source. This acknowledgement by the jinn, who are relatively unaffected by factors that operate in human life, has a clear and profound import.

They give expression to their feelings as they listened to the Qur'an: "It guides to the truth and to a straight path." The truth and the guidance provided by the Qur'an have a profound effect on people. Only a sealed heart and an arrogant, stubborn soul, motivated by selfish interests, will resist it. Hence, it had an immediate and telling effect on the hearts of those jinn, prompting them to give this testimony of its truth. They proceeded with their warning to their people, full of enthusiasm and expressing their firm conviction of the truth they had learnt.