قَالَ فَٱخْرُجْ مِنْهَا فَإِنَّكَ رَجِيمٌ 77
Translations
[Allāh] said, "Then get out of it [i.e., Paradise], for indeed, you are expelled.
Transliteration
Qala fakhruj minha fa-innaka rajimun
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah commands Iblis to exit from His mercy and presence, declaring him to be cursed and rejected. This ayah represents the divine decree expelling Iblis from paradise after his refusal to obey the command to prostrate before Adam. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize this as the moment when Iblis's disobedience resulted in his permanent banishment, transforming him into a being of malice and enmity toward humanity.
Revelation Context
This ayah occurs within the narrative of Iblis's rebellion in Surah Saad, where Allah had commanded the angels to prostrate before Adam as a sign of honor. Iblis refused out of pride, considering himself superior due to his creation from fire rather than clay. This ayah marks the climactic point of his defiance, when Allah pronounces his expulsion and curse.
Related Hadiths
The story of Iblis's refusal is referenced in various ahadith about the creation of Adam and the angels' obedience. See Sunan Ibn Majah and other collections where the Prophet ﷺ explained the hierarchy of creation and Iblis's transgression. Sahih Muslim contains related narrations about the nature of Iblis and his enmity toward humanity.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches that pride and arrogance in disobeying Allah's commands lead to eternal disgrace and separation from divine mercy, while also reminding us that our greatest enemy, Iblis, was created from the same clay-bound nature as us yet chose rebellion—a warning to guard against arrogance in our own hearts.
Related Ayahs
يَسْتَعْجِلُونَكَ بِٱلْعَذَابِ وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌۢ بِٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
They urge you to hasten the punishment. And indeed, Hell will be encompassing of the disbelievers
فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلرِّجْزَ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ هُم بَـٰلِغُوهُ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ
But when We removed the punishment from them until a term which they were to reach, then at once they broke their word.
وَٱسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُۥ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ
And he was arrogant, he and his soldiers, in the land, without right, and they thought that they would not be returned to Us.
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِينَةً وَأَمْوَٰلًا فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِكَ ۖ رَبَّنَا ٱطْمِسْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَٱشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ
And Moses said, "Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment."