Lesson # 833 from the Noble Quran
Mankind goes astray when anyone seduces
Surah ‘A’-‘RAAF (The Heights) – Chapter – 7)
Stage – 2, Verse –22b of 206,
Section – 2 of 24 (Part - 8)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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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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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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Lesson
Tafiqaa yakh-sifaani – { began to
hide (by heaping)}, the word “Yakh-sifaan”
has been derived from khasaf, 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 the Devil’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 now they were naked in front of each
other.
At this stage,
they began to hide their bodies by connecting the leaves of the 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 listened to the Sound of their Lord (Allah
Almighty): Why are you standing like ghosts now? Did I not forbid you to go
nigh this tree? Did I not tell you openly that this Iblis is your open enemy? He can never be of your friends or real supporter.
He will come unto you with different new forms, but His actual plan will be always
to deceive you so that you should obey His commands.
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 had
not denied 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 lived 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 any other person fraudulent, mischievous and cheat. First of
all, Iblis was never fraudulent and
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 is a wicked deed of any other person, who seduced him. Therefore,
the human beings are indigent of the Guidance of Allah Almighty.
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