Tafsir for verse: 38:37
وَٱلشَّيَٰطِينَ كُلَّ بَنَّآءٖ وَغَوَّاصٖ ٣٧ ﴿37﴾
37and (We subjugated to him) the devils (among Jinns), all builders and divers,
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Commentary
And the devils; that is: those who have the lightness of the wind; along with the conjunction with the spirit; We made them subservient to him; then He pointed out their benefit by replacing them; so He said: "All"; and He expressed it with a form of exaggeration in the context of gratitude; so He said: "builders and divers"; that is: great in building; ascending in the atmosphere of the sky; and diving, descending into the depths of the water; extracting pearls; and other benefits of the sea.
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