Surah Al-A'raaf
Chapter 7 · Verse 17 · Revealed in Makkah
“Then I will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You]."”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ
(till the Day they are raised up (resurrected)) and Iblis was sure that he got what he wanted, he went on in defiance and rebellion. He said,
فَبِمَآ أَغْوَيْتَنِى لأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
Commentary
The event relating to Sayyidna 'Adam (علیہ السلام) and the Shaytan has appeared earlier in Section four of Surah Al-Baqarah (Ma` ariful-Qur'an, English Translation, under verse 34). Some aspects of the subject have been covered in comments given there. Answers to some others are being given here.
What does this verse bring up for you today?