وَكَذَٰلِكَ
جَعَلۡنَا
لِكُلِّ
نَبِيٍّ
عَدُوّٗا
شَيَٰطِينَ
ٱلۡإِنسِ
وَٱلۡجِنِّ
يُوحِي
بَعۡضُهُمۡ
إِلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖ
زُخۡرُفَ
ٱلۡقَوۡلِ
غُرُورٗاۚ
وَلَوۡ
شَآءَ
رَبُّكَ
مَا
فَعَلُوهُۖ
فَذَرۡهُمۡ
وَمَا
يَفۡتَرُونَ
١١٢
Thus have We appointed unto every prophet an adversary - devils of humankind and jinn who inspire in one another plausible discourse through guile. If thy Lord willed, they would not do so; so leave them alone with their devising;
— M. Pickthall
And thus We have made for every prophet an enemy - devils from mankind and jinn, inspiring to one another decorative speech in delusion. But if your Lord had willed, they would not have done it, so leave them and that which they invent.
— Saheeh International
Likewise did We make for every Messenger an enemy,- evil ones among men and jinns, inspiring each other with flowery discourses by way of deception. If thy Lord had so planned, they would not have done it: so leave them and their inventions alone.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Every Prophet Has Enemies
Allah says, just as We made enemies for you, O Muhammad, who will oppose and rebel against you and become your adversaries, We also made enemies for every Prophet who came before you. Therefore, do not be saddened by this fact. Allah said in other Ayat:
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…Every Prophet Has Enemies
Allah says, just as We made enemies for you, O Muhammad, who will oppose and rebel against you and become your adversaries, W
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