سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 16
كَمَثَلِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ إِذْ قَالَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ ٱكْفُرْ فَلَمَّا كَفَرَ قَالَ إِنِّى بَرِىٓءٌ مِّنكَ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَ رَبَّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿16﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(Their allies deceived them) like Shaitân (Satan), when he says to man: "Disbelieve in Allâh." But when (man) disbelieves in Allâh, Shaitân (Satan) says: "I am free of you, I fear Allâh, the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَمَثَلِ
kamathali
Like (the) example
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ
l-shayṭāni
(of) the Shaitaan
إِذْ
idh
when
قَالَ
qāla
he says
لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ
lil'insāni
to man
ٱكْفُرْ
uk'fur
Disbelieve
فَلَمَّا
falammā
But when
كَفَرَ
kafara
he disbelieves
قَالَ
qāla
he says
إِنِّى
innī
Indeed, I am
بَرِىٓءٌۭ
barīon
disassociated
مِّنكَ
minka
from you
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, [I]
أَخَافُ
akhāfu
I fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
رَبَّ
rabba
(the) Lord
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
(of) the worlds
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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16. Their example is like that of Satan when he says to man [22], "Disbelieve." But when he disbelieves, he says, "Indeed, I am free of you; surely, I fear Allah, the Lord of all worlds."
[22]
The Modus Operandi of Satan:
The modus operandi of Satan is that he entices a person with various alluring promises and traps him in his web of deception. Then, when the person becomes ensnared in the satanic net and turns into his tool and agent, Satan begins to look for a new victim and becomes unconcerned and indifferent towards the previous one. Another interpretation is that on the Day of Judgment, Satan will deliver a similar speech before his followers, trying to clearly absolve himself of responsibility. Its practical example was manifested in the Battle of Badr, when Satan appeared in the form of Suraqah bin Malik, the chief of Banu Kinana, and began inciting the disbelievers and assuring them of victory. But when he saw the angels descending to help the Muslims on that battlefield, he quietly slipped away from there. The details of this have already been mentioned under verse 48 of Surah Al-Anfal.
Satan’s Arrival and Escape in the Battle of Badr:
In this verse, it is stated that the hypocrites also played the same trick with the Jews of Banu Nadir as Satan did. They kept giving them false promises and false assurances of help. Then, when Banu Nadir, provoked by the promises and incitement of the hypocrites, rebelled and were besieged, the hypocrites, with great satisfaction, brushed off their promises and stood by watching the spectacle.
[22]
The Modus Operandi of Satan:
The modus operandi of Satan is that he entices a person with various alluring promises and traps him in his web of deception. Then, when the person becomes ensnared in the satanic net and turns into his tool and agent, Satan begins to look for a new victim and becomes unconcerned and indifferent towards the previous one. Another interpretation is that on the Day of Judgment, Satan will deliver a similar speech before his followers, trying to clearly absolve himself of responsibility. Its practical example was manifested in the Battle of Badr, when Satan appeared in the form of Suraqah bin Malik, the chief of Banu Kinana, and began inciting the disbelievers and assuring them of victory. But when he saw the angels descending to help the Muslims on that battlefield, he quietly slipped away from there. The details of this have already been mentioned under verse 48 of Surah Al-Anfal.
Satan’s Arrival and Escape in the Battle of Badr:
In this verse, it is stated that the hypocrites also played the same trick with the Jews of Banu Nadir as Satan did. They kept giving them false promises and false assurances of help. Then, when Banu Nadir, provoked by the promises and incitement of the hypocrites, rebelled and were besieged, the hypocrites, with great satisfaction, brushed off their promises and stood by watching the spectacle.
