Error of Adam (peace be upon him) (L-64)
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36a. ۖ فَأَزَلَّهُمَا الشَّيطانُ عَنها
فَأَخرَجَهُما مِمّا كانا فيهِ |
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36a.
Fa-‘azalla-humash-shay-taanu ‘anhaa fa-‘akh-raja-humaa
mimmaa kaanaa fiih. |
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36a. But Satan
caused them to deflect there-from and expelled them from the (happy)
state in which they were; |
Fa-‘azalla-humaa – (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 Allaah Almighty. It is the second name of Iblis. He disobeyed the command of Allaah Almighty, so he was ordered to get out of the Paradise. Then He became mortal enemy of the lineage of Adam (Peace be upon him). He cannot compel the mankind to disobey God or to commit evil, but he induces the mankind with different ways 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 them {Adam and Eve (Peace be upon them)} to deflect and it may also be an indication towards the Paradise, in this form, it will be meant that they (Peace be upon them) were caused to expel from the Garden.
God Almighty settled Adam and his wife (Peace be upon them) in Paradise and prevented them from eating the fruit of that particular tree (not to go nigh it). Satan did not fall prostrate towards 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 must be caused to deflect from the Paradise.
In Holy Qur’an, 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 them to instigate: 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 Paradise.
Adam and his wife (peace be
upon them) were entrapped. They did not know that anyone can swear of God
Almighty falsely. They ate the fruit of the 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 leaves of the trees. Allaah
Almighty ordered them to get out from there. Satan became cause of their
deflection from the Paradise. It is necessary for us that we must try our
best to save ourselves from his deception.
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