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Surah Al-Ahqaf · 46:29

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“When we caused a group of jinn to come past by you, and they started listening to the Quran... When they were in your presence, they said [to one another], "listen quietly"... Then when it was over, they returned to their fellow jinn as Warners.”

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  • Incident of Ta'if — Episode 20

    “Allah says, "When we caused a group of jinn to come past by you, and they started listening to the Quran…" [Quran, 46:29].”

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The Night of the Jinn at Nakhla
~On the return journey from Ta'if to Makkah (c. 620 CE)

This ayah (part of Q46:29-32) is the Qur'an's own account of this event -- the jinn who passed by, listened to the Prophet's ﷺ recitation at Nakhla, and returned to warn their people.