Surah Al-A'raf • Ayah 27

Warning against the Lures of ShaytanAllah warns the Children of Adam against Iblis and his followers, by explaining about his ancient enmity for the father of mankind, Adam peace be upon him. Iblis plotted to have Adam expelled from Paradise, which is the dwelling of comfort, to the dwelling of hardship and fatigue (this life) and caused him to have his private part uncovered, after it had been hidden from him. This, indeed, is indicative of deep hatred (from Shaytan towards Adam and mankind). Allah said in a similar Ayah,أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ لِلظَّـلِمِينَ بَدَلاً(Will you then take him (Iblis) and his offspring as protectors and helpers rather than Me, while they are enemies to you What an evil is the exchange for the wrongdoers.) 18:50.

ابلیس سے بچنے کی تاکید ٭٭تمام انسانوں کو اللہ تبارک و تعالیٰ ہوشیار کر رہا ہے کہ دیکھو ابلیس کی مکاریوں سے بچتے رہنا، وہ تمہارا بڑا ہی دشمن ہے۔ دیکھو! اسی نے تمہارے باپ آدم علیہ السلام کو دار سرور سے نکالا اور اس مصیبت کے قید خانے میں ڈالا، ان کی پردہ دری کی۔ پس تمہیں اس کے ہتھکنڈوں سے بچنا چاہیئے۔ جیسے فرمان ہے «اَفَتَتَّخِذُوْنَهٗ وَذُرِّيَّتَهٗٓ اَوْلِيَاءَ مِنْ دُوْنِيْ وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ للظّٰلِمِيْنَ بَدَلً» یعنی [18-الكهف:50] ‏ ” کیا تم ابلیس اور اس کی قوم کو اپنا دوست بناتے ہو؟ مجھے چھوڑ کر؟ حالانکہ وہ تو تمہارا دشمن ہے۔ ظالموں کا بہت ہی برا بدلہ ہے۔ “صفحہ نمبر2883

آیت 27 یٰبَنِیْٓ اٰدَمَ لاَ یَفْتِنَنَّکُمُ الشَّیْطٰنُ کَمَآ اَخْرَجَ اَبَوَیْکُمْ مِّنَ الْجَنَّۃِ یَنْزِعُ عَنْہُمَا لِبَاسَہُمَا لِیُرِیَہُمَا سَوْاٰتِہِمَا ط اِنَّہٗ یَرٰٹکُمْ ہُوَ وَقَبِیْلُہٗ مِنْ حَیْثُ لاَ تَرَوْنَہُمْ ط چونکہ ابلیس کو اللہ کی طرف سے قیامت تک چھوٹ ملی ہوئی ہے لہٰذا وہ نہ صرف مسلسل زندہ ہے ‘ بلکہ اس نے اپنی اولاد اور اپنے نمائندوں کو اپنے ایجنڈے کی تکمیل کے لیے انسانوں کے درمیان پھیلا رکھا ہے۔ یہ جن شیاطین چونکہ غیر مرئی invisible مخلوق ہیں اس لیے وہ ایسی ایسی جگہوں پر ہماری گھات میں بیٹھے ہوتے ہیں اور ایسے ایسے طور طریقوں سے حملہ آور ہوتے ہیں جس کا ہلکا سا اندازہ بھی ہم نہیں کرسکتے۔اِنَّا جَعَلْنَا الشَّیٰطِیْنَ اَوْلِیَآءَ لِلَّذِیْنَ لاَ یُؤْمِنُوْنَ ۔ جیسے گندگی اور مکھی کا فطری ساتھ ہے ایسے ہی شیطان اور منکرین حق کا یارانہ ہے۔ جس دل میں ایمان نہیں ہوگا اور وہ اللہ کے ذکر کے نور سے محروم ہوگا ‘ وہ خانۂ خالی را دیو می گیرد کے مصداق شیطان ہی کا اڈہ بنے گا۔

In the second verse (27), the address reverts to all children of Adam (علیہ السلام) and the admonition given is that they should keep guarding against the deception of Shaytan in everything they do under whatever circumstance they are - lest, Shaytan puts them on another trial as he did with their parents, 'Adam and Eve. He made them leave Paradise, caused them to shed their dress and render their essential cover to be uncovered. He was their eternal enemy. His enmity was something, they were never to lose sight of.At the end of the verse, it was said:إِنَّهُ يَرَ‌اكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَ‌وْنَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ أَوْلِيَاءَ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَIndeed, he sees you - he and his company - from where you do not see them. Surely, We have made the satans friends forthose who do not believe - (27).Here, the word: قَبِیل (qabil) means company or group. A joined family group is called: Qabilah or tribe. Common groups are known as qabil. The sense of the verse is: For you the Satan is a kind of enemy that he and his accomplices do see you but you do not see them. Therefore, the chances that you would fall a victim to their deception are fairly strong.But, in other verses, it has also been clarified that people who keep turning to Allah Ta` ala and maintain their guard against the deception of Shaytan, for them, the wily web of Shaytan is much too weak.Then, what has been said at the end of this verse - that ` We have made the satans friends and guardians of those who do not believe' - also indicates that those who believe should not find staying away from their web of deception at all difficult.Some righteous elders have said that the defence against the enemy who sees us but we cannot see him is simple. Let us come under the protection of Allah Ta` ala. He sees these satans, watches how they move and act - but they cannot see Him.And the statement, that human beings cannot see Shaytan, is in terms of general conditions and habit. If a human being were to see them contra-habitually, that would not be considered contrary to it - as is the case of Jinns coming to the Holy Prophet ﷺ who asked questions and embraced Islam, which appears in authentic narrations of Hadith. (Ruh al-Ma'ani)