Jinn: (3) And that the Majesty of our Lord is exalted...

There are several issues concerning this:

Issue 1: Regarding the meaning of Jadd (جد)

There are two primary opinions:

The First Opinion: Jadd in the Arabic language means greatness or magnificence. It is said, "So-and-so's jadd increased," meaning his status and greatness increased. This is supported by the Hadith: "When a man recited Surah Al-Baqarah, his jadd increased among us," meaning his status and greatness increased. This is because a companion (sahibah) is sought for need, and a child is sought for abundance and companionship. These are characteristics of created beings (contingent existence), and the Almighty is far above any defect.

The Second Opinion: Jadd means wealth (ghina). This is supported by the Hadith: "The wealthy one (dhu al-jadd) will not benefit from his wealth before You [Allah]." Abu 'Ubaydah explained this to mean: "The wealthy one will not benefit from his wealth before Allah." Similarly, another Hadith states: "I stood at the gate of Paradise, and most of those entering were the poor, while the owners of jadd were detained." This means the owners of worldly wealth. Therefore, the meaning here is that Allah is exalted and free from the need for a companion (sahibah) or companionship through a child.

My Third Opinion: The jadd of a human being is their origin (asl) from which their existence stems. Thus, Jadd is used metaphorically for the Origin. The statement, "Exalted is the Origin of our Lord" (Ta'ala Jadduna Rabbuna), means: Exalted is the Origin of our Lord, and that Origin is His specific Essence (haqiqah)—the Essence that, by virtue of being that Essence, must be Necessary Existent (Wajib al-Wujud) in every respect. The meaning then becomes: His specific Essence is exalted above all forms of dependence on others, because the Necessary Existent by its very nature must be Necessary Existent in all its aspects. Anything that is not so is impossible to have a companion or a child.

Issue 2: Regarding the Recitation

It has been recited as "Our Lord says" (Yaqulu Rabbuna) in the accusative case (nasb) as a specification (tamyiz), and "The Majesty of our Lord" (Jaddu Rabbina) in the nominative case (raf')—meaning, the truth of His Lordship and the reality of His Divinity are exalted above taking a companion or a child. It is as if these Jinn, upon hearing the Qur'an, became aware of the falsehood of what the disbelieving Jinn were upon, so they first retracted from polytheism (shirk) and secondly from the religion of the Christians.

Type Three: What the Jinn Mentioned

This is His saying, the Almighty: