Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 35 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife,…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-Baqarah

وَقُلۡنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسۡكُنۡ أَنتَ وَزَوۡجُكَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنۡهَا رَغَدًا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمَا وَلَا تَقۡرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ۝٣٥

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Wa qulnaa yaaa Aadamus kun anta wa zawjukal jannata wa kulaa minhaa raghadan haisu shi`tumaa wa laa taqabaa haazihish shajarata fatakoonaa minaz zaalimeen

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

اسْكُنْ (uskun): Dwell or reside.
زَوْجُكَ (zawjuk): Your spouse/wife (Hawwa/Eve).
الْجَنَّةَ (al-Jannah): Paradise, the eternal garden of bliss.
رَغَدًا (raghadan): Abundantly, freely, in plentiful and pleasant sustenance.
حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا (haythu shi'tuma): Wherever and however you both wish.
لَا تَقْرَبَا (la taqraba): Do not approach or come near.
هَٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ (hadhihi al-shajarah): This specific tree (the forbidden tree).
الظَّالِمِينَ (al-thalimin): The wrongdoers, those who transgress against themselves by disobeying Allah.

Tafsir (Explanation):

After Allah honored Adam ('alayhi al-salam) with knowledge and the prostration of the angels, He granted him a magnificent residence: Paradise. Allah said to Adam: "O Adam, dwell you and your wife, Hawwa, in Paradise." This was a place of perfect peace, beauty, and endless provision. Allah gave them full permission to eat from its fruits freely and abundantly—wherever they wished, in any corner of the garden, at any time—enjoying a life of complete comfort and delight.

However, this immense blessing came with one clear command: "Do not approach this particular tree." The prohibition was not merely about eating from it; it was a test of obedience and self-restraint. By saying "do not approach," Allah taught them to stay far away from anything that could lead to sin, even if it was just being near it. The purpose was to protect them from falling into disobedience, which would make them among the wrongdoers—those who harm themselves by crossing the boundaries set by their Lord.

This verse carries a profound lesson for every believer. Allah's commands are never restrictive out of harshness; they are protective out of love. Just as Adam was given abundant freedom in Paradise but asked to avoid one tree, we too are given countless blessings and permissible pleasures in this life, yet we are asked to avoid certain things for our own spiritual well-being. The command "do not approach" teaches us that the safest path is to stay away from doubtful matters entirely, rather than testing how close we can get to sin without falling into it. When we obey Allah, we honor ourselves; when we disobey, we only wrong our own souls. This story reminds us that Paradise is not only a place we hope for in the hereafter—it is also a state of obedience and closeness to Allah that we can taste in this life by following His guidance with love and sincerity.

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📜 Verse 33-37 — Al-Baqarah

33قَالَ يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ أَنۢبِئۡهُم بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡۖ فَلَمَّآ أَنۢبَأَهُم بِأَسۡمَآئِهِمۡ قَالَ أَلَمۡ أَقُل لَّكُمۡ إِنِّيٓ أَعۡلَمُ غَيۡبَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَأَعۡلَمُ مَا تُبۡدُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمۡ تَكۡتُمُونَ

He said, "O Adam, inform them of their names." And when he had informed them of their names, He said, "Did I not tell you that I know the unseen [aspects] of the heavens and the earth? And I know what you reveal and what you have concealed."

34وَإِذۡ قُلۡنَا لِلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ ٱسۡجُدُواْ لِأٓدَمَ فَسَجَدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِبۡلِيسَ أَبَىٰ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرَ وَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ

And [mention] when We said to the angels, "Prostrate before Adam"; so they prostrated, except for Iblees. He refused and was arrogant and became of the disbelievers.

35وَقُلۡنَا يَٰٓـَٔادَمُ ٱسۡكُنۡ أَنتَ وَزَوۡجُكَ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنۡهَا رَغَدًا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمَا وَلَا تَقۡرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the wrongdoers."

36فَأَزَلَّهُمَا ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ عَنۡهَا فَأَخۡرَجَهُمَا مِمَّا كَانَا فِيهِۖ وَقُلۡنَا ٱهۡبِطُواْ بَعۡضُكُمۡ لِبَعۡضٍ عَدُوٌّۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مُسۡتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَٰعٌ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

But Satan caused them to slip out of it and removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and provision for a time."

37فَتَلَقَّىٰٓ ءَادَمُ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ كَلِمَٰتٍ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

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Translation — Al-Baqarah 35

Surah Verse 35/286 — Al-Baqarah البقرة (Medinan). Read Listen Translation (English). Listen: Al-Baqarah Listen, Al-Baqarah Translation, Al-Baqarah mp3, Al-Baqarah pdf. Verse 33–37. English Meaning: Français.

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