A098
Surah: 016 - Ayah: 098
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16:98
After this explanation, let us turn to the correct translation of the above-mentioned verse (16:98), which is: “When you have recited the Qur’an, seek refuge in Allah from the stoning Satan”. Two questions can be asked about this translation. First, what is the meaning of having recited the Qur’an and then coming into contact with Satan and seeking refuge in Allah from him? Second, what is the primary meaning of calling the outcast Satan “stoning (rajim)”? The answer to the first question is that the measure and tense of the verb applicable to the verse: “fa-idha faraghta fa‘nhab (When you are relieved, appoint!)” are also applied to the verse: “fa-idha qara’ta’l-Qur’ana fa’stacidh”. Thus its correct translation is: “When you have recited the Qur’an, seek refuge in AllÀh from the stoning Satan.” The first proof is that guidance for the ultimate salvation of human beings is hidden in the meaning of the command in which God specially addresses the Prophet. Thus, this commandment contains the guidance of attaining the eternal protection of Allah by decisively escaping from the evils of Satan, and the universal condition to succeed in this supreme goal is to read the Qur’an first. That is, to understand its essential meaning properly.
This verse has been referred 2 times.