ثُمَّ ٱجْتَبَـٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَتَابَ عَلَيْهِ وَهَدَىٰ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- Then his Lord chose him and turned to him in forgiveness and guided [him].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- பின்னர் அவரது இறைவன் அவரைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்து அவரை மன்னித்து நேர்வழியும் காட்டினான்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- පසුව ඔහුගේ පරමාධිපති ඔහුව තෝරා ගත්තේ ය. එවිට ඔහු (පශ්චාත්තාපය පිළිගෙන) සමාව දුන්නේ ය. තවද මග පෙන්වී ය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- پھر اس کے رب نے نوازا، اس کی توبہ قبول کی اور اس کی رہنمائی کی.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- その後，主はかれを選び，悔悟を赦され御導きになられた。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 嗣后，他的主挑选了他，饶恕了他，引导了他。
Tafsir of 20:122
The Story of Adam and Iblis Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "Verily, man was named Insan only because he was given a covenant, but he forgot it (Nasiya)." `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported the same from Ibn `Abbas. Mujahid and Al-Hasan said that he forgot means, "He abandoned it." Concerning Allah's statement, وَإِذْ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلَئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لاًّدَمَ (And when We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves to Adam.") He, Allah mentions how Adam was honored and what respect was given to him. He mentions how He favored him over many of those whom He created. A discussion of this story has already preceded in Surat Al-Baqarah, Surat Al-A`raf, Surat Al-Hijr and Surat Al-Kahf. It will also be mentioned again at the end of Surah Sad. In this story, Allah mentions the creation of Adam and that He commanded the angels to prostrate to Adam as a sign of honor and respect. He also explains the enmity of Iblis for the Children of Adam and for their father, Adam, before them. Due to this Allah says, فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ أَبَى (They prostrated themselves (all) except Iblis; he refused.) This means that he refrained from prostrating and became arrogant.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
