The Holy Quran 7:22 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

فَدَلَّىٰهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ ۚ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا ٱلشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَٰتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ وَنَادَىٰهُمَا رَبُّهُمَآ أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا ٱلشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَآ إِنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ

Translation

So with dishonesty (by taking a false oath), he brought about their fall (from esteem in innocence). When they tasted from the tree, their private parts became exposed (when they lost their clothing) and they started gathering the leaves of Jannah over themselves (to cover their private parts). Their Rabb called them (saying), "Did I not forbid you from that tree and warn you that Shaytaan is your open enemy?"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Shaytan’s temptation of Adam ﵇ and Hawwa ﵍: Adam and Hawwa were influenced by Shaytan’s oaths, [thinking]: who would dare to tell a lie while taking the name of Allah? Perhaps they thought that by eating of it they would really become angels or would never perish, and they may have found some reason or interpretation for the prohibition Almighty Allah had…

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