Surah Baqarah ayat 38 Tafsir Quran 2:38

﴿قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۖ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّي هُدًى فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ﴾
[ البقرة: 38]

2:38 We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

We said ‘Go down from it from the Garden all together He has repeated this phrase qulnā ihbitū in order to supplement it with yet fa-immā the nūn of the conditional particle in ‘if’ has been assimilated with the extra mā there shall come to you from Me guidance a Book and a prophet and whoever follows My guidance believing in me and performing deeds in obedience of Me no fear shall befall them neither shall they grieve in the Hereafter since they will be admitted into Paradise.

We said to them: Go all of you from this blissful state, you are doomed to a lower state, and the earth shall be your state. And when it is decided that you shall receive directions thereon to guide you to the path of righteousness, then those steered by the spirit of truth into all truth shall have no ground for alarm nor shall fear or dread fall upon them nor shall they come to grief

Allah stated that when He sent Adam, Hawwa', and Shaytan to earth from Paradise, He warned them that He will reveal Books and send Prophets and Messengers to them, i.e., to their offspring.
Abu Al-`Aliyah said, "Al-Huda, refers to the Prophets, Messengers, the clear signs and plain explanation." فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ ( And whoever follows My guidance ) meaning, whoever accepts what is contained in My Books and what I send the Messengers with, فَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ( There shall be no fear on them ) regarding the Hereafter, وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ( nor shall they grieve ) regarding the life of this world.
Similarly, in Surat Ta Ha, Allah said, قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعاً بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلاَ يَضِلُّ وَلاَ يَشْقَى ( He (Allah ) said: "Get you down ( from the Paradise to the earth ), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others.
Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, he shall neither go astray, nor shall he be distressed.) ( 20:123 ) Ibn `Abbas commented, "He will not be misguided in this life or miserable in the Hereafter." The Ayah, وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكاً وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيـمَةِ أَعْمَى ( But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e.
neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings ) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection.) ( 20:124 ) is similar to what Allah stated here, وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِآيَـتِنَآ أُولَـئِكَ أَصْحَـبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـلِدُونَ ( But those who disbelieve and belie Our Ayat ـ such are the dwellers of the Fire.
They shall abide therein forever ), meaning, they will remain in Hell for eternity and will not find a way out of it.

(2:38) We said, "Now go down, all of you from here. *53 Henceforth there shall come to you Guidance from Me now and again: whoever will follow it shall have neither fear nor sorrow

We said, "Go down from it, all meaning

*53).
The reiteration of this statement is significant.
Wc have been told above that Adam repented and that his repentance was accepted by God.
This means that the stain of sin was washed away and therefore no stain remained

On the contrary, God not only accepted Adam's repentance but also honoured him by endowing him with prophethood so that he might he able to direct his children correctly.
The repetition of the order to leave Paradise and go down to earth is aimed at driving home the point that earth was not created as a place of punishment for man.
On the contrary, man was put on earth to serve as God's vicegerent there.
It was only to test man and thereafter to equip him for the performance of God's vicegerency that man was placed temporarily in Paradise.
( See also n.
48 above. )
 

Allah stated that when He sent Adam, Hawwa', and Shaytan to earth from Paradise, He warned them that He will reveal Books and send Prophets and Messengers to them, i.e., to their offspring.
Abu Al-`Aliyah said, "Al-Huda, refers to the Prophets, Messengers, the clear signs and plain explanation." فَمَن تَبِعَ هُدَايَ ( And whoever follows My guidance ) meaning, whoever accepts what is contained in My Books and what I send the Messengers with, فَلاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ( There shall be no fear on them ) regarding the Hereafter, وَلاَ هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ( nor shall they grieve ) regarding the life of this world.
Similarly, in Surat Ta Ha, Allah said, قَالَ اهْبِطَا مِنْهَا جَمِيعاً بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُم مِّنِّى هُدًى فَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ هُدَاىَ فَلاَ يَضِلُّ وَلاَ يَشْقَى ( He (Allah ) said: "Get you down ( from the Paradise to the earth ), both of you, together, some of you are an enemy to some others.
Then if there comes to you guidance from Me, then whoever follows My guidance, he shall neither go astray, nor shall he be distressed.) ( 20:123 ) Ibn `Abbas commented, "He will not be misguided in this life or miserable in the Hereafter." The Ayah, وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكاً وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيـمَةِ أَعْمَى ( But whosoever turns away from My Reminder (i.e.
neither believes in this Qur'an nor acts on its teachings ) verily, for him is a life of hardship, and We shall raise him up blind on the Day of Resurrection.) ( 20:124 ) is similar to what Allah stated here, وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَكَذَّبُواْ بِآيَـتِنَآ أُولَـئِكَ أَصْحَـبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـلِدُونَ ( But those who disbelieve and belie Our Ayat ـ such are the dwellers of the Fire.
They shall abide therein forever ), meaning, they will remain in Hell for eternity and will not find a way out of it.

( We said ) to Adam, Eve, the serpent, the peacock and Satan: ( Go down ) from heaven, ( all of you ). Then Allah, Exalted is He, mentioned Adam’s progeny, ( from hence; but verily there cometh unto you ), when and whenever it comes to you, ( from Me a guidance ), a scripture and an emissary; ( whoso followeth My guidance ) the scripture and the emissary, ( there shall no fear come upon them ) regarding any torment in the future, ( neither shall they grieve ) about what they have left behind them. It is also said that this means that no fear will come upon them perpetually and nor will they grieve perpetually; no fear will come upon them when death is slain and they will not grieve when hell is closed.

We said: "Get down all of you from this place (the Paradise), then whenever there comes to you Guidance from Me, and whoever follows My Guidance, there shall be no fear on them, nor shall they grieve.

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