The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 530
PT. 8 وَقَاسَمَها إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النُّصِحِينَ ,to them ) CH. 7 22. And he swore AL-A'RĀF saying, ‘Surely, I am a sincere counsellor unto you. ' فَدَلْهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ ۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ So he caused them to fall. 23 into disobedience by deceit. بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَواتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفُن And when they tasted of the tree, their shame became عَلَيْهِمَا مِنْ وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَنَادُهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا manifest to them and they أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَنْ تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل began to stick the leaves of the تَكُمَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ over garden together themselves. And their Lord called them, saying, 'Did I not forbid you that tree and tell you: verily, Satan is to you an open foe?'924 "2:37; 20:122. 2:169, 209; 6:143; 12:6; 20:118; 28:16; 35:7; 36:61. 924. Important Words: Lab Adam and drew him and his wife to himself or to the forbidden tree by deceitful talk and thus caused them to (caused them to fall into disobedience) is derived from or fall into disobedience, while they They say i. e. he pulled or drew the bucket (of water) out of the well. means, he sought or demanded the object of his want. means, he let down the bucket into the well to draw out water with it. call ca means, he let down the thing or he let it fall or he made it hang down. It also means, he brought or drew the ,means دلاه بغرور. thing near to another he caused him to fall into disobedience by deceit; or he excited his cupidity with deceit and guile; or he caused him to fall into that which he desired without his knowledge and so exposed him to loss or injury (Lane). The expression, as used in this verse, shows that Satan deceived 970 knew not. (leaves) is both singular and plural and is noun from the verb. They say i. e. the tree put forth its leaves. means, the man became rich; his wealth and money increased. therefore, means, دورق leaves, foliage, parchment; sheet of paper; thin plate of metal; minted silver coins; the prime and freshness of a thing; the young lads of a community; any animal having life (Aqrab, Lane & Lisān). Commentary: Every person has certain weaknesses which are hidden even from himself but which become