Or the address may be intended for the Arabs in particular; yet on either construction Allah’s words are simply reminding the addressees of His favor in sending them a messenger of their own kind. That reminder in no way negates his being sent to others as well. For if the address were to all humanity, the Prophet would still be sent to the jinn even though he is not of their kind. So how could it be deemed impossible—if the speech is directed to the Arabs and highlights the grace shown to them—that the same grace should also encompass other peoples? Non-Arabs, after all, are closer to the Arabs than the jinn are to human beings. Moreover, the Noble Book itself tells us that when the jinn heard the Quran, they believed in it.

Allah, Exalted is He, says:

“[Remember] when We turned toward you a group of the jinn to listen to the Quran. When they attended it they said, ‘Listen quietly!’ and, when it was finished, they returned to their people as warners. They said, ‘O our people, we have heard a Book revealed after Moses confirming what came before it; it guides to the truth and to a straight path. O our people, respond to the caller of Allah and believe in him; He will forgive you some of your sins and protect you from a painful punishment. But whoever does not respond to the caller of Allah will never escape Him on earth.’” (al-Ahqāf 46:29-32)