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) — Tafsir Usmani

The speech of Shaytan in Hell: that is, after the reckoning, when it has been decided that the people of Paradise go to Paradise and the people of Hell to Hell, the disbelievers, having entered Hell or before entering it, will blame the accursed Iblis: “Outcast! You led us astray in the world and landed us in this calamity.

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