The Holy Quran 14:22 — Surah Ibrahim

Arabic text

وَقَالَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ لَمَّا قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِىَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَـٰنٍ إِلَّآ أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِى ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِى وَلُومُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّآ أَنَا۠ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِىَّ ۖ إِنِّى كَفَرْتُ بِمَآ أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

Translation

When judgement will take place (and the sinners have entered Jahannam), Shaytaan will say (to those with him in Jahannam), "Allaah had certainly made a true promise to you (that you will be resurrected and called to account for your actions). I also made promises to you (that these things will not happen), but I broke them (I failed you). The only control that I exercised over you was that I invited you (but I did not force you to do wrong), and you responded to me. So do not blame me, but blame yourselves. I cannot be a helper to you (against Allaah's punishment), nor can you be helpers to me. I am absolved of (free of responsibility for) your action of ascribing me as a partner (to Allaah by obeying me instead of Him) from before (in the world). There shall be a torturous (painful) punishment for the oppressors (the Kuffaar)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

وقال الشيطان -بعد أن قضى الله الأمر وحاسب خَلْقه، ودخل أهلُ الجنة الجنةَ وأهلُ النارِ النارَ-: إن الله وعدكم وعدًا حقًا بالبعث والجزاء، ووعدتكم وعدًا باطلا أنه لا بَعْثَ ولا جزاء، فأخلفتكم وعدي، وما كان لي عليكم من قوة أقهركم بها على اتباعي، ولا كانت معي حجة، ولكن دعوتكم إلى الكفر والضلال فاتبعتموني، فلا تلوموني ولوموا أنفسكم، فالذنب ذنبكم، ما أنا بمغيثكم…

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