سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 22
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ ۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ ﴿22﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So he misled them with deception. Then when they tasted of the tree, that which was hidden from them of their shame (private parts) became manifest to them and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise (in order to cover their shame). And their Lord called out to them (saying): "Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: Verily, Shaitân (Satan) is an open enemy unto you?"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا
fadallāhumā
So he made both of them fall
بِغُرُورٍۢ ۚ
bighurūrin
by deception
فَلَمَّا
falammā
Then when
ذَاقَا
dhāqā
they both tasted
ٱلشَّجَرَةَ
l-shajarata
the tree
بَدَتْ
badat
became apparent
لَهُمَا
lahumā
to both of them
سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا
sawātuhumā
their shame
وَطَفِقَا
waṭafiqā
and they began
يَخْصِفَانِ
yakhṣifāni
(to) fasten
عَلَيْهِمَا
ʿalayhimā
over themselves
مِن
min
from
وَرَقِ
waraqi
(the) leaves
ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ
l-janati
(of) the Garden
وَنَادَىٰهُمَا
wanādāhumā
And called them both
رَبُّهُمَآ
rabbuhumā
their Lord
أَلَمْ
alam
Did not
أَنْهَكُمَا
anhakumā
I forbid you both
عَن
ʿan
from
تِلْكُمَا
til'kumā
this
ٱلشَّجَرَةِ
l-shajarati
[the] tree
وَأَقُل
wa-aqul
and [I] say
لَّكُمَآ
lakumā
to both of you
إِنَّ
inna
that
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ
l-shayṭāna
[the] Shaitaan
لَكُمَا
lakumā
to both of you
عَدُوٌّۭ
ʿaduwwun
(is) an enemy
مُّبِينٌۭ
mubīnun
open
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.
So he deceived them and gradually lured them with his words [18]. When they tasted of the tree, their private parts became exposed to each other, and they began to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise [19]. Then their Lord called out to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is your open enemy?"
[18] That is, it did not happen that as soon as Satan cast a whisper into the hearts of both of them and showed them alluring visions, immediately Sayyiduna Adam and Hawwa (peace be upon them) became ready to eat the fruit of that tree. Rather, for a long time, he kept assuring them that if you eat this fruit, you will indeed progress from humanity to the rank of angels. During this period, he also kept swearing oaths until he succeeded in inciting them to this act of disobedience.
[19]
Modesty and Covering the Private Parts are Innate in Human Nature:
This means that the feeling of modesty and the instinct to cover one's private parts is inherent in the nature of both men and women. Due to eating the fruit, when Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and Hawwa (peace be upon her) lost their heavenly garments, the very first concern that gripped them was to cover their private parts, and when they could not immediately find anything, they took the leaves of the trees of Paradise and stuck them together or onto their bodies to cover their nakedness. This verse refutes the statements of those "researchers" who, when they sit down to write the story of human civilization and culture, claim that man used to be naked in the beginning and only after a long time did he make clothes and learn to cover his body. And these are the same researchers who consider man to be merely an advanced form of animal, and since animals do not cover their private parts, they assumed that man was also like this in the beginning. The Quran strongly refutes all these notions; it gives man the status of an independent and distinct creation that began with Adam (peace be upon him), and Allah made Adam's figure with His own hand, then fashioned him and gave him a very good form, then breathed into him of His spirit and made him superior and better than the rest of creation, then granted Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) prophethood. Therefore, he was a pure monotheist, whereas the man of our researchers was originally a nature-worshipper. The reason is that all the reliance of these researchers is on conjecture and speculation, whereas divine revelation grants us true knowledge.
[18] That is, it did not happen that as soon as Satan cast a whisper into the hearts of both of them and showed them alluring visions, immediately Sayyiduna Adam and Hawwa (peace be upon them) became ready to eat the fruit of that tree. Rather, for a long time, he kept assuring them that if you eat this fruit, you will indeed progress from humanity to the rank of angels. During this period, he also kept swearing oaths until he succeeded in inciting them to this act of disobedience.
[19]
Modesty and Covering the Private Parts are Innate in Human Nature:
This means that the feeling of modesty and the instinct to cover one's private parts is inherent in the nature of both men and women. Due to eating the fruit, when Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and Hawwa (peace be upon her) lost their heavenly garments, the very first concern that gripped them was to cover their private parts, and when they could not immediately find anything, they took the leaves of the trees of Paradise and stuck them together or onto their bodies to cover their nakedness. This verse refutes the statements of those "researchers" who, when they sit down to write the story of human civilization and culture, claim that man used to be naked in the beginning and only after a long time did he make clothes and learn to cover his body. And these are the same researchers who consider man to be merely an advanced form of animal, and since animals do not cover their private parts, they assumed that man was also like this in the beginning. The Quran strongly refutes all these notions; it gives man the status of an independent and distinct creation that began with Adam (peace be upon him), and Allah made Adam's figure with His own hand, then fashioned him and gave him a very good form, then breathed into him of His spirit and made him superior and better than the rest of creation, then granted Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) prophethood. Therefore, he was a pure monotheist, whereas the man of our researchers was originally a nature-worshipper. The reason is that all the reliance of these researchers is on conjecture and speculation, whereas divine revelation grants us true knowledge.
