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Surah Yaseen (36) — Ayah 60
۞ أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَـٰبَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿60﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Did I not command you, O Children of Adam, that you should not worship Shaitân (Satan). Verily, he is a plain enemy to you.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
أَعْهَدْ
aʿhad
I enjoin
إِلَيْكُمْ
ilaykum
upon you
يَـٰبَنِىٓ
yābanī
O Children of Adam
ءَادَمَ
ādama
O Children of Adam
أَن
an
That
لَّا
lā
(do) not
تَعْبُدُوا۟
taʿbudū
worship
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ ۖ
l-shayṭāna
the Shaitaan
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
indeed, he
لَكُمْ
lakum
(is) for you
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
an enemy
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
clear
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
60. 1. By this is meant the Covenant of Alast which was taken at the time when the progeny of Adam ؑ was brought forth from his back, or it is the admonition that was conveyed to people through the Prophets. And according to some, it refers to the rational proofs that Allah has established in the heavens and the earth. (Fath al-Qadeer) (2) This is the reason that you were forbidden from worshipping Satan and accepting his whispers, because he is your open enemy and he has sworn to mislead you in every possible way.
