Quran Chapter
7 – 22b (Pt-8, Stg-2) (L-935) - درس قرآن
Use of the leaves of the tree as clothing
Chapter ‘Al-‘A’raaf (The
Heights) – Surah – 7)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful)
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِوَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ 22
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22b. So when they
tasted of the tree their shame was manifest to them and they began to hide
(by heaping) on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord
called them, (saying): Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you: Lo!
Satan is an open enemy to you?
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22b. Falammaa
zaaqash-shajarata badat lahumaa saw-‘aatu-humaa
wa tafiqaa yakh-sifaani ‘alay-himaa
minw-waraqil-Jannah. Wa naadaa-humaa Rabbu-humaaa
‘alam ‘anha-kumaa ‘an-tilkumash-shajarati wa
‘aqul-lakumaaa ‘innash-Shaytaana lakumaa
‘aduw-wum-mubiin.
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Commentary
Tafiqaa
yakh-sifaani – { they began to hide (by heaping)}, the word “Yakh-sifaan”
has been derived from khasafa, which means “to connect, to assemble
together”. The Arabic word tafiqaa is usually used as we use
the word “began to”.
Prophet
Adam and His wife Eve (peace be upon Them) were deceived by Satan’s oath and
they tasted some fruit of that tree, which was forbidden for them by Allah Almighty.
Consequently, the dress of Jannah (Garden) disappeared from
their bodies and then they were naked before each other.
At
this stage, they began to hide their bodies by connecting leaves of trees of
the Garden being ashamed before each other. Their condition, as it was before
tasting the fruit of forbidden tree, was changed. A great change had come also
in their feelings. Certainly they would have thought: What we were and what
have we become?
In
such condition, the shame, the regret and the wonder would have attacked
suddenly on their hearts. At the spot, they heard the Sound of their Lord
(Allah Almighty): Why are you standing like ghosts now? Did I not forbid you
that you should not go nigh this tree? Did I not tell you openly that Iblis is
your open enemy? He can never be of your friends or real supporter. He will
come unto you in different new forms, but His actual plan will always be to
deceive you so that you should obey His commandments.
Adam
and Eve (peace be upon Them) were not infants when they were born. They had
full height, were completely intellectual and physically powerful mankind. But
they were totally unaware of deceit, forgery, imposture and fraud. If the Devil
would not have denied from falling prostrate before Adam (peace be upon Him),
the mankind would have remained forever pure and clean, simple, sinless and
righteous human being. In such circumstances, they would have dwelled in the
atmosphere of Gardens, wearing the Light clothing of that place, walking and
strolling, eating and drinking.
Obviously,
when any person is genuine with clean heart, pure and chaste, then surely, he
cannot recognize that any other person would be fraudulent, mischievous or
cheat. At first, Iblis was never fraudulent or disbeliever. He
was degraded because of His pride and then He made up His mind to be enemy of
the mankind. The enmity is such a curse, which causes to learn everything to
humiliate the enemy.
In such condition, relying upon
the saying and oath of the Devil by Adam and His wife Eve (peace be upon Them)
was natural. It should be understood from this statement that the mankind
himself is simple, honest and believer. But whenever he goes astray, that would
be a wickedness of any other person, who misguides him. Therefore, the human
beings are necessitous of the Guidance of Allah Almighty.
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