Quran Chptr 2-36b (Pt-1,Stg-1)(L-65) -درس قرآن
Falling down from the Paradise
Surah ‘Al-‘Baqarah (The Cow)
– Chapter – 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah,
the Beneficent, the Merciful
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36b. and We said:
Fall down, one of you a foe unto the other! There shall be for you on earth a
habitation and provision for a time.
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36b.
Wa qulNah-bituu ba’-zukum li-ba’zin ‘aduww.
Wa lakum fil ‘arzi musta-qar-runw- wa mataa-‘un
‘ilaahiin.
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Commentary
‘Ih-bituu – (Fall down). Origin of this
word is habuut, which is used for lowering from height, and for
going from one place to another. It manifests from this verse that the Paradise , where Adam and His wife (peace be
upon Them) were commanded to live, now they are being commanded to leave that
place. Secondly, from the word ‘ih-bituu {fall down (you all)}, which has come in plural
form, it is revealed that the command of lodging at the earth is not only for
Adam and His wife (peace be upon Them) but for their entire pedigree.
‘Aduwwun – (Enemies, foe, rival), the
pattern of living on the earth has been caused to understand by this word. In
the world, there will be possibility of struggle, jealousy, selfishness,
sensuality and envy etc., and being saved from these evils will be the sign of
nobleness for the human beings.
‘Ilaa- hiin – (For a time, till the specific
time), it is obvious from this verse that stay on this earth of human being is
accidental and not forever. They will have to be produced in the Court of God
Almighty again.
When Adam and His wife (peace be upon
Them) ate the fruit of that particular tree due to seducing by Satan, which was
forbidden by Allah Almighty, then He ordered: This place is not suitable for
you now. Fall down on the earth. In the world, some people of the mankind will
not live in peace and truce, but they will quarrel with one another. They will
have to reside there till their death. During their life time, they will have
to reap advantage from the earthen commodities with working hard and collecting
the things for drinking and eating.
Useful matters which have been
described in this verse are:
- Satan is enemy of the human being. He tries his best to cheat and
deceive the mankind.
- Existence of the humankind in the world is casual and temporary.
Its reality is like an
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