And they followed [instead] what the devils had recited during the reign of Solomon. It was not Solomon who disbelieved, but the devils disbelieved, teaching people magic and that which was revealed to the two angels at Babylon, Hārūt and Mārūt. But they [i.e., the two angels] do not teach anyone unless they say, "We are a trial, so do not disbelieve [by practicing magic]." And [yet] they learn from them that by which they cause separation between a man and his wife. But they do not harm anyone through it except by permission of Allāh. And they [i.e., people] learn what harms them and does not benefit them. But they [i.e., the Children of Israel] certainly knew that whoever purchased it [i.e., magic] would not have in the Hereafter any share. And wretched is that for which they sold themselves, if they only knew.(102)
Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 102 (2:102)
ٱلْبَقَرَة
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ مَا تَتْلُوا۟ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُ عَلَىٰ مُلْكِ سُلَيْمَٰنَ ۖ وَمَا كَفَرَ سُلَيْمَٰنُ وَلَٰكِنَّ …
Quran 2:102 is ayah 102 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 16 of the Madani Mushaf.
- Juz 1
- Hizb 2
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- Ruku 12
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2:102
وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟مَاتَتْلُوا۟ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُعَلَىٰمُلْكِسُلَيْمَٰنَ ۖوَمَاكَفَرَسُلَيْمَٰنُوَلَٰكِنَّٱلشَّيَٰطِينَكَفَرُوا۟يُعَلِّمُونَٱلنَّاسَٱلسِّحْرَوَمَآأُنزِلَعَلَىٱلْمَلَكَيْنِبِبَابِلَهَٰرُوتَوَمَٰرُوتَ ۚوَمَايُعَلِّمَانِمِنْأَحَدٍحَتَّىٰيَقُولَآإِنَّمَانَحْنُفِتْنَةٌفَلَاتَكْفُرْ ۖفَيَتَعَلَّمُونَمِنْهُمَامَايُفَرِّقُونَبِهِۦبَيْنَٱلْمَرْءِوَزَوْجِهِۦ ۚوَمَاهُمبِضَآرِّينَبِهِۦمِنْأَحَدٍإِلَّابِإِذْنِٱللَّهِ ۚوَيَتَعَلَّمُونَمَايَضُرُّهُمْوَلَايَنفَعُهُمْ ۚوَلَقَدْعَلِمُوا۟لَمَنِٱشْتَرَىٰهُمَالَهُۥفِىٱلَْٔاخِرَةِمِنْخَلَٰقٍ ۚوَلَبِئْسَمَاشَرَوْا۟بِهِۦٓأَنفُسَهُمْ ۚلَوْكَانُوا۟يَعْلَمُونَ١٠٢
wa-ittabaʿū mā tatlū l-shayāṭīnu ʿalā mul'ki sulaymāna wamā kafara sulaymānu walākinna l-shayāṭīna kafarū yuʿallimūna l-nāsa l-siḥ'ra wamā unzila ʿalā l-malakayni bibābila hārūta wamārūta wamā yuʿallimāni min aḥadin ḥattā yaqūlā innamā naḥnu fit'natun falā takfur fayataʿallamūna min'humā mā yufarriqūna bihi bayna l-mari wazawjihi wamā hum biḍārrīna bihi min aḥadin illā bi-idh'ni l-lahi wayataʿallamūna mā yaḍurruhum walā yanfaʿuhum walaqad ʿalimū lamani ish'tarāhu mā lahu fī l-ākhirati min khalāqin walabi'sa mā sharaw bihi anfusahum law kānū yaʿlamūna
Word by word
- وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟wa-ittabaʿūAnd they followed
- مَاmāwhat
- تَتْلُوا۟tatlūrecite(d)
- ٱلشَّيَٰطِينُl-shayāṭīnuthe devils
- عَلَىٰʿalāover
- مُلْكِmul'ki(the) kingdom
- سُلَيْمَٰنَ ۖsulaymāna(of) Sulaiman
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- كَفَرَkafaradisbelieved
- سُلَيْمَٰنُsulaymānuSulaiman
- وَلَٰكِنَّwalākinna[and] but
- ٱلشَّيَٰطِينَl-shayāṭīnathe devils
- كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelieved
- يُعَلِّمُونَyuʿallimūnathey teach
- ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
- ٱلسِّحْرَl-siḥ'ra[the] magic
- وَمَآwamāand what
- أُنزِلَunzilawas sent down
- عَلَىʿalāto
- ٱلْمَلَكَيْنِl-malakaynithe two angels
- بِبَابِلَbibābilain Babylon
- هَٰرُوتَhārūtaHarut
- وَمَٰرُوتَ ۚwamārūtaand Marut
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- يُعَلِّمَانِyuʿallimānithey both teach
- مِنْminany
- أَحَدٍaḥadinone
- حَتَّىٰḥattāunless
- يَقُولَآyaqūlāthey [both] say
- إِنَّمَاinnamāOnly
- نَحْنُnaḥnuwe
- فِتْنَةٌfit'natun(are) a trial
- فَلَاfalāso (do) not
- تَكْفُرْ ۖtakfurdisbelieve
- فَيَتَعَلَّمُونَfayataʿallamūnaBut they learn
- مِنْهُمَاmin'humāfrom those two
- مَاmāwhat
- يُفَرِّقُونَyufarriqūna[they] causes separation
- بِهِۦbihiwith it
- بَيْنَbaynabetween
- ٱلْمَرْءِl-marithe man
- وَزَوْجِهِۦ ۚwazawjihiand his spouse
- وَمَاwamāAnd not
- هُمhumthey (could)
- بِضَآرِّينَbiḍārrīnaat all [be those who] harm
- بِهِۦbihiwith it
- مِنْminany
- أَحَدٍaḥadinone
- إِلَّاillāexcept
- بِإِذْنِbi-idh'niby permission
- ٱللَّهِ ۚl-lahi(of) Allah
- وَيَتَعَلَّمُونَwayataʿallamūnaAnd they learn
- مَاmāwhat
- يَضُرُّهُمْyaḍurruhumharms them
- وَلَاwalāand not
- يَنفَعُهُمْ ۚyanfaʿuhumprofits them
- وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd indeed
- عَلِمُوا۟ʿalimūthey knew
- لَمَنِlamanithat whoever
- ٱشْتَرَىٰهُish'tarāhubuys it
- مَاmānot
- لَهُۥlahufor him
- فِىfīin
- ٱلَْٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafter
- مِنْminany
- خَلَٰقٍ ۚkhalāqinshare
- وَلَبِئْسَwalabi'saAnd surely evil
- مَاmā(is) what
- شَرَوْا۟sharawthey sold
- بِهِۦٓbihiwith it
- أَنفُسَهُمْ ۚanfusahumthemselves
- لَوْlawif
- كَانُوا۟kānūthey were
- يَعْلَمُونَyaʿlamūna(to) know
Tafsir (commentary) of 2:102
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This commentary explains ayahs 2:99–103 together.