سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 37
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَـٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿37﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then Adam received from his Lord Words. And his Lord pardoned him (accepted his repentance). Verily, He is the One Who forgives (accepts repentance), the Most Merciful.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ
fatalaqqā
Then received
ءَادَمُ
ādamu
Adam
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
كَلِمَـٰتٍۢ
kalimātin
words
فَتَابَ
fatāba
So (his Lord) turned
عَلَيْهِ ۚ
ʿalayhi
towards him
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed He
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلتَّوَّابُ
l-tawābu
(is) the Oft-returning (to mercy)
ٱلرَّحِيمُ
l-raḥīmu
the Most Merciful
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 37) ➊ These were the words: «{ رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَاۤ اَنْفُسَنَا وَ اِنْ لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَ تَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُوْنَنَّ مِنَ الْخٰسِرِيْنَ }» [ الأعراف : ۲۳ ] In Mustadrak Hakim (2/672, H: 4228), it is mentioned that Adam (peace be upon him) saw "La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah" written on the Throne and supplicated through the means of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so his repentance was accepted. However, Dhahabi has declared it fabricated, i.e., invented. Regarding the narrator of this narration, Abdur Rahman bin Zaid bin Aslam, Imam Hakim himself has stated in {’’ المدخل إلي الصحيح ‘‘} that he narrates fabricated narrations from his father, from which it is clear that they are his inventions. This narration too he has narrated from his father. Many supplications have come in the Qur'an and Hadith, and in all of them, it is taught to ask directly from Allah Almighty; no means or intercession of any prophet or saint is mentioned. See also Surah Al-Ma'idah (35) and Bani Isra'il (57).
➋ {فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ:} For sincere repentance, three things are necessary: realization of the harm of one's sin, remorse over it, and determination not to commit the sin again in the future. {”فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ“} shows that the effects of sin are not necessary and natural so that punishment must inevitably result from them; rather, it is in the power of Allah Almighty—if He wills, He punishes for the sin, and if He wills, He forgives. If a person repents, the effect of the sin is erased.
➌ {التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ:} What greater kindness can there be than that He Himself taught the supplication and then also accepted it?
➋ {فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ:} For sincere repentance, three things are necessary: realization of the harm of one's sin, remorse over it, and determination not to commit the sin again in the future. {”فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ“} shows that the effects of sin are not necessary and natural so that punishment must inevitably result from them; rather, it is in the power of Allah Almighty—if He wills, He punishes for the sin, and if He wills, He forgives. If a person repents, the effect of the sin is erased.
➌ {التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيْمُ:} What greater kindness can there be than that He Himself taught the supplication and then also accepted it?
