Surah al BaqarahLesson# Ayahs 35 – 39

December 18 2013

RECAP• Last week talked about the incident of Adam

A.S. and Iblees’s refusal to do sajdah• Learned about the characteristics of the

angels (intellect, emotions)• Importance and respect given to knowledge

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Ayah 35

And We said, "O Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in Paradise and eat therefrom in [ease

and] abundance from wherever you will. But do not approach this tree, lest you be among the

wrongdoers."

Allah fulfilled all their needs in Jannah

Ayah 35• Seen Kaaf Noon = Peace• Raa Ghaain Dhaaw = the abundance of

something; also used for comfort and joy– Eat of Jannah without any restrictions

– Qaaf Raa Baa = (Qurb); close; do not eat of the tree and do not even go near the tree – Zaaw Laam Meem = harming; injustice; when we disobey Allah SWT, we are only harming ourselves– Dual Words – indicated by Alif •Responsibility of both Adam and Hawa A.S.

Ayah 36But Satan caused them to slip out of it and

removed them from that [condition] in which they had been. And We said, "Go down, [all of you], as enemies to one another, and you will have upon the earth a place of settlement and

provision for a time."

First trick of Satan

Based on Lies“So he (Satan) misled them with deception.” (Quran 7:22)

Ayah 36

• Zaa Laam Laam – (Zalla): to slip; make a mistake; to make someone else slip

• Shaitaan made both Adam and Hawa A.S. slip from Jannah, luxury, freedom and pleasure

• Haa Baa Taaw – to come down from above by force; – You All refers to Adam, Hawa and Shaitaan

Ayah 36

• Aai’in Daal Waaw – • 1. crossing limits in your enmity• 2. human beings will be enemies of one

another• 3. shaitaan will be an enemy to the humans• Adam A.S. was sent to that garden as a test to

learn about his enemy

Ayah 36

• Qaaf Raa Raa – (Qaraar): to become still or settle down

• Meem Taa Aa’in – necessity of life and something that a person enjoys; they’re also temporary– Either they will finish or you will finish

Allah tested Adam so that he could learn and gain experience. 

Allah prepared Adam for his role on earth

From this experience, Adam learned that Iblis was his enemy, the cause of his losing the

blessing of living in Paradise, and the cause of his distress  

Obedience to Allah and enmity towards Satan is the only path back to Heaven.

What do we Learn from this Ayah?

How does Satan Trick Us?

Ayah 37

Then Adam received from his Lord [some] words, and He accepted his repentance. Indeed, it is He who is the Accepting of repentance, the

Merciful.

Doors of repentance are always open

Ayah 37

• Laam Qaaf Yaa – to receive something; to accept something with happiness and enthusiasm

• Kalimah – taught these words to Adam A.S. so that he could repent (Ara’f:23); words through which they prayed for forgiveness

• Taa Waaw Baa – literally: to return; repentance; stop and turn back to the obedience of Allah SWT

Ayah 37: Tawbah

Human Beings: stop the sin and turn back

to Allah SWT

Allah SWT: when Allah turns to His slave with mercy and accepts the

repentance

They said, "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive usand have mercy upon us, we will surely

be among the losers." [al-A’raaf: 23]

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• Satan’s Refusal & Arrogance

Alert

• Don’t Go Near that

Tree

Strategy • Repentanc

e

Solution

Mercy of

Allah

Gives Tawfee

q to Repent

Teaches How to Repent

Accepts Repentanc

e

How is Allah the Most Merciful?

Conditions of

Repentance

Ikhlas(Sincere

Intention)

Having Regret

Leaving the Sin

Not Returnin

g to it

We said, "Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they

grieve.

Ayah 38

Ayah 38

• Jeem Meem Aa’in – All of you; includes Adam, his wife and his progeny (all of the human beings)

• Hamza Taa Yaa – any guidance; revelation • Taa Baa Aa’in – to follow something

completely• Khaa Waaw Faa – fear about the future• Haa Zaa Noon – regret over the past

Ayah 38

• If you follow guidance of Allah SWT then you will have no fear or grief in

this world or in the Hereafter

Ayah 39And those who disbelieve and deny Our signs - those will be

companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally."

Ayah 39

• Kaaf Dhaal Baa – to call someone else a liar; to disbelieve in something and also to state that its false; Opposing it

• Ayaat (refers to 2 things):– 1. Kawneeya: about the universe; creation; those

signs that are in the creation that proves the existence of a Creator

– 2. Shareeya: the verses that Allah SWT has revealed (i.e. the Qu’ran)

Ayah 39

• People who disbelieve and deny the ayahs will be…

• Saaw Haa Baa – companionship; the Sahaba have enjoyed the companionship of the Prophet SAW

• But these people will be companions of the hell fire together and forever

وكذبوا كفروا بآياتنا

Companions of Fire(Fear)

Eternal Abode of

Fire(Grief)

هداي تبع فمن

No Fear

No Grief

Why did Adam listen to Satan?

Adam did not have any experience with the whisperings and ploys of Satan.  

He knew that Satan was his enemy but had no familiarity with how to resist

Satan’s tricks and schemes. 

That experience was essential for their life on earth

If it wasn’t Adam’s disobedience, we could have been in Jannah?

When Allah wanted to create Adam, He said to the angels: "Indeed, I will make upon the

earth a successive authority." He did not say: "I shall make a

successive authority in Paradise."

Adam's descent on earth was not due to degradation but rather it was a

dignified descent.

REFLECTIONS

Until Next Class & Next Year

• Review Translation of ayahs 30-38, as well as the previous ayahs of Juz 1

• Share with family and friends• Review notes, root words and reflect• Recite these ayahs and try to understand the

meaning in Arabic