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ﭝ ﭞ ﭟ ﭠ ﭡ ﭢ ﭣ ﭤ ٣٣ ٣٣
ﭦ ﭧ ﭨ ﭩ ﭪ ٣٤ ٣٤ ﭬ ﭭ ﭮ ﭯ ﭰ
ﭱ ٣٥ ٣٥ ﭳ ﭴ ﭵ ﭶ ﭷ ﭸ ٣٦ ٣٦ ﭺ ﭻ
ﭼ ﭽ ٣٧ ٣٧ ﭿ ﮀ ﮁ ﮂ ٣٨ ٣٨ ﮄ ﮅ ﮆ
ﮇ ﮈ ﮉ ﮊ ﮋ ﮌ ﮍ
٣٩ ٣٩ ﮏ ﮐ ﮑ ﮒ ٤٠ ٤٠ ﮔ ﮕ ﮖ ﮗ
ﮘ ٤١ ٤١ ﮚ ﮛ ﮜ ﮝ ﮞ ﮟ ﮠ ﮡ
ﮢ ﮣ ﮤ ٤٢ ٤٢ ﮦ ﮧ ﮨ ﮩ ٤٣ ٤٣
ﮫ ﮬ ﮭ ﮮ ﮯ ﮰ ﮱ ﯓ ٤٤ ٤٤ ﯕ
ﯖ ﯗ ﯘ ﯙ ٤٥ ٤٥ ﯛ ﯜ ﯝ ٤٦ ٤٦
ﯟ ﯠ ﯡ ﯢ ﯣ ﯤ ﯥ ﯦ ﯧ ﯨ
٤٧ ٤٧ ﯪ ﯫ ﯬ ﯭ ﯮ ﯯ ﯰ ﯱ ٤٨ ٤٨
ﯳ ﯴ ﯵ ﯶ ﯷ ﯸ ﯹ ٤٩ ٤٩ ﯻ ﯼ
ﯽ ﯾ ﯿ ٥٠ ٥٠ ﰁ ﰂ ﰃ ﰄ ٥١ ٥١
قَالَ لَمۡ أَكُن لِّأَسۡجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ خَلَقۡتَهُۥ مِن صَلۡصَٰلٖ مِّنۡ حَمَإٖ مَّسۡنُونٖ ٣٣
Allah mentions how His enemy Iblis, amidst all the angels, refused to prostrate to Adam (u) out of envy, disbelief, stubbornness, arrogance, and false pride. Ibn Kathir: 2/531.
Question: Envy and arrogance can lead one to extreme. Explain.
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنظِرۡنِيٓ إِلَىٰ يَوۡمِ يُبۡعَثُونَ ٣٦ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُنظَرِينَ ٣٧
The divine response to his supplication was not an honor in his case; rather, it was a test and trial from Allah for him and for people, so that it might become clear who will be sincere and obey his Lord instead of his enemy and who will not. Al-Saadi: 431.
Question: What is explanation for Allah's response to Iblis' supplication?
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَأُغۡوِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ ٣٩
Here, The allurement of the devil comes in two ways, by making sins fair-seeming to them, or by distracting them with the adornments of this life from acts of obedience. Al-Qurtubi: 12/212.
Question: The devil's alluring comes in two ways. What are they?
قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَآ أَغۡوَيۡتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلَأُغۡوِيَنَّهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِينَ ٣٩ إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنۡهُمُ ٱلۡمُخۡلَصِينَ ٤٠ قَالَ هَٰذَا صِرَٰطٌ عَلَيَّ مُسۡتَقِيمٌ ٤١
Meaning: Those whom You choose and select for their sincerity, faith and reliance upon You. Al-Saadi: 431.
Question: Who are those excluded from Iblis' alluring?
إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيۡسَ لَكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ سُلۡطَٰنٌ إِلَّا مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡغَاوِينَ ٤٢
Iblis has no authority over those who are sincere and faithful, that is why devils run away from a house in which Surat Al-Baqarah, Ayatu Al-Kursi, the last verses of Surat Al-Baqarah, and other devil's striking verses in the Quran are recited. Ibn Taimyah: 4/131.
Question: The verse mentions a group of people who are excluded from allurement of Iblis. Who are they? Specify two ways of driving the devil away.
نَبِّئۡ عِبَادِيٓ أَنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٤٩
For if they understand the perfect nature of His mercy and forgiveness, they will strive hard, taking all measures that could lead them to attain His mercy, and they will give up sin and repent therefrom, so that they may attain His forgiveness. Al-Saadi: 432.
Question: What is stance of the believer when he knows that Allah is All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful?
نَبِّئۡ عِبَادِيٓ أَنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٤٩ وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ ٱلۡعَذَابُ ٱلۡأَلِيمُ ٥٠
The servant's heart should always be between fear and hope; when he thinks of the mercy, forgiveness, generosity and kindness of his Lord, that fills him with hope, but when he thinks of his sins and shortcomings with regard to his duties towards his Lord, that instils fear in him and makes him give up his sin. Al-Saadi: 432.
Question: How should the believer's heart be in this worldly life?