سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 20
وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُۥ فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ إِلَّا فَرِيقًا مِّنَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And indeed Iblîs (Satan) did prove true his thought about them: and they followed him, all except a group of true believers (in the Oneness of Allâh).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَقَدْ
walaqad
And certainly
صَدَّقَ
ṣaddaqa
found true
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
about them
إِبْلِيسُ
ib'līsu
Iblis
ظَنَّهُۥ
ẓannahu
his assumption
فَٱتَّبَعُوهُ
fa-ittabaʿūhu
so they followed him
إِلَّا
illā
except
فَرِيقًۭا
farīqan
a group
مِّنَ
mina
of
ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
l-mu'minīna
the believers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
20. Iblis found his assumption about them to be true [33], so all followed him except for a group of the believers.
[33] When Allah created Adam and commanded the angels to prostrate, Iblis refused to prostrate. And when there was a confrontation between Adam and Iblis, Iblis succeeded in deceiving Adam and inciting him to disobey Allah. At that very moment, he expressed this thought and openly said to Allah that he would succeed in leading the majority of Adam's offspring astray. Only a few of Your servants would remain as grateful ones to You. The circumstances of the people of Saba also lead to this conclusion, as do the conditions of other nations, that Iblis was indeed correct in this assumption.
[33] When Allah created Adam and commanded the angels to prostrate, Iblis refused to prostrate. And when there was a confrontation between Adam and Iblis, Iblis succeeded in deceiving Adam and inciting him to disobey Allah. At that very moment, he expressed this thought and openly said to Allah that he would succeed in leading the majority of Adam's offspring astray. Only a few of Your servants would remain as grateful ones to You. The circumstances of the people of Saba also lead to this conclusion, as do the conditions of other nations, that Iblis was indeed correct in this assumption.
