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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 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.
The meaning of {اَلَمْ اَعْهَدْ اِلَيْكُمْ يٰبَنِيْۤ اٰدَمَ …:’’عَهِدَ إِلَيْهِ‘‘} is that He commanded him. Al-Alusi said, by this emphatic exhortation is meant the commands and prohibitions of Allah that He sent for the children of Adam through His messengers, among which is also the statement of Allah: « يٰبَنِيْۤ اٰدَمَ لَا يَفْتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيْطٰنُ كَمَاۤ اَخْرَجَ اَبَوَيْكُمْ مِّنَ الْجَنَّةِ يَنْزِعُ عَنْهُمَا لِبَاسَهُمَا لِيُرِيَهُمَا سَوْاٰتِهِمَا اِنَّهٗ يَرٰىكُمْ هُوَ وَ قَبِيْلُهٗ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا الشَّيٰطِيْنَ اَوْلِيَآءَ لِلَّذِيْنَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ » [ الأعراف : ۲۷ ] "O children of Adam! Let not Satan put you to trial as he removed your parents from Paradise, stripping them of their garments to show them their private parts. Indeed, he and his tribe see you from where you do not see them. Indeed, We have made the devils allies to those who do not believe." Some have said, what is meant is the covenant mentioned in {’’ اَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ‘‘} (see the commentary of Surah Al-A'raf: 172), or the rational proofs that Allah has placed in the universe for mankind.
