Transliteration:( Innal lazeenar taddoo 'alaaa adbaarihim min ba'di maa tabaiyana lahumul hudash Shaitaanu sawwala lahum wa amlaa lahum )
"Surely those that have turned their backs [65], after the guidance has become clear to them—Shaitaan has tempted them and given them false hopes [66]."
This refers either to:
The disbelieving People of the Book, who initially acknowledged the truth about the Holy Prophet ﷺ in their scriptures, but rejected him after his advent; or
The hypocrites, who repeatedly listened to the blessed sermons of the Prophet ﷺ but remained unaffected, turning away from the truth.
This verse reveals two main tactics of Shaytaan:
Beautifying evil deeds, making sins appear attractive or harmless in the eyes of people.
Instilling false hope, whispering to a person: “Enjoy life now—you can repent before death.”
An intelligent believer, however, views every breath as possibly his last and thus hastens toward good deeds.
The first deception—making evil appear good—is the more dangerous, because it blinds a person from even realizing the need to repent.
The tafsir of Surah Muhammad verse 25 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muhammad ayat 24 which provides the complete commentary from verse 24 through 28.
(47:25) Certainly those who have turned their backs on the True Guidance after it became manifest to them, Satan has embellished their ways for them and has buoyed them up with false hopes.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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