Surah An Nahl Tafseer

Finding Consolation in the Reminder of Those Who came before

Allah says,

تَاللّهِ لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا إِلَى أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الشَّيْطَانُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ

By Allah, We indeed sent (Messengers) to the nations before you, but Shaytan made their deeds seeming fair to them.

Allah says, `He sent Messengers to the nations of the past, and they were rejected. You, O Muhammad, have an example in your brothers among the Messengers, so do not be distressed by your people's rejection. As for the idolators' rejection of the Messengers, the reason for this is that the Shaytan made their deeds attractive to them.'

فَهُوَ وَلِيُّهُمُ الْيَوْمَ

So today he (Shaytan) is their helper,

meaning they will be suffering punishment while Shaytan is their only helper, and he cannot save them, so they have no one to answer their calls for help,

وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ

and theirs will be a painful torment.

The Reason why the Qur'an was revealed

Allah says,