Lesson – 64
Slip of Adam (peace be upon Him)
Surah
‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 36a of
286, Section – 4 of 40 (Part - 1)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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36a. But Satan caused them to deflect there-from
and expelled them from the (happy) state in which they were;
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36a. Fa-‘azalla-humash-shay-taanu ‘anhaa
fa-‘akh-raja-humaa mimmaa kaanaa fiih.
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Lesson
Fa-‘azalla-huma – (Then they were enticed). This word has been
derived from zallah, which means “to entice, to cause to deflect, to cause to
remove from a particular place”. Intentional disobedience or rebellion does not
come in the meaning of this word. But it is such an error, a slip; which is due
to omission or unknowingly mistake.
‘Ash-shay-taanu –(Satan), it means such creature who went
away from the Mercy of Allah Almighty. It is the second name of Iblis.
He disobeyed the command of God Almighty, so He was ordered to get out of
the Paradise. Then He became mortal enemy of the generation of Adam (Peace
be upon Him). He cannot compel the human being to disobey God or to commit
evil, but He induces the mankind with different methods to go on the path of
evil. He is able to influence (whether he is nigh or far) without measurement
of the distances. Natural resistances are valueless for him.
‘Anhaa – (by means of it) It may be an indication
towards the tree. That is to say; by means of the tree, Satan caused to deflect
them {Adam and Eve (Peace be upon them)} and it may also be an indication
towards the Paradise, in this form, it will be meant they (Peace be
upon them) were caused to expel from the Gardens.
God Almighty settled
Adam and His wife (Peace be upon them) in Paradise and prevented from
eating the fruit of that particular tree, but not to go nigh it. Satan did not
fall prostrate toward Adam (peace be upon Him), so He became a renegade and mortal
foe of Adam (peace be upon Him) due to jealousy. He intended strongly in his
heart that anyhow Adam should be caused to deflect from the Paradise.
In the Holy Qur’aan, it is mentioned at another
place that Iblis approached Adam and His wife (peace be upon
Them) and assured Them by swearing that He was Their friend and well-wisher,
and caused to instigate Them: If you will eat the fruit of this tree, you will
become Angels or will live in the Paradise forever. And you will never be
discharged from here.
Adam and His wife (peace
be upon them) were entrapped. They did not know that anyone can swear falsely of
God Almighty. They ate the fruit of that tree. As soon as they ate the fruit,
their raiment of Paradise was dropped down from their bodies and they
began to cover their shame being bashful with the leaves of the trees. Allah
Almighty ordered them to get out from there. Satan became cause of their
deflection from the Paradise. It is necessary for us to try our best to
save ourselves from His deception.
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