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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Were there meteors that cast out the jinn before the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?

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Question:
In the statement of the jinn,
And we used to sit therein in positions for hearingوَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَاعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ
[Al-Jinn 72:9]
does that indicate that before the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mission, there were no meteors thrown at them?

Answer:
There were meteors, but as the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approached, the meteors increased. The Arabs were amazed by these meteors and asked why they had increased. It was a sign of the mission of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل كانت هناك شهب تقذف الجن قبل بعثة النبي –صلى الله عليه وسلم ؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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