Surah Sad ayat 78 Tafsir Quran 38:78

﴿وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكَ لَعْنَتِي إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ﴾
[ ص: 78]

38:78 And indeed, upon you is My curse until the Day of Recompense."

And indeed My curse shall be on you until the Day of Judgement’ the Day of Requital.

and you are stamped with My curse and consigned to evil until the Day of Judgement

( Remember ) when your Lord said to the angels: "Truly, I am going to create man from clay.
( 71 )"So, when I have fashioned him and breathed into him ( his ) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him.
( 72 )So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them ( 73 )Except Iblis, he was proud and was one of the disbelievers ( 74 )( Allah ) said: "O Iblis! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands.
Are you too proud or are you one of the high exalted? ( 75 )[ Iblis ] said: "I am better than he.
You created me from fire, and You created him from clay.
( 76 )( Allah ) said: "Then get out from here; for verily, you are outcast.
( 77 )"And verily, My curse is on you till the Day of Recompense.
( 78 )[ Iblis ] said: "My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the ( dead ) are resurrected.
( 79 )( Allah ) said: "Verily, you are of those allowed respite, ( 80 )"Till the Day of the time appointed.
( 81 )[ Iblis ] said: "By Your might, then I will surely mislead them all, ( 82 )"Except Your true servants amongst them.
( 83 )( Allah ) said: "The truth is – the truth I say – ( 84 )"That I will fill Hell with you and those of them ( mankind ) that follow you, together.
( 85 ) The Story of Adam and Iblis Allah mentions this story in Surat Al-Baqarah, at the beginning of Surat Al-A'raf, in Surat Al-Hijr, Al-Isra', Al-Kahf and here.
Before creating Adam, peace be upon him, Allah told the angels that He was going to create a human being from sounding clay of altered smooth black mud.
He told them that when He finished creating and forming him, they were to prostrate to him as a sign of honor and respect, and out of obedience to the command of Allah, may He be exalted.
All of the angels obeyed this command except for Iblis, who was not one of them.
He was one of the Jinn, and his nature betrayed him at his time of greatest need.
He refused to prostrate to Adam, and he disputed with his Lord about him, claiming that he was better than Adam, because he was created from fire while Adam was created from clay, and fire was better than clay, or so he said.
He made a mistake by doing this, and he went against the command of Allah, thus committing the sin of disbelief.
So Allah exiled him, humiliated him, and cast him out of His mercy and His sacred Presence, and called him "Iblis" symbolizing that he had Ablasa min Ar-Rahmah ( despaired of mercy ) – that there was no hope for him of mercy.
He cast him down from the heavens, disgraced and rejected, to the earth.
Iblis asked Allah to give him a reprieve until the Day of Resurrection, so the Forbearing One, Who does not hasten to punish those who disobey Him, gave him a reprieve.
When he knew that he was safe from destruction until the Day of Resurrection, he rebelled and transgressed ( and he said: ) لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ - إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ( ...I [ Iblis ] will surely mislead them all, except Your true servants amongst them." ) This is like the Ayat: أَرَأَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كَرَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ( ([ Iblis ] said: ) "See this one whom You have honored above me, if You give me respite until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring all but a few!")( 17:62 ). These few are the ones who are excepted in another Ayah, which is: إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًا ( Verily, My servants – you have no authority over them.
And All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian. )( 17:65 ) قَالَ فَالْحَقُّ وَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ - لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْكَ وَمِمَّنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ( (Allah ) said: "The truth is – and the truth I say that I will fill Hell with you and those of them ( mankind ) that follow you, together.") Some of them, including Mujahid, read this as meaning, "I am the Truth and the truth I say." According to another report narrated from Mujahid, it means, "The truth is from Me and I speak the truth." Others, such as As-Suddi, interpreted it as being an oath sworn by Allah.
This Ayah is like the Ayat: وَلَٰكِنْ حَقَّ الْقَوْلُ مِنِّي لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ( but the Word from Me took effect, that I will fill Hell with Jinn and mankind together. )( 32:13 ), and قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَمَنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَاؤُكُمْ جَزَاءً مَوْفُورًا ( (Allah ) said: "Go, and whosoever of them follows you, surely, Hell will be the recompense of you ( all ) – an ample recompense.)( 17:63 ).

(38:78) and My curse shall remain upon you till the Day of Resurrection.' *67

And indeed, upon you is My curse meaning

*67) This dces not mean that there will be no curse on him after the Day of Judgment, but rather it means: " He will remain accessed till the Day of Judgment because of his disobedience, and after the Day of Judgment he will be punished for the sins which he will have committed from .
the creation of Adam till Resurrecton.
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( Remember ) when your Lord said to the angels: "Truly, I am going to create man from clay.
( 71 )"So, when I have fashioned him and breathed into him ( his ) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him.
( 72 )So, the angels prostrated themselves, all of them ( 73 )Except Iblis, he was proud and was one of the disbelievers ( 74 )( Allah ) said: "O Iblis! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands.
Are you too proud or are you one of the high exalted? ( 75 )[ Iblis ] said: "I am better than he.
You created me from fire, and You created him from clay.
( 76 )( Allah ) said: "Then get out from here; for verily, you are outcast.
( 77 )"And verily, My curse is on you till the Day of Recompense.
( 78 )[ Iblis ] said: "My Lord! Give me then respite till the Day the ( dead ) are resurrected.
( 79 )( Allah ) said: "Verily, you are of those allowed respite, ( 80 )"Till the Day of the time appointed.
( 81 )[ Iblis ] said: "By Your might, then I will surely mislead them all, ( 82 )"Except Your true servants amongst them.
( 83 )( Allah ) said: "The truth is – the truth I say – ( 84 )"That I will fill Hell with you and those of them ( mankind ) that follow you, together.
( 85 ) The Story of Adam and Iblis Allah mentions this story in Surat Al-Baqarah, at the beginning of Surat Al-A'raf, in Surat Al-Hijr, Al-Isra', Al-Kahf and here.
Before creating Adam, peace be upon him, Allah told the angels that He was going to create a human being from sounding clay of altered smooth black mud.
He told them that when He finished creating and forming him, they were to prostrate to him as a sign of honor and respect, and out of obedience to the command of Allah, may He be exalted.
All of the angels obeyed this command except for Iblis, who was not one of them.
He was one of the Jinn, and his nature betrayed him at his time of greatest need.
He refused to prostrate to Adam, and he disputed with his Lord about him, claiming that he was better than Adam, because he was created from fire while Adam was created from clay, and fire was better than clay, or so he said.
He made a mistake by doing this, and he went against the command of Allah, thus committing the sin of disbelief.
So Allah exiled him, humiliated him, and cast him out of His mercy and His sacred Presence, and called him "Iblis" symbolizing that he had Ablasa min Ar-Rahmah ( despaired of mercy ) – that there was no hope for him of mercy.
He cast him down from the heavens, disgraced and rejected, to the earth.
Iblis asked Allah to give him a reprieve until the Day of Resurrection, so the Forbearing One, Who does not hasten to punish those who disobey Him, gave him a reprieve.
When he knew that he was safe from destruction until the Day of Resurrection, he rebelled and transgressed ( and he said: ) لَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ - إِلَّا عِبَادَكَ مِنْهُمُ الْمُخْلَصِينَ ( ...I [ Iblis ] will surely mislead them all, except Your true servants amongst them." ) This is like the Ayat: أَرَأَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا الَّذِي كَرَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ لَئِنْ أَخَّرْتَنِ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَأَحْتَنِكَنَّ ذُرِّيَّتَهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ( ([ Iblis ] said: ) "See this one whom You have honored above me, if You give me respite until the Day of Resurrection, I will surely seize and mislead his offspring all but a few!")( 17:62 ). These few are the ones who are excepted in another Ayah, which is: إِنَّ عِبَادِي لَيْسَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ سُلْطَانٌ ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ وَكِيلًا ( Verily, My servants – you have no authority over them.
And All-Sufficient is your Lord as a Guardian. )( 17:65 ) قَالَ فَالْحَقُّ وَالْحَقَّ أَقُولُ - لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْكَ وَمِمَّنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ( (Allah ) said: "The truth is – and the truth I say that I will fill Hell with you and those of them ( mankind ) that follow you, together.") Some of them, including Mujahid, read this as meaning, "I am the Truth and the truth I say." According to another report narrated from Mujahid, it means, "The truth is from Me and I speak the truth." Others, such as As-Suddi, interpreted it as being an oath sworn by Allah.
This Ayah is like the Ayat: وَلَٰكِنْ حَقَّ الْقَوْلُ مِنِّي لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ( but the Word from Me took effect, that I will fill Hell with Jinn and mankind together. )( 32:13 ), and قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَمَنْ تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَاؤُكُمْ جَزَاءً مَوْفُورًا ( (Allah ) said: "Go, and whosoever of them follows you, surely, Hell will be the recompense of you ( all ) – an ample recompense.)( 17:63 ).

( And lo! My curse ) My wrath and chastisement; it is also said that Allah banished him to the isles of the sea and, hence, he goes to the land only in the form of a thief, wearing tattered clothes, and scaring people ( is on you till the Day of Judgement ) until the Day of Reckoning.

"And verily!, My Curse is on you till the Day of Recompense."

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