Surah Fatir ayat 5 Tafsir Quran 35:5

﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ۖ فَلَا تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَاةُ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَا يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ﴾
[ فاطر: 5]

35:5 O mankind, indeed the promise of Allah is truth, so let not the worldly life delude you and be not deceived about Allah by the Deceiver.

O mankind! Indeed God’s promise of resurrection and of other issues is true. So do not let the life of this world deceive you from believing in all of that and do not let the Deceiver Satan deceive you concerning God on account of His forbearance and respiting of sinners in this life.

O you people: rest assured that Allahs promise is the truth personified and so, do not let life below deceive you and entangle you with the birdlime of fleshy passion and mundane vanity nor should anything -power, business, wealth, knowledge, long life, status, lust, nor anyone- -AL-Shaytan (Satan) or those with characteristics befitting him- alienate you ever from Allah

Consolation in the fact that the previous Messengers were denied, and a reminder of the Resurrection Allah says: `Even if these idolators who associate others with Allah disbelieve in you, O Muhammad, and go against the Message of Tawhid that you have brought, you have an example in the Messengers who came before you.' They also brought a clear Message to their people and told them to worship Allah alone, but their people denied them and went against them. وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الأُمُورُ ( And to Allah return all matters (for decision ).) means, `We will requite them for that in full.' Then Allah says: يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ( O mankind! Verily, the promise of Allah is true. ) meaning the Resurrection will undoubtedy come to pass. فَلاَ تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا ( So, let not this present life deceive you, ) means, `this life is as nothing in compare to the great good that Allah has promised to His close friends and the followers of His Messengers, so do not let these transient attractions distract you from that which is lasting.' وَلاَ يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ( and let not the chief deceiver deceive you about Allah. ) This refers to Shaytan, as stated by Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him.
Meaning, do not let the Shaytan tempt you and divert you away from following the Messengers of Allah ﷺ and believing what they say, for he is the chief deceiver and arch-liar.
This Ayah is like the Ayah that appears at the end of Surah Luqman: فَلاَ تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا وَلاَ يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ( let not then this (worldly ) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver deceive you about Allah) ( 31:33 ).
Then Allah tells us of the enmity of Iblis towards the sons of Adam: إِنَّ الشَّيْطَـنَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوّاً ( Surely, Shaytan is an enemy to you, so take (treat ) him as an enemy.) meaning, `he has declared his enmity towards you, so be even more hostile towards him, oppose him and do not believe the things with which he tries to tempt you.' إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُواْ مِنْ أَصْحَـبِ السَّعِيرِ ( He only invites his followers that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire. ) means, `he only wants to misguide you so that you will enter the blazing Fire with him.' This is a manifest enemy, and we ask Allah, the All-Powerful and Almighty to make us enemies of Shaytan and to make us followers of the Book of Allah and of the way of His Messengers.
For He is able to do whatever He wills and He will respond to all supplication.
This is like the Ayah: وَإِذَا قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآِدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ لِلظَّـلِمِينَ بَدَلاً ( And (remember ) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves unto Adam." So they prostrated themselves except Iblis.
He was one of the Jinn; he disobeyed the command of his Lord.
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 )

(35:5) O people, assuredly Allah's promise is true. *10 So let the life of the world not delude you, *11 and let not the Deluder delude you concerning Allah. *12

O mankind, indeed the promise of Allah meaning

*10) " The promise " implies the promise of the Hereafter to which allusion was made in the preceding sentence, saying: 'All affairs shall ultimately be presented before Allah.

*11) " Let not...deceive you ": " Deceive you that the world is an end in itself: that there is no Hereafter when one will have to render an account of one's deeds: or that even if there is the Hereafter, the one who is enjoying life here will enjoy life there, too. "
*12) " Great deceiver ": Satan, as is evident from the next sentence.
And " deceive you concerning Allah " means: ( Il That he should stake some people believe that Allah does not exist at All; (2 ) involve others in the misunderstanding that Allah after having once created the world, has retired and has now practically nothing to do with the universe any more; ( 3 ) delude others into believing that Allah no doubt is running the universe, but He has taken no responsibility of providing guidance to man: therefore, Revelation and Prophethood are a mere deception; and 14) give still others the false hope that since Allah is All-Forgiving and All-Merciful.
He will forgive one whatever sins one might have committed, and that He has some beloved ones too: if one remains attached to them, success and salvation are assured.

 

Consolation in the fact that the previous Messengers were denied, and a reminder of the Resurrection Allah says: `Even if these idolators who associate others with Allah disbelieve in you, O Muhammad, and go against the Message of Tawhid that you have brought, you have an example in the Messengers who came before you.' They also brought a clear Message to their people and told them to worship Allah alone, but their people denied them and went against them. وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الأُمُورُ ( And to Allah return all matters (for decision ).) means, `We will requite them for that in full.' Then Allah says: يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ حَقٌّ ( O mankind! Verily, the promise of Allah is true. ) meaning the Resurrection will undoubtedy come to pass. فَلاَ تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا ( So, let not this present life deceive you, ) means, `this life is as nothing in compare to the great good that Allah has promised to His close friends and the followers of His Messengers, so do not let these transient attractions distract you from that which is lasting.' وَلاَ يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ( and let not the chief deceiver deceive you about Allah. ) This refers to Shaytan, as stated by Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him.
Meaning, do not let the Shaytan tempt you and divert you away from following the Messengers of Allah ﷺ and believing what they say, for he is the chief deceiver and arch-liar.
This Ayah is like the Ayah that appears at the end of Surah Luqman: فَلاَ تَغُرَّنَّكُمُ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا وَلاَ يَغُرَّنَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ ( let not then this (worldly ) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver deceive you about Allah) ( 31:33 ).
Then Allah tells us of the enmity of Iblis towards the sons of Adam: إِنَّ الشَّيْطَـنَ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ فَاتَّخِذُوهُ عَدُوّاً ( Surely, Shaytan is an enemy to you, so take (treat ) him as an enemy.) meaning, `he has declared his enmity towards you, so be even more hostile towards him, oppose him and do not believe the things with which he tries to tempt you.' إِنَّمَا يَدْعُو حِزْبَهُ لِيَكُونُواْ مِنْ أَصْحَـبِ السَّعِيرِ ( He only invites his followers that they may become the dwellers of the blazing Fire. ) means, `he only wants to misguide you so that you will enter the blazing Fire with him.' This is a manifest enemy, and we ask Allah, the All-Powerful and Almighty to make us enemies of Shaytan and to make us followers of the Book of Allah and of the way of His Messengers.
For He is able to do whatever He wills and He will respond to all supplication.
This is like the Ayah: وَإِذَا قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَـئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآِدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ كَانَ مِنَ الْجِنِّ فَفَسَقَ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِ أَفَتَتَّخِذُونَهُ وَذُرِّيَّتَهُ أَوْلِيَآءَ مِن دُونِى وَهُمْ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ بِئْسَ لِلظَّـلِمِينَ بَدَلاً ( And (remember ) when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves unto Adam." So they prostrated themselves except Iblis.
He was one of the Jinn; he disobeyed the command of his Lord.
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 )

( O mankind ) O people of Mecca! ( Lo! the promise of Allah ) i.e. resurrection after death ( is true ) it will surely happen. ( So let not the life of the world ) let not what is in the life of the world of comfort and adornment ( beguile you ) with regard to the obedience of Allah, ( and let not the (avowed ) beguiler) Satan; and it is said: the falsehoods of the life of this world ( beguile you with regard to Allah ) with regard to the religion of Allah.

O mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allah is true. So let not this present life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allah.

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