قَالَ ٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْءُومًا مَّدْحُورًا ۖ لَّمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ لَأَمْلَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ 18
Translations
[Allāh] said, "Depart from it [i.e., Paradise], reproached and expelled. Whoever follows you among them - I will surely fill Hell with you, all together."
Transliteration
Qāla akhruJ minhā madhūman madhūrā, liman tabi'aka minhum la-amlā'anna jahannama minkum ajma'īn
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah commands Iblis to exit Paradise in disgrace and humiliation as punishment for his disobedience and arrogance. Allah then declares that He will fill Hell with Iblis and all of his followers among mankind and jinn who obey him. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari emphasize that this ayah establishes the consequence of rejecting divine guidance and following Satan's whispers—a warning applicable to all who choose rebellion against Allah's commands.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of the narrative of Iblis's expulsion from Paradise (Surah Al-A'raf: 11-18), which occurs in the context of the story of creation and humanity's elevated status. The surah addresses the Meccan polytheists, and this account serves as a foundational warning about the consequences of pride, disobedience, and leading others astray from the path of Allah.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'When Allah created the creation, He wrote in His Book: My mercy will overcome My wrath.' (Sahih Bukhari 3194). Additionally, regarding Iblis's rejection: 'Iblis refused and was arrogant' (18:34), emphasizing that arrogance is the root of damnation.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that rejecting divine guidance through pride and arrogance leads to inevitable punishment, while also reminding us that we have the power to resist Satan's influence by choosing obedience to Allah. For believers, it is a sobering reminder to remain humble, seek Allah's guidance, and protect ourselves from following those who lead us away from righteousness.
Related Ayahs
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ ٱلْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ ٱلْكَلِمُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ وَٱلْعَمَلُ ٱلصَّـٰلِحُ يَرْفَعُهُۥ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ يَمْكُرُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ ۖ وَمَكْرُ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُوَ يَبُورُ
Whoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allāh belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those - it will perish.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى مَنْ أَسْرَفَ وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنۢ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِۦ ۚ وَلَعَذَابُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَشَدُّ وَأَبْقَىٰٓ
And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring.
مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُوا۟ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ شَـٰهِدِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِم بِٱلْكُفْرِ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَـٰلُهُمْ وَفِى ٱلنَّارِ هُمْ خَـٰلِدُونَ
It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allāh [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally.
ضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلذِّلَّةُ أَيْنَ مَا ثُقِفُوٓا۟ إِلَّا بِحَبْلٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَحَبْلٍ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَبَآءُو بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَضُرِبَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْمَسْكَنَةُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَيَقْتُلُونَ ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا۟ وَّكَانُوا۟ يَعْتَدُونَ
They have been put under humiliation [by Allāh] wherever they are overtaken, except for a rope [i.e., covenant] from Allāh and a rope [i.e., treaty] from the people [i.e., the Muslims]. And they have drawn upon themselves anger from Allāh and have been put under destitution. That is because they disbelieved in [i.e., rejected] the verses of Allāh and killed the prophets without right. That is because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.