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yaʿiduhum wa-yumannīhim wa-mā yaʿiduhumu sh-shayṭānu ʾillā ghurūran
He makes them promises and gives them [false] hopes, yet Satan does not promise them anything but delusion.
— Ali Quli Qarai
4An-Nisā’النساءVerse 120 of 176
The Women4. An-Nisā’النساء
Al Nisā’
The Women
MedinanVerse 120 of 176
Surah An-Nisa', Verse 120
120. "He promises them and fills them with (vain) desires, and Satan does not promise them except delusion."
When the verse of forgiveness of sins was revealed from the origin of Allah (Surah 'Ale-Imran. No. 3 verse 135), 'Iblis gathered his supporters by a cry and told them that all their efforts would result no avail when a person repented. Each one of them said something about it, and one of the Satans said: "Whenever a person decides to repent, I will entangle him with vain desires and promises, so that he delays his repentance. Then, Iblis was contented. 1
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