Sura 7: The Purgatory (Al-A’araf) ( سورة الأعراف )
بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
١:المص
[7:1] A. L. M. S.*
Footnote*7:1 See Appendix 1 for the role of these initials in the Quran’s mathematical miracle.
٢:كِتٰبٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيكَ فَلا يَكُن فى صَدرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِنهُ لِتُنذِرَ بِهِ وَذِكرىٰ لِلمُؤمِنينَ
[7:2] This scripture has been revealed to you—you shall not harbor doubt about it in your heart—that you may warn with it, and to provide a reminder for the believers.
٣:اتَّبِعوا ما أُنزِلَ إِلَيكُم مِن رَبِّكُم وَلا تَتَّبِعوا مِن دونِهِ أَولِياءَ قَليلًا ما تَذَكَّرونَ
[7:3] You shall all follow what is revealed to you from your Lord; do not follow any idols besides Him. Rarely do you take heed.
٤:وَكَم مِن قَريَةٍ أَهلَكنٰها فَجاءَها بَأسُنا بَيٰتًا أَو هُم قائِلونَ
[7:4] Many a community we annihilated; they incurred our retribution while they were asleep, or wide awake.
٥:فَما كانَ دَعوىٰهُم إِذ جاءَهُم بَأسُنا إِلّا أَن قالوا إِنّا كُنّا ظٰلِمينَ
[7:5] Their utterance when our retribution came to them was: “Indeed, we have been transgressors.”
٦:فَلَنَسـَٔلَنَّ الَّذينَ أُرسِلَ إِلَيهِم وَلَنَسـَٔلَنَّ المُرسَلينَ
[7:6] We will certainly question those who received the message, and we will question the messengers.
٧:فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيهِم بِعِلمٍ وَما كُنّا غائِبينَ
[7:7] We will inform them authoritatively, for we were never absent.
٨:وَالوَزنُ يَومَئِذٍ الحَقُّ فَمَن ثَقُلَت مَوٰزينُهُ فَأُولٰئِكَ هُمُ المُفلِحونَ
[7:8] The scales will be set on that day, equitably. Those whose weights are heavy will be the winners.
٩:وَمَن خَفَّت مَوٰزينُهُ فَأُولٰئِكَ الَّذينَ خَسِروا أَنفُسَهُم بِما كانوا بِـٔايٰتِنا يَظلِمونَ
[7:9] As for those whose weights are light, they will be the ones who lost their souls,* as a consequence of disregarding our revelations, unjustly.
Footnote*7:9 Failing to heed our Creator leads to spiritual starvation and eventual “loss” of the soul.
١٠:وَلَقَد مَكَّنّٰكُم فِى الأَرضِ وَجَعَلنا لَكُم فيها مَعٰيِشَ قَليلًا ما تَشكُرونَ
[7:10] We have established you on earth, and we have provided for you the means of support therein. Rarely are you appreciative.
١١:وَلَقَد خَلَقنٰكُم ثُمَّ صَوَّرنٰكُم ثُمَّ قُلنا لِلمَلٰئِكَةِ اسجُدوا لِـٔادَمَ فَسَجَدوا إِلّا إِبليسَ لَم يَكُن مِنَ السّٰجِدينَ
[7:11] We created you, then we shaped you, then we said to the angels, “Fall prostrate before Adam.” They fell prostrate, except Iblees (Satan); he was not with the prostrators.
١٢:قالَ ما مَنَعَكَ أَلّا تَسجُدَ إِذ أَمَرتُكَ قالَ أَنا۠ خَيرٌ مِنهُ خَلَقتَنى مِن نارٍ وَخَلَقتَهُ مِن طينٍ
The Test Begins
[7:12] He said, “What prevented you from prostrating when I ordered you?” He said, “I am better than he; You created me from fire, and created him from mud.”
١٣:قالَ فَاهبِط مِنها فَما يَكونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فيها فَاخرُج إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصّٰغِرينَ
[7:13] He said, “Therefore, you must go down, for you are not to be arrogant here. Get out; you are debased.”
١٤:قالَ أَنظِرنى إِلىٰ يَومِ يُبعَثونَ
[7:14] He said, “Grant me a respite, until the Day of Resurrection.”
١٥:قالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ المُنظَرينَ
[7:15] He said, “You are granted a respite.”
١٦:قالَ فَبِما أَغوَيتَنى لَأَقعُدَنَّ لَهُم صِرٰطَكَ المُستَقيمَ
[7:16] He said, “Since You have willed that I go astray,* I will skulk for them on Your straight path.
Footnote*7:16 Satan is a proven liar, and so are his constituents (see 2:36, 6:22-23, & 7:20).
١٧:ثُمَّ لَـٔاتِيَنَّهُم مِن بَينِ أَيديهِم وَمِن خَلفِهِم وَعَن أَيمٰنِهِم وَعَن شَمائِلِهِم وَلا تَجِدُ أَكثَرَهُم شٰكِرينَ
[7:17] “I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will find that most of them are unappreciative.”
١٨:قالَ اخرُج مِنها مَذءومًا مَدحورًا لَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنهُم لَأَملَأَنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُم أَجمَعينَ
[7:18] He said, “Get out therefrom, despised and defeated. Those among them who follow you, I will fill Hell with you all.
١٩:وَيٰـٔادَمُ اسكُن أَنتَ وَزَوجُكَ الجَنَّةَ فَكُلا مِن حَيثُ شِئتُما وَلا تَقرَبا هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكونا مِنَ الظّٰلِمينَ
[7:19] “As for you, Adam, dwell with your wife in Paradise, and eat therefrom as you please, but do not approach this one tree, lest you fall in sin.”
٢٠:فَوَسوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيطٰنُ لِيُبدِىَ لَهُما ما وۥرِىَ عَنهُما مِن سَوءٰتِهِما وَقالَ ما نَهىٰكُما رَبُّكُما عَن هٰذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلّا أَن تَكونا مَلَكَينِ أَو تَكونا مِنَ الخٰلِدينَ
[7:20] The devil whispered to them, in order to reveal their bodies, which were invisible to them. He said, “Your Lord did not forbid you from this tree, except to prevent you from becoming angels, and from attaining eternal existence.”
٢١:وَقاسَمَهُما إِنّى لَكُما لَمِنَ النّٰصِحينَ
[7:21] He swore to them, “I am giving you good advice.”
٢٢:فَدَلّىٰهُما بِغُرورٍ فَلَمّا ذاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَت لَهُما سَوءٰتُهُما وَطَفِقا يَخصِفانِ عَلَيهِما مِن وَرَقِ الجَنَّةِ وَنادىٰهُما رَبُّهُما أَلَم أَنهَكُما عَن تِلكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَكُما إِنَّ الشَّيطٰنَ لَكُما عَدُوٌّ مُبينٌ
[7:22] He thus duped them with lies. As soon as they tasted the tree, their bodies became visible to them, and they tried to cover themselves with the leaves of Paradise. Their Lord called upon them: “Did I not enjoin you from that tree, and warn you that the devil is your most ardent enemy?”
٢٣:قالا رَبَّنا ظَلَمنا أَنفُسَنا وَإِن لَم تَغفِر لَنا وَتَرحَمنا لَنَكونَنَّ مِنَ الخٰسِرينَ
[7:23] They said, “Our Lord, we have wronged our souls, and unless You forgive us and have mercy on us, we will be losers.”
٢٤:قالَ اهبِطوا بَعضُكُم لِبَعضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُم فِى الأَرضِ مُستَقَرٌّ وَمَتٰعٌ إِلىٰ حينٍ
[7:24] He said, “Go down as enemies of one another. On earth shall be your habitation and provision for awhile.”
٢٥:قالَ فيها تَحيَونَ وَفيها تَموتونَ وَمِنها تُخرَجونَ
[7:25] He said, “On it you will live, on it you will die, and from it you will be brought out.”
٢٦:يٰبَنى ءادَمَ قَد أَنزَلنا عَلَيكُم لِباسًا يُوٰرى سَوءٰتِكُم وَريشًا وَلِباسُ التَّقوىٰ ذٰلِكَ خَيرٌ ذٰلِكَ مِن ءايٰتِ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّهُم يَذَّكَّرونَ
[7:26] O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your bodies, as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment of righteousness. These are some of GOD‘s signs, that they may take heed.
٢٧:يٰبَنى ءادَمَ لا يَفتِنَنَّكُمُ الشَّيطٰنُ كَما أَخرَجَ أَبَوَيكُم مِنَ الجَنَّةِ يَنزِعُ عَنهُما لِباسَهُما لِيُرِيَهُما سَوءٰتِهِما إِنَّهُ يَرىٰكُم هُوَ وَقَبيلُهُ مِن حَيثُ لا تَرَونَهُم إِنّا جَعَلنَا الشَّيٰطينَ أَولِياءَ لِلَّذينَ لا يُؤمِنونَ
[7:27] O children of Adam, do not let the devil dupe you as he did when he caused the eviction of your parents from Paradise, and the removal of their garments to expose their bodies. He and his tribe see you, while you do not see them. We appoint the devils as companions of those who do not believe.
٢٨:وَإِذا فَعَلوا فٰحِشَةً قالوا وَجَدنا عَلَيها ءاباءَنا وَاللَّهُ أَمَرَنا بِها قُل إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَأمُرُ بِالفَحشاءِ أَتَقولونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ ما لا تَعلَمونَ
Examine All Inherited Information
[7:28] They commit a gross sin, then say, “We found our parents doing this, and GOD has commanded us to do it.” Say, “GOD never advocates sin. Are you saying about GOD what you do not know?”
٢٩:قُل أَمَرَ رَبّى بِالقِسطِ وَأَقيموا وُجوهَكُم عِندَ كُلِّ مَسجِدٍ وَادعوهُ مُخلِصينَ لَهُ الدّينَ كَما بَدَأَكُم تَعودونَ
[7:29] Say, “My Lord advocates justice, and to stand devoted to Him alone at every place of worship. You shall devote your worship absolutely to Him alone. Just as He initiated you, you will ultimately go back to Him.”
٣٠:فَريقًا هَدىٰ وَفَريقًا حَقَّ عَلَيهِمُ الضَّلٰلَةُ إِنَّهُمُ اتَّخَذُوا الشَّيٰطينَ أَولِياءَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ وَيَحسَبونَ أَنَّهُم مُهتَدونَ
Beware: They Believe that They Are Guided
[7:30] Some He guided, while others are committed to straying. They have taken the devils as their masters, instead of GOD , yet they believe that they are guided.
٣١:يٰبَنى ءادَمَ خُذوا زينَتَكُم عِندَ كُلِّ مَسجِدٍ وَكُلوا وَاشرَبوا وَلا تُسرِفوا إِنَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ المُسرِفينَ
Dress Nicely For The Masjid
[7:31] O children of Adam, you shall be clean and dress nicely when you go to the masjid. And eat and drink moderately. Surely, He does not love the gluttons.
٣٢:قُل مَن حَرَّمَ زينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتى أَخرَجَ لِعِبادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبٰتِ مِنَ الرِّزقِ قُل هِىَ لِلَّذينَ ءامَنوا فِى الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا خالِصَةً يَومَ القِيٰمَةِ كَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الـٔايٰتِ لِقَومٍ يَعلَمونَ
Innovated Prohibitions Condemned
[7:32] Say, “Who prohibited the nice things GOD has created for His creatures, and the good provisions?” Say, “Such provisions are to be enjoyed in this life by those who believe. Moreover, the good provisions will be exclusively theirs on the Day of Resurrection.” We thus explain the revelations for people who know.
٣٣:قُل إِنَّما حَرَّمَ رَبِّىَ الفَوٰحِشَ ما ظَهَرَ مِنها وَما بَطَنَ وَالإِثمَ وَالبَغىَ بِغَيرِ الحَقِّ وَأَن تُشرِكوا بِاللَّهِ ما لَم يُنَزِّل بِهِ سُلطٰنًا وَأَن تَقولوا عَلَى اللَّهِ ما لا تَعلَمونَ
[7:33] Say, “My Lord prohibits only evil deeds, be they obvious or hidden, and sins, and unjustifiable aggression, and to set up beside GOD powerless idols, and to say about GOD what you do not know.”
٣٤:وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذا جاءَ أَجَلُهُم لا يَستَأخِرونَ ساعَةً وَلا يَستَقدِمونَ
[7:34] For each community, there is a predetermined life span. Once their interim comes to an end, they cannot delay it by one hour, nor advance it.
٣٥:يٰبَنى ءادَمَ إِمّا يَأتِيَنَّكُم رُسُلٌ مِنكُم يَقُصّونَ عَلَيكُم ءايٰتى فَمَنِ اتَّقىٰ وَأَصلَحَ فَلا خَوفٌ عَلَيهِم وَلا هُم يَحزَنونَ
Messengers From Among You
[7:35] O children of Adam, when messengers come to you from among you, and recite My revelations to you, those who take heed and lead a righteous life, will have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.
٣٦:وَالَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَاستَكبَروا عَنها أُولٰئِكَ أَصحٰبُ النّارِ هُم فيها خٰلِدونَ
[7:36] As for those who reject our revelations, and are too arrogant to uphold them, they have incurred Hell, wherein they abide forever.
٣٧:فَمَن أَظلَمُ مِمَّنِ افتَرىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَو كَذَّبَ بِـٔايٰتِهِ أُولٰئِكَ يَنالُهُم نَصيبُهُم مِنَ الكِتٰبِ حَتّىٰ إِذا جاءَتهُم رُسُلُنا يَتَوَفَّونَهُم قالوا أَينَ ما كُنتُم تَدعونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ قالوا ضَلّوا عَنّا وَشَهِدوا عَلىٰ أَنفُسِهِم أَنَّهُم كانوا كٰفِرينَ
[7:37] Who is more evil than those who invent lies about GOD , or reject His revelations? These will get their share, in accordance with the scripture, then, when our messengers come to terminate their lives, they will say, “Where are the idols you used to implore beside GOD ?” They will say, “They have abandoned us.” They will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.
٣٨:قالَ ادخُلوا فى أُمَمٍ قَد خَلَت مِن قَبلِكُم مِنَ الجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ فِى النّارِ كُلَّما دَخَلَت أُمَّةٌ لَعَنَت أُختَها حَتّىٰ إِذَا ادّٰرَكوا فيها جَميعًا قالَت أُخرىٰهُم لِأولىٰهُم رَبَّنا هٰؤُلاءِ أَضَلّونا فَـٔاتِهِم عَذابًا ضِعفًا مِنَ النّارِ قالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعفٌ وَلٰكِن لا تَعلَمونَ
Mutual Blaming
[7:38] He will say, “Enter with the previous communities of jinns and humans into Hell.” Every time a group enters, they will curse their ancestral group. Once they are all in it, the latest one will say of the previous one, “Our Lord, these are the ones who misled us. Give them double the retribution of Hell.” He will say, “Each receives double, but you do not know.”
٣٩:وَقالَت أولىٰهُم لِأُخرىٰهُم فَما كانَ لَكُم عَلَينا مِن فَضلٍ فَذوقُوا العَذابَ بِما كُنتُم تَكسِبونَ
[7:39] The ancestral group will say to the later group, “Since you had an advantage over us, taste the retribution for your own sins.”
٤٠:إِنَّ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَاستَكبَروا عَنها لا تُفَتَّحُ لَهُم أَبوٰبُ السَّماءِ وَلا يَدخُلونَ الجَنَّةَ حَتّىٰ يَلِجَ الجَمَلُ فى سَمِّ الخِياطِ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجزِى المُجرِمينَ
Rejecting God's Revelations: An Unforgivable Offense
[7:40] Surely, those who reject our revelations and are too arrogant to uphold them, the gates of the sky will never open for them, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the needle’s eye. We thus requite the guilty.
٤١:لَهُم مِن جَهَنَّمَ مِهادٌ وَمِن فَوقِهِم غَواشٍ وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجزِى الظّٰلِمينَ
[7:41] They have incurred Hell as an abode; they will have barriers above them. We thus requite the transgressors.
٤٢:وَالَّذينَ ءامَنوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّٰلِحٰتِ لا نُكَلِّفُ نَفسًا إِلّا وُسعَها أُولٰئِكَ أَصحٰبُ الجَنَّةِ هُم فيها خٰلِدونَ
[7:42] As for those who believe and lead a righteous life—we never burden any soul beyond its means—these will be the dwellers of Paradise. They abide in it forever.
٤٣:وَنَزَعنا ما فى صُدورِهِم مِن غِلٍّ تَجرى مِن تَحتِهِمُ الأَنهٰرُ وَقالُوا الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذى هَدىٰنا لِهٰذا وَما كُنّا لِنَهتَدِىَ لَولا أَن هَدىٰنَا اللَّهُ لَقَد جاءَت رُسُلُ رَبِّنا بِالحَقِّ وَنودوا أَن تِلكُمُ الجَنَّةُ أورِثتُموها بِما كُنتُم تَعمَلونَ
[7:43] We will remove all jealousy from their hearts. Rivers will flow beneath them, and they will say, “GOD be praised for guiding us. We could not possibly be guided, if it were not that GOD has guided us. The messengers of our Lord did bring the truth.” They will be called: “This is your Paradise. You have inherited it, in return for your works.”
٤٤:وَنادىٰ أَصحٰبُ الجَنَّةِ أَصحٰبَ النّارِ أَن قَد وَجَدنا ما وَعَدَنا رَبُّنا حَقًّا فَهَل وَجَدتُم ما وَعَدَ رَبُّكُم حَقًّا قالوا نَعَم فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ بَينَهُم أَن لَعنَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الظّٰلِمينَ
[7:44] The dwellers of Paradise will call the dwellers of Hell: “We have found our Lord’s promise to be the truth, have you found your Lord’s promise to be the truth?” They will say, “Yes.” An announcer between them will announce: “GOD‘s condemnation has befallen the transgressors;
٤٥:الَّذينَ يَصُدّونَ عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ وَيَبغونَها عِوَجًا وَهُم بِالـٔاخِرَةِ كٰفِرونَ
[7:45] “who repel from the path of GOD , and strive to make it crooked, and, with regard to the Hereafter, they are disbelievers.”
٤٦:وَبَينَهُما حِجابٌ وَعَلَى الأَعرٰفِ رِجالٌ يَعرِفونَ كُلًّا بِسيمىٰهُم وَنادَوا أَصحٰبَ الجَنَّةِ أَن سَلٰمٌ عَلَيكُم لَم يَدخُلوها وَهُم يَطمَعونَ
[7:46] A barrier separates them, while the Purgatory* is occupied by people who recognize each side by their looks. They will call the dwellers of Paradise: “Peace be upon you.” They did not enter (Paradise) through wishful thinking.
Footnote*7:46-49 Initially, there will be 4 places: (1) the High Heaven, (2) the Lower Heaven, (3) the Purgatory, and (4) Hell. The Purgatory will be annexed into the Lower Heaven.
٤٧:وَإِذا صُرِفَت أَبصٰرُهُم تِلقاءَ أَصحٰبِ النّارِ قالوا رَبَّنا لا تَجعَلنا مَعَ القَومِ الظّٰلِمينَ
[7:47] When they turn their eyes towards the dwellers of Hell, they will say, “Our Lord, do not put us with these wicked people.”
٤٨:وَنادىٰ أَصحٰبُ الأَعرٰفِ رِجالًا يَعرِفونَهُم بِسيمىٰهُم قالوا ما أَغنىٰ عَنكُم جَمعُكُم وَما كُنتُم تَستَكبِرونَ
The Majority Doomed
[7:48] The dwellers of the Purgatory will call on people they recognize by their looks, saying, “Your great numbers did not avail you in any way, nor did your arrogance.
٤٩:أَهٰؤُلاءِ الَّذينَ أَقسَمتُم لا يَنالُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَحمَةٍ ادخُلُوا الجَنَّةَ لا خَوفٌ عَلَيكُم وَلا أَنتُم تَحزَنونَ
[7:49] “Are those the people you swore that GOD will never touch them with mercy?” (The people in the Purgatory will then be told,) “Enter Paradise; you have nothing to fear, nor will you grieve.”
٥٠:وَنادىٰ أَصحٰبُ النّارِ أَصحٰبَ الجَنَّةِ أَن أَفيضوا عَلَينا مِنَ الماءِ أَو مِمّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ قالوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُما عَلَى الكٰفِرينَ
[7:50] The dwellers of Hell will call on the dwellers of Paradise: “Let some of your water, or some of GOD‘s provisions to you flow towards us.” They will say, “GOD has forbidden them for the disbelievers.”
٥١:الَّذينَ اتَّخَذوا دينَهُم لَهوًا وَلَعِبًا وَغَرَّتهُمُ الحَيوٰةُ الدُّنيا فَاليَومَ نَنسىٰهُم كَما نَسوا لِقاءَ يَومِهِم هٰذا وَما كانوا بِـٔايٰتِنا يَجحَدونَ
[7:51] Those who do not take their religion seriously, and are totally preoccupied with this worldly life, we forget them on that day, because they forgot that day, and because they spurned our revelations.
٥٢:وَلَقَد جِئنٰهُم بِكِتٰبٍ فَصَّلنٰهُ عَلىٰ عِلمٍ هُدًى وَرَحمَةً لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ
Quran: Fully Detailed
[7:52] We have given them a scripture that is fully detailed, with knowledge, guidance, and mercy for the people who believe.
٥٣:هَل يَنظُرونَ إِلّا تَأويلَهُ يَومَ يَأتى تَأويلُهُ يَقولُ الَّذينَ نَسوهُ مِن قَبلُ قَد جاءَت رُسُلُ رَبِّنا بِالحَقِّ فَهَل لَنا مِن شُفَعاءَ فَيَشفَعوا لَنا أَو نُرَدُّ فَنَعمَلَ غَيرَ الَّذى كُنّا نَعمَلُ قَد خَسِروا أَنفُسَهُم وَضَلَّ عَنهُم ما كانوا يَفتَرونَ
[7:53] Are they waiting until all (prophecies) are fulfilled? The day such fulfillment comes to pass, those who disregarded it in the past will say, “The messengers of our Lord have brought the truth. Are there any intercessors to intercede on our behalf? Would you send us back, so that we change our behavior, and do better works than what we did?” They have lost their souls, and their own innovations have caused their doom.
٥٤:إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذى خَلَقَ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضَ فى سِتَّةِ أَيّامٍ ثُمَّ استَوىٰ عَلَى العَرشِ يُغشِى الَّيلَ النَّهارَ يَطلُبُهُ حَثيثًا وَالشَّمسَ وَالقَمَرَ وَالنُّجومَ مُسَخَّرٰتٍ بِأَمرِهِ أَلا لَهُ الخَلقُ وَالأَمرُ تَبارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ العٰلَمينَ
[7:54] Your Lord is the one GOD ; who created the heavens and the earth in six days,* then assumed all authority. The night overtakes the day, as it pursues it persistently, and the sun, the moon, and the stars are committed to serve by His command. Absolutely, He controls all creation and all commands. Most Exalted is GOD , Lord of the universe.
Footnote*7:54 The six days of creation are allegorical; they serve as a yardstick to let us know the relative complexity of our infinitesimal planet Earth-it was created in “4 days” (see 41:10).
٥٥:ادعوا رَبَّكُم تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفيَةً إِنَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ المُعتَدينَ
[7:55] You shall worship your Lord publicly and privately; He does not love the transgressors.
٥٦:وَلا تُفسِدوا فِى الأَرضِ بَعدَ إِصلٰحِها وَادعوهُ خَوفًا وَطَمَعًا إِنَّ رَحمَتَ اللَّهِ قَريبٌ مِنَ المُحسِنينَ
[7:56] Do not corrupt the earth after it has been set straight, and worship Him out of reverence, and out of hope. Surely, GOD‘s mercy is attainable by the righteous.
٥٧:وَهُوَ الَّذى يُرسِلُ الرِّيٰحَ بُشرًا بَينَ يَدَى رَحمَتِهِ حَتّىٰ إِذا أَقَلَّت سَحابًا ثِقالًا سُقنٰهُ لِبَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ فَأَنزَلنا بِهِ الماءَ فَأَخرَجنا بِهِ مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرٰتِ كَذٰلِكَ نُخرِجُ المَوتىٰ لَعَلَّكُم تَذَكَّرونَ
[7:57] He is the One who sends the wind with good omen, as a mercy from His hands. Once they gather heavy clouds, we drive them to dead lands, and send down water therefrom, to produce with it all kinds of fruits. We thus resurrect the dead, that you may take heed.
٥٨:وَالبَلَدُ الطَّيِّبُ يَخرُجُ نَباتُهُ بِإِذنِ رَبِّهِ وَالَّذى خَبُثَ لا يَخرُجُ إِلّا نَكِدًا كَذٰلِكَ نُصَرِّفُ الـٔايٰتِ لِقَومٍ يَشكُرونَ
[7:58] The good land readily produces its plants by the leave of its Lord, while the bad land barely produces anything useful. We thus explain the revelations for people who are appreciative.
٥٩:لَقَد أَرسَلنا نوحًا إِلىٰ قَومِهِ فَقالَ يٰقَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلٰهٍ غَيرُهُ إِنّى أَخافُ عَلَيكُم عَذابَ يَومٍ عَظيمٍ
Noah
[7:59] We sent Noah to his people, saying, “O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. I fear for you the retribution of an awesome day.”
٦٠:قالَ المَلَأُ مِن قَومِهِ إِنّا لَنَرىٰكَ فى ضَلٰلٍ مُبينٍ
[7:60] The leaders among his people said, “We see that you are far astray.”
٦١:قالَ يٰقَومِ لَيسَ بى ضَلٰلَةٌ وَلٰكِنّى رَسولٌ مِن رَبِّ العٰلَمينَ
[7:61] He said, “O my people, I am not astray; I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe.
٦٢:أُبَلِّغُكُم رِسٰلٰتِ رَبّى وَأَنصَحُ لَكُم وَأَعلَمُ مِنَ اللَّهِ ما لا تَعلَمونَ
[7:62] “I deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and I advise you, and I know from GOD what you do not know.
٦٣:أَوَعَجِبتُم أَن جاءَكُم ذِكرٌ مِن رَبِّكُم عَلىٰ رَجُلٍ مِنكُم لِيُنذِرَكُم وَلِتَتَّقوا وَلَعَلَّكُم تُرحَمونَ
[7:63] “Is it too much of a wonder that a reminder should come to you from your Lord, through a man like you, to warn you, and to lead you to righteousness, that you may attain mercy?”
٦٤:فَكَذَّبوهُ فَأَنجَينٰهُ وَالَّذينَ مَعَهُ فِى الفُلكِ وَأَغرَقنَا الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا إِنَّهُم كانوا قَومًا عَمينَ
[7:64] They rejected him. Consequently, we saved him and those with him in the ark, and we drowned those who rejected our revelations; they were blind.
٦٥:وَإِلىٰ عادٍ أَخاهُم هودًا قالَ يٰقَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلٰهٍ غَيرُهُ أَفَلا تَتَّقونَ
Hûd
[7:65] To ‘Ãd we sent their brother Hûd. He said, “O my people, worship GOD ; you have no other god beside Him. Would you then observe righteousness?”
٦٦:قالَ المَلَأُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن قَومِهِ إِنّا لَنَرىٰكَ فى سَفٰهَةٍ وَإِنّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ الكٰذِبينَ
[7:66] The leaders who disbelieved among his people said, “We see that you are behaving foolishly, and we think that you are a liar.”
٦٧:قالَ يٰقَومِ لَيسَ بى سَفٰهَةٌ وَلٰكِنّى رَسولٌ مِن رَبِّ العٰلَمينَ
[7:67] He said, “O my people, there is no foolishness in me; I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe.
٦٨:أُبَلِّغُكُم رِسٰلٰتِ رَبّى وَأَنا۠ لَكُم ناصِحٌ أَمينٌ
[7:68] “I deliver to you my Lord’s messages, and I am honestly advising you.
٦٩:أَوَعَجِبتُم أَن جاءَكُم ذِكرٌ مِن رَبِّكُم عَلىٰ رَجُلٍ مِنكُم لِيُنذِرَكُم وَاذكُروا إِذ جَعَلَكُم خُلَفاءَ مِن بَعدِ قَومِ نوحٍ وَزادَكُم فِى الخَلقِ بَسْطَةً فَاذكُروا ءالاءَ اللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُم تُفلِحونَ
[7:69] “Is it too much of a wonder that a message should come to you from your Lord, through a man like you, to warn you? Recall that He made you inheritors after the people of Noah, and multiplied your number. Remember GOD‘s blessings, that you may succeed.”
٧٠:قالوا أَجِئتَنا لِنَعبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحدَهُ وَنَذَرَ ما كانَ يَعبُدُ ءاباؤُنا فَأتِنا بِما تَعِدُنا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقينَ
Following the Parents Blindly: A Human Tragedy
[7:70] They said, “Did you come to make us worship GOD alone, and abandon what our parents used to worship? We challenge you to bring the doom you threaten us with, if you are truthful.”
٧١:قالَ قَد وَقَعَ عَلَيكُم مِن رَبِّكُم رِجسٌ وَغَضَبٌ أَتُجٰدِلونَنى فى أَسماءٍ سَمَّيتُموها أَنتُم وَءاباؤُكُم ما نَزَّلَ اللَّهُ بِها مِن سُلطٰنٍ فَانتَظِروا إِنّى مَعَكُم مِنَ المُنتَظِرينَ
[7:71] He said, “You have incurred condemnation and wrath from your Lord. Do you argue with me in defense of innovations you have fabricated— you and your parents—which were never authorized by GOD ? Therefore, wait and I will wait along with you.”
٧٢:فَأَنجَينٰهُ وَالَّذينَ مَعَهُ بِرَحمَةٍ مِنّا وَقَطَعنا دابِرَ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَما كانوا مُؤمِنينَ
[7:72] We then saved him and those with him, by mercy from us, and we annihilated those who rejected our revelations and refused to be believers.
٧٣:وَإِلىٰ ثَمودَ أَخاهُم صٰلِحًا قالَ يٰقَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلٰهٍ غَيرُهُ قَد جاءَتكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِن رَبِّكُم هٰذِهِ ناقَةُ اللَّهِ لَكُم ءايَةً فَذَروها تَأكُل فى أَرضِ اللَّهِ وَلا تَمَسّوها بِسوءٍ فَيَأخُذَكُم عَذابٌ أَليمٌ
Sãleh
[7:73] To Thamûd we sent their brother Sãleh. He said, “O my people, worship GOD ; you have no other god beside Him. Proof has been provided for you from your Lord: here is GOD‘s camel, to serve as a sign for you. Let her eat from GOD ‘s land, and do not touch her with any harm, lest you incur a painful retribution.
٧٤:وَاذكُروا إِذ جَعَلَكُم خُلَفاءَ مِن بَعدِ عادٍ وَبَوَّأَكُم فِى الأَرضِ تَتَّخِذونَ مِن سُهولِها قُصورًا وَتَنحِتونَ الجِبالَ بُيوتًا فَاذكُروا ءالاءَ اللَّهِ وَلا تَعثَوا فِى الأَرضِ مُفسِدينَ
[7:74] “Recall that He made you inheritors after ‘Ãd, and established you on earth, building mansions in its valleys, and carving homes from its mountains. You shall remember GOD‘s blessings, and do not roam the earth corruptingly.”
٧٥:قالَ المَلَأُ الَّذينَ استَكبَروا مِن قَومِهِ لِلَّذينَ استُضعِفوا لِمَن ءامَنَ مِنهُم أَتَعلَمونَ أَنَّ صٰلِحًا مُرسَلٌ مِن رَبِّهِ قالوا إِنّا بِما أُرسِلَ بِهِ مُؤمِنونَ
The Message: Proof of Messengership
[7:75] The arrogant leaders among his people said to the common people who believed, “How do you know that Sãleh is sent by his Lord?” They said, “The message he brought has made us believers.”
٧٦:قالَ الَّذينَ استَكبَروا إِنّا بِالَّذى ءامَنتُم بِهِ كٰفِرونَ
[7:76] The arrogant ones said, “We disbelieve in what you believe in.”
٧٧:فَعَقَرُوا النّاقَةَ وَعَتَوا عَن أَمرِ رَبِّهِم وَقالوا يٰصٰلِحُ ائتِنا بِما تَعِدُنا إِن كُنتَ مِنَ المُرسَلينَ
[7:77] Subsequently, they slaughtered the camel, rebelled against their Lord’s command, and said, “O Sãleh, bring the doom you threaten us with, if you are really a messenger.”
٧٨:فَأَخَذَتهُمُ الرَّجفَةُ فَأَصبَحوا فى دارِهِم جٰثِمينَ
[7:78] Consequently, the quake annihilated them, leaving them dead in their homes.
٧٩:فَتَوَلّىٰ عَنهُم وَقالَ يٰقَومِ لَقَد أَبلَغتُكُم رِسالَةَ رَبّى وَنَصَحتُ لَكُم وَلٰكِن لا تُحِبّونَ النّٰصِحينَ
[7:79] He turned away from them, saying, “O my people, I have delivered my Lord’s message to you, and advised you, but you do not like any advisers.”
٨٠:وَلوطًا إِذ قالَ لِقَومِهِ أَتَأتونَ الفٰحِشَةَ ما سَبَقَكُم بِها مِن أَحَدٍ مِنَ العٰلَمينَ
Lot: Homosexuality Condemned
[7:80] Lot said to his people, “You commit such an abomination; no one in the world has done it before!
٨١:إِنَّكُم لَتَأتونَ الرِّجالَ شَهوَةً مِن دونِ النِّساءِ بَل أَنتُم قَومٌ مُسرِفونَ
[7:81] “You practice sex with the men, instead of the women. Indeed, you are a transgressing people.”
٨٢:وَما كانَ جَوابَ قَومِهِ إِلّا أَن قالوا أَخرِجوهُم مِن قَريَتِكُم إِنَّهُم أُناسٌ يَتَطَهَّرونَ
[7:82] His people responded by saying, “Evict them from your town. They are people who wish to be pure.”
٨٣:فَأَنجَينٰهُ وَأَهلَهُ إِلَّا امرَأَتَهُ كانَت مِنَ الغٰبِرينَ
[7:83] Consequently, we saved him and his family, but not his wife; she was with the doomed.
٨٤:وَأَمطَرنا عَلَيهِم مَطَرًا فَانظُر كَيفَ كانَ عٰقِبَةُ المُجرِمينَ
[7:84] We showered them with a certain shower; note the consequences for the guilty.
٨٥:وَإِلىٰ مَديَنَ أَخاهُم شُعَيبًا قالَ يٰقَومِ اعبُدُوا اللَّهَ ما لَكُم مِن إِلٰهٍ غَيرُهُ قَد جاءَتكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِن رَبِّكُم فَأَوفُوا الكَيلَ وَالميزانَ وَلا تَبخَسُوا النّاسَ أَشياءَهُم وَلا تُفسِدوا فِى الأَرضِ بَعدَ إِصلٰحِها ذٰلِكُم خَيرٌ لَكُم إِن كُنتُم مُؤمِنينَ
Shu'aib: Cheating, Dishonesty Condemned
[7:85] To Midyan we sent their brother Shu’aib. He said, “O my people, worship GOD ; you have no other god beside Him. Proof has come to you from your Lord. You shall give full weight and full measure when you trade. Do not cheat the people out of their rights. Do not corrupt the earth after it has been set straight. This is better for you, if you are believers.
٨٦:وَلا تَقعُدوا بِكُلِّ صِرٰطٍ توعِدونَ وَتَصُدّونَ عَن سَبيلِ اللَّهِ مَن ءامَنَ بِهِ وَتَبغونَها عِوَجًا وَاذكُروا إِذ كُنتُم قَليلًا فَكَثَّرَكُم وَانظُروا كَيفَ كانَ عٰقِبَةُ المُفسِدينَ
[7:86] “Refrain from blocking every path, seeking to repel those who believe from the path of GOD , and do not make it crooked. Remember that you used to be few and He multiplied your number. Recall the consequences for the wicked.
٨٧:وَإِن كانَ طائِفَةٌ مِنكُم ءامَنوا بِالَّذى أُرسِلتُ بِهِ وَطائِفَةٌ لَم يُؤمِنوا فَاصبِروا حَتّىٰ يَحكُمَ اللَّهُ بَينَنا وَهُوَ خَيرُ الحٰكِمينَ
[7:87] “Now that some of you have believed in what I was sent with, and some have disbelieved, wait until GOD issues His judgment between us; He is the best judge.”
٨٨:قالَ المَلَأُ الَّذينَ استَكبَروا مِن قَومِهِ لَنُخرِجَنَّكَ يٰشُعَيبُ وَالَّذينَ ءامَنوا مَعَكَ مِن قَريَتِنا أَو لَتَعودُنَّ فى مِلَّتِنا قالَ أَوَلَو كُنّا كٰرِهينَ
[7:88] The arrogant leaders among his people said, “We will evict you, O Shu’aib, together with those who believed with you, from our town, unless you revert to our religion.” He said, “Are you going to force us?
٨٩:قَدِ افتَرَينا عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا إِن عُدنا فى مِلَّتِكُم بَعدَ إِذ نَجّىٰنَا اللَّهُ مِنها وَما يَكونُ لَنا أَن نَعودَ فيها إِلّا أَن يَشاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنا وَسِعَ رَبُّنا كُلَّ شَىءٍ عِلمًا عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلنا رَبَّنَا افتَح بَينَنا وَبَينَ قَومِنا بِالحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيرُ الفٰتِحينَ
[7:89] “We would be blaspheming against GOD if we reverted to your religion after GOD has saved us from it. How could we revert back to it against the will of GOD our Lord? Our Lord’s knowledge encompasses all things. We have put our trust in GOD . Our Lord, grant us a decisive victory over our people. You are the best supporter.”
٩٠:وَقالَ المَلَأُ الَّذينَ كَفَروا مِن قَومِهِ لَئِنِ اتَّبَعتُم شُعَيبًا إِنَّكُم إِذًا لَخٰسِرونَ
[7:90] The disbelieving leaders among his people said, “If you follow Shu’aib, you will be losers.”
٩١:فَأَخَذَتهُمُ الرَّجفَةُ فَأَصبَحوا فى دارِهِم جٰثِمينَ
[7:91] The quake annihilated them, leaving them dead in their homes.
٩٢:الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا شُعَيبًا كَأَن لَم يَغنَوا فيهَا الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا شُعَيبًا كانوا هُمُ الخٰسِرينَ
[7:92] Those who rejected Shu’aib vanished, as if they never existed. Those who rejected Shu’aib were the losers.
٩٣:فَتَوَلّىٰ عَنهُم وَقالَ يٰقَومِ لَقَد أَبلَغتُكُم رِسٰلٰتِ رَبّى وَنَصَحتُ لَكُم فَكَيفَ ءاسىٰ عَلىٰ قَومٍ كٰفِرينَ
[7:93] He turned away from them, saying, “O my people, I have delivered to you the messages of my Lord, and I have advised you. How can I grieve over disbelieving people.”
٩٤:وَما أَرسَلنا فى قَريَةٍ مِن نَبِىٍّ إِلّا أَخَذنا أَهلَها بِالبَأساءِ وَالضَّرّاءِ لَعَلَّهُم يَضَّرَّعونَ
Blessings in Disguise
[7:94] Whenever we sent a prophet to any community, we afflicted its people with adversity and hardship, that they may implore.
٩٥:ثُمَّ بَدَّلنا مَكانَ السَّيِّئَةِ الحَسَنَةَ حَتّىٰ عَفَوا وَقالوا قَد مَسَّ ءاباءَنَا الضَّرّاءُ وَالسَّرّاءُ فَأَخَذنٰهُم بَغتَةً وَهُم لا يَشعُرونَ
[7:95] Then we substituted peace and prosperity in place of that hardship. But alas, they turned heedless and said, “It was our parents who experienced that hardship before prosperity.” Consequently, we punished them suddenly when they least expected.
٩٦:وَلَو أَنَّ أَهلَ القُرىٰ ءامَنوا وَاتَّقَوا لَفَتَحنا عَلَيهِم بَرَكٰتٍ مِنَ السَّماءِ وَالأَرضِ وَلٰكِن كَذَّبوا فَأَخَذنٰهُم بِما كانوا يَكسِبونَ
Most People Make the Wrong Choice
[7:96] Had the people of those communities believed and turned righteous, we would have showered them with blessings from the heaven and the earth. Since they decided to disbelieve, we punished them for what they earned.
٩٧:أَفَأَمِنَ أَهلُ القُرىٰ أَن يَأتِيَهُم بَأسُنا بَيٰتًا وَهُم نائِمونَ
[7:97] Did the people of the present communities guarantee that our retribution will not come to them in the night as they sleep?
٩٨:أَوَأَمِنَ أَهلُ القُرىٰ أَن يَأتِيَهُم بَأسُنا ضُحًى وَهُم يَلعَبونَ
[7:98] Did the people of today’s communities guarantee that our retribution will not come to them in the daytime while they play?
٩٩:أَفَأَمِنوا مَكرَ اللَّهِ فَلا يَأمَنُ مَكرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا القَومُ الخٰسِرونَ
[7:99] Have they taken GOD‘s plans for granted? None takes GOD‘s plans for granted except the losers.
١٠٠:أَوَلَم يَهدِ لِلَّذينَ يَرِثونَ الأَرضَ مِن بَعدِ أَهلِها أَن لَو نَشاءُ أَصَبنٰهُم بِذُنوبِهِم وَنَطبَعُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِهِم فَهُم لا يَسمَعونَ
[7:100] Does it ever occur to those who inherit the earth after previous generations that, if we will, we can punish them for their sins, and seal their hearts, causing them to turn deaf?
١٠١:تِلكَ القُرىٰ نَقُصُّ عَلَيكَ مِن أَنبائِها وَلَقَد جاءَتهُم رُسُلُهُم بِالبَيِّنٰتِ فَما كانوا لِيُؤمِنوا بِما كَذَّبوا مِن قَبلُ كَذٰلِكَ يَطبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِ الكٰفِرينَ
[7:101] We narrate to you the history of those communities: their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe in what they had rejected before. GOD thus seals the hearts of the disbelievers.
١٠٢:وَما وَجَدنا لِأَكثَرِهِم مِن عَهدٍ وَإِن وَجَدنا أَكثَرَهُم لَفٰسِقينَ
[7:102] We found that most of them disregard their covenant; we found most of them wicked.*
Footnote*7:102 This life is our last chance to redeem ourselves, but most people are proven to be stubbornly rebellious and evil (see the INTRODUCTION).
١٠٣:ثُمَّ بَعَثنا مِن بَعدِهِم موسىٰ بِـٔايٰتِنا إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِ فَظَلَموا بِها فَانظُر كَيفَ كانَ عٰقِبَةُ المُفسِدينَ
Moses
[7:103] After (those messengers,) we sent Moses with our signs to Pharaoh and his people, but they transgressed. Note the consequences for the wicked.
١٠٤:وَقالَ موسىٰ يٰفِرعَونُ إِنّى رَسولٌ مِن رَبِّ العٰلَمينَ
[7:104] Moses said, “O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the universe.
١٠٥:حَقيقٌ عَلىٰ أَن لا أَقولَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الحَقَّ قَد جِئتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِن رَبِّكُم فَأَرسِل مَعِىَ بَنى إِسرٰءيلَ
[7:105] “It is incumbent upon me that I do not say about GOD except the truth. I come to you with a sign from your Lord; let the Children of Israel go.”
١٠٦:قالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئتَ بِـٔايَةٍ فَأتِ بِها إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقينَ
[7:106] He said, “If you have a sign, then produce it, if you are truthful.”
١٠٧:فَأَلقىٰ عَصاهُ فَإِذا هِىَ ثُعبانٌ مُبينٌ
[7:107] He threw down his staff, and it turned into a tremendous serpent.
١٠٨:وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذا هِىَ بَيضاءُ لِلنّٰظِرينَ
[7:108] He took out his hand, and it was white to the beholders.
١٠٩:قالَ المَلَأُ مِن قَومِ فِرعَونَ إِنَّ هٰذا لَسٰحِرٌ عَليمٌ
[7:109] The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said, “This is no more than a clever magician.
١١٠:يُريدُ أَن يُخرِجَكُم مِن أَرضِكُم فَماذا تَأمُرونَ
[7:110] “He wants to take you out of your land; what do you recommend?”
١١١:قالوا أَرجِه وَأَخاهُ وَأَرسِل فِى المَدائِنِ حٰشِرينَ
[7:111] They said, “Respite him and his brother, and send summoners to every city.
١١٢:يَأتوكَ بِكُلِّ سٰحِرٍ عَليمٍ
[7:112] “Let them summon every experienced magician.”
١١٣:وَجاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرعَونَ قالوا إِنَّ لَنا لَأَجرًا إِن كُنّا نَحنُ الغٰلِبينَ
[7:113] The magicians came to Pharaoh and said, “Do we get paid if we are the winners?”
١١٤:قالَ نَعَم وَإِنَّكُم لَمِنَ المُقَرَّبينَ
[7:114] He said, “Yes indeed; you will even become close to me.”
١١٥:قالوا يٰموسىٰ إِمّا أَن تُلقِىَ وَإِمّا أَن نَكونَ نَحنُ المُلقينَ
[7:115] They said, “O Moses, either you throw, or we are throwing.”
١١٦:قالَ أَلقوا فَلَمّا أَلقَوا سَحَروا أَعيُنَ النّاسِ وَاستَرهَبوهُم وَجاءو بِسِحرٍ عَظيمٍ
[7:116] He said, “You throw.” When they threw, they tricked the people’s eyes, intimidated them, and produced a great magic.
١١٧:وَأَوحَينا إِلىٰ موسىٰ أَن أَلقِ عَصاكَ فَإِذا هِىَ تَلقَفُ ما يَأفِكونَ
[7:117] We then inspired Moses: “Throw down your staff,” whereupon it swallowed whatever they fabricated.
١١٨:فَوَقَعَ الحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
The Truth Recognized by the Experts
[7:118] Thus, the truth prevailed, and what they did was nullified.
١١٩:فَغُلِبوا هُنالِكَ وَانقَلَبوا صٰغِرينَ
[7:119] They were defeated then and there; they were humiliated.
١٢٠:وَأُلقِىَ السَّحَرَةُ سٰجِدينَ
[7:120] The magicians fell prostrate.
١٢١:قالوا ءامَنّا بِرَبِّ العٰلَمينَ
[7:121] They said, “We believe in the Lord of the universe.
١٢٢:رَبِّ موسىٰ وَهٰرونَ
[7:122] “The Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
١٢٣:قالَ فِرعَونُ ءامَنتُم بِهِ قَبلَ أَن ءاذَنَ لَكُم إِنَّ هٰذا لَمَكرٌ مَكَرتُموهُ فِى المَدينَةِ لِتُخرِجوا مِنها أَهلَها فَسَوفَ تَعلَمونَ
[7:123] Pharaoh said, “Did you believe in him without my permission? This must be a conspiracy you schemed in the city, in order to take its people away. You will surely find out.
١٢٤:لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيدِيَكُم وَأَرجُلَكُم مِن خِلٰفٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُم أَجمَعينَ
[7:124] “I will cut your hands and feet on alternate sides, then I will crucify you all.”
١٢٥:قالوا إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا مُنقَلِبونَ
[7:125] They said, “We will then return to our Lord.
١٢٦:وَما تَنقِمُ مِنّا إِلّا أَن ءامَنّا بِـٔايٰتِ رَبِّنا لَمّا جاءَتنا رَبَّنا أَفرِغ عَلَينا صَبرًا وَتَوَفَّنا مُسلِمينَ
[7:126] “You persecute us simply because we believed in the proofs of our Lord when they came to us.” “Our Lord, grant us steadfastness, and let us die as submitters.”
١٢٧:وَقالَ المَلَأُ مِن قَومِ فِرعَونَ أَتَذَرُ موسىٰ وَقَومَهُ لِيُفسِدوا فِى الأَرضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَءالِهَتَكَ قالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبناءَهُم وَنَستَحى ۦ نِساءَهُم وَإِنّا فَوقَهُم قٰهِرونَ
[7:127] The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said, “Will you allow Moses and his people to corrupt the earth, and forsake you and your gods?” He said, “We will kill their sons, and spare their daughters. We are much more powerful than they are.”
١٢٨:قالَ موسىٰ لِقَومِهِ استَعينوا بِاللَّهِ وَاصبِروا إِنَّ الأَرضَ لِلَّهِ يورِثُها مَن يَشاءُ مِن عِبادِهِ وَالعٰقِبَةُ لِلمُتَّقينَ
[7:128] Moses said to his people, “Seek GOD‘s help, and steadfastly persevere. The earth belongs to GOD , and He grants it to whomever He chooses from among His servants. The ultimate victory belongs to the righteous.”
١٢٩:قالوا أوذينا مِن قَبلِ أَن تَأتِيَنا وَمِن بَعدِ ما جِئتَنا قالَ عَسىٰ رَبُّكُم أَن يُهلِكَ عَدُوَّكُم وَيَستَخلِفَكُم فِى الأَرضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيفَ تَعمَلونَ
[7:129] They said, “We were persecuted before you came to us, and after you came to us.” He said, “Your Lord will annihilate your enemy and establish you on earth, then He will see how you behave.”
١٣٠:وَلَقَد أَخَذنا ءالَ فِرعَونَ بِالسِّنينَ وَنَقصٍ مِنَ الثَّمَرٰتِ لَعَلَّهُم يَذَّكَّرونَ
The Plagues
[7:130] We then afflicted Pharaoh’s people with drought, and shortage of crops, that they may take heed.
١٣١:فَإِذا جاءَتهُمُ الحَسَنَةُ قالوا لَنا هٰذِهِ وَإِن تُصِبهُم سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّروا بِموسىٰ وَمَن مَعَهُ أَلا إِنَّما طٰئِرُهُم عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَهُم لا يَعلَمونَ
[7:131] When good omens came their way, they said, “We have deserved this,” but when a hardship afflicted them, they blamed Moses and those with him. In fact, their omens are decided only by GOD , but most of them do not know.
١٣٢:وَقالوا مَهما تَأتِنا بِهِ مِن ءايَةٍ لِتَسحَرَنا بِها فَما نَحنُ لَكَ بِمُؤمِنينَ
[7:132] They said, “No matter what kind of sign you show us, to dupe us with your magic, we will not believe.”
١٣٣:فَأَرسَلنا عَلَيهِمُ الطّوفانَ وَالجَرادَ وَالقُمَّلَ وَالضَّفٰدِعَ وَالدَّمَ ءايٰتٍ مُفَصَّلٰتٍ فَاستَكبَروا وَكانوا قَومًا مُجرِمينَ
The Warnings Go Unheeded
[7:133] Consequently, we sent upon them the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, and the blood—profound signs. But they maintained their arrogance. They were evil people.
١٣٤:وَلَمّا وَقَعَ عَلَيهِمُ الرِّجزُ قالوا يٰموسَى ادعُ لَنا رَبَّكَ بِما عَهِدَ عِندَكَ لَئِن كَشَفتَ عَنَّا الرِّجزَ لَنُؤمِنَنَّ لَكَ وَلَنُرسِلَنَّ مَعَكَ بَنى إِسرٰءيلَ
[7:134] Whenever a plague afflicted them, they said, “O Moses, implore your Lord—you are close to Him. If you relieve this plague, we will believe with you, and will send the Children of Israel with you.”
١٣٥:فَلَمّا كَشَفنا عَنهُمُ الرِّجزَ إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ هُم بٰلِغوهُ إِذا هُم يَنكُثونَ
[7:135] Yet, when we relieved the plague for any length of time, they violated their pledge.
١٣٦:فَانتَقَمنا مِنهُم فَأَغرَقنٰهُم فِى اليَمِّ بِأَنَّهُم كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَكانوا عَنها غٰفِلينَ
The Inevitable Retribution
[7:136] Consequently, we avenged their actions, and drowned them in the sea. That is because they rejected our signs, and were totally heedless thereof.
١٣٧:وَأَورَثنَا القَومَ الَّذينَ كانوا يُستَضعَفونَ مَشٰرِقَ الأَرضِ وَمَغٰرِبَهَا الَّتى بٰرَكنا فيها وَتَمَّت كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ الحُسنىٰ عَلىٰ بَنى إِسرٰءيلَ بِما صَبَروا وَدَمَّرنا ما كانَ يَصنَعُ فِرعَونُ وَقَومُهُ وَما كانوا يَعرِشونَ
[7:137] We let the oppressed people inherit the land, east and west, and we blessed it. The blessed commands of your Lord were thus fulfilled for the Children of Israel, to reward them for their steadfastness, and we annihilated the works of Pharaoh and his people and everything they harvested.
١٣٨:وَجٰوَزنا بِبَنى إِسرٰءيلَ البَحرَ فَأَتَوا عَلىٰ قَومٍ يَعكُفونَ عَلىٰ أَصنامٍ لَهُم قالوا يٰموسَى اجعَل لَنا إِلٰهًا كَما لَهُم ءالِهَةٌ قالَ إِنَّكُم قَومٌ تَجهَلونَ
After All the Miracles
[7:138] We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. When they passed by people who were worshiping statues, they said, “O Moses, make a god for us, like the gods they have.” He said, “Indeed, you are ignorant people.
١٣٩:إِنَّ هٰؤُلاءِ مُتَبَّرٌ ما هُم فيهِ وَبٰطِلٌ ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
[7:139] “These people are committing a blasphemy, for what they are doing is disastrous for them.
١٤٠:قالَ أَغَيرَ اللَّهِ أَبغيكُم إِلٰهًا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُم عَلَى العٰلَمينَ
[7:140] “Shall I seek for you other than GOD to be your god, when He has blessed you more than anyone else in the world?”
١٤١:وَإِذ أَنجَينٰكُم مِن ءالِ فِرعَونَ يَسومونَكُم سوءَ العَذابِ يُقَتِّلونَ أَبناءَكُم وَيَستَحيونَ نِساءَكُم وَفى ذٰلِكُم بَلاءٌ مِن رَبِّكُم عَظيمٌ
Reminder to the Children of Israel
[7:141] Recall that we delivered you from Pharaoh’s people, who inflicted the worst persecution upon you, killing your sons and sparing your daughters. That was an exacting trial for you from your Lord.
١٤٢:وَوٰعَدنا موسىٰ ثَلٰثينَ لَيلَةً وَأَتمَمنٰها بِعَشرٍ فَتَمَّ ميقٰتُ رَبِّهِ أَربَعينَ لَيلَةً وَقالَ موسىٰ لِأَخيهِ هٰرونَ اخلُفنى فى قَومى وَأَصلِح وَلا تَتَّبِع سَبيلَ المُفسِدينَ
Our World Cannot Stand the Physical Presence of God
[7:142] We summoned Moses for thirty* nights, and completed them by adding ten.* Thus, the audience with his Lord lasted forty* nights. Moses said to his brother Aaron, “Stay here with my people, maintain righteousness, and do not follow the ways of the corruptors.”
Footnote*7:142 The manner in which these numbers are mentioned is significant. As detailed in Appendix 1, all the numbers mentioned in the Quran add up to 162146, 19×8534.
١٤٣:وَلَمّا جاءَ موسىٰ لِميقٰتِنا وَكَلَّمَهُ رَبُّهُ قالَ رَبِّ أَرِنى أَنظُر إِلَيكَ قالَ لَن تَرىٰنى وَلٰكِنِ انظُر إِلَى الجَبَلِ فَإِنِ استَقَرَّ مَكانَهُ فَسَوفَ تَرىٰنى فَلَمّا تَجَلّىٰ رَبُّهُ لِلجَبَلِ جَعَلَهُ دَكًّا وَخَرَّ موسىٰ صَعِقًا فَلَمّا أَفاقَ قالَ سُبحٰنَكَ تُبتُ إِلَيكَ وَأَنا۠ أَوَّلُ المُؤمِنينَ
[7:143] When Moses came at our appointed time, and his Lord spoke with him, he said, “My Lord, let me look and see You.” He said, “You cannot see Me. Look at that mountain; if it stays in its place, then you can see Me.” Then, his Lord manifested Himself to the mountain, and this caused it to crumble. Moses fell unconscious. When he came to, he said, “Be You glorified. I repent to You, and I am the most convinced believer.”
١٤٤:قالَ يٰموسىٰ إِنِّى اصطَفَيتُكَ عَلَى النّاسِ بِرِسٰلٰتى وَبِكَلٰمى فَخُذ ما ءاتَيتُكَ وَكُن مِنَ الشّٰكِرينَ
[7:144] He said, “O Moses, I have chosen you, out of all the people, with My messages and by speaking to you. Therefore, take what I have given you and be appreciative.”
١٤٥:وَكَتَبنا لَهُ فِى الأَلوٰحِ مِن كُلِّ شَىءٍ مَوعِظَةً وَتَفصيلًا لِكُلِّ شَىءٍ فَخُذها بِقُوَّةٍ وَأمُر قَومَكَ يَأخُذوا بِأَحسَنِها سَأُو۟ريكُم دارَ الفٰسِقينَ
[7:145] We wrote for him on the tablets all kinds of enlightenments and details of everything: “You shall uphold these teachings strongly, and exhort your people to uphold them—these are the best teachings. I will point out for you the fate of the wicked.”
١٤٦:سَأَصرِفُ عَن ءايٰتِىَ الَّذينَ يَتَكَبَّرونَ فِى الأَرضِ بِغَيرِ الحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوا كُلَّ ءايَةٍ لا يُؤمِنوا بِها وَإِن يَرَوا سَبيلَ الرُّشدِ لا يَتَّخِذوهُ سَبيلًا وَإِن يَرَوا سَبيلَ الغَىِّ يَتَّخِذوهُ سَبيلًا ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُم كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَكانوا عَنها غٰفِلينَ
Divine Intervention Keeps the Disbelievers in the Dark
[7:146] I will divert from My revelations those who are arrogant on earth, without justification. Consequently, when they see every kind of proof they will not believe. And when they see the path of guidance they will not adopt it as their path, but when they see the path of straying they will adopt it as their path. This is the consequence of their rejecting our proofs, and being totally heedless thereof.
١٤٧:وَالَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَلِقاءِ الـٔاخِرَةِ حَبِطَت أَعمٰلُهُم هَل يُجزَونَ إِلّا ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
[7:147] Those who reject our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their works are nullified. Are they requited only for what they committed?
١٤٨:وَاتَّخَذَ قَومُ موسىٰ مِن بَعدِهِ مِن حُلِيِّهِم عِجلًا جَسَدًا لَهُ خُوارٌ أَلَم يَرَوا أَنَّهُ لا يُكَلِّمُهُم وَلا يَهديهِم سَبيلًا اتَّخَذوهُ وَكانوا ظٰلِمينَ
The Golden Calf
[7:148] During his absence, Moses’ people made from their jewelry the statue of a calf, complete with the sound of a calf.* Did they not see that it could not speak to them, or guide them in any path? They worshiped it, and thus turned wicked.
Footnote*7:148 How the golden calf acquired the sound of a calf is explained in Footnote 20:96.
١٤٩:وَلَمّا سُقِطَ فى أَيديهِم وَرَأَوا أَنَّهُم قَد ضَلّوا قالوا لَئِن لَم يَرحَمنا رَبُّنا وَيَغفِر لَنا لَنَكونَنَّ مِنَ الخٰسِرينَ
[7:149] Finally, when they regretted their action, and realized that they had gone astray, they said, “Unless our Lord redeems us with His mercy, and forgives us, we will be losers.”
١٥٠:وَلَمّا رَجَعَ موسىٰ إِلىٰ قَومِهِ غَضبٰنَ أَسِفًا قالَ بِئسَما خَلَفتُمونى مِن بَعدى أَعَجِلتُم أَمرَ رَبِّكُم وَأَلقَى الأَلوٰحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأسِ أَخيهِ يَجُرُّهُ إِلَيهِ قالَ ابنَؤُمَّ إِنَّ القَومَ استَضعَفونى وَكادوا يَقتُلونَنى فَلا تُشمِت بِىَ الأَعداءَ وَلا تَجعَلنى مَعَ القَومِ الظّٰلِمينَ
[7:150] When Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed, he said, “What a terrible thing you have done in my absence! Could you not wait for the commandments of your Lord?” He threw down the tablets, and took hold of his brother’s head, pulling him towards himself. (Aaron) said, “Son of my mother, the people took advantage of my weakness, and almost killed me. Let not my enemies rejoice, and do not count me with the transgressing people.”
١٥١:قالَ رَبِّ اغفِر لى وَلِأَخى وَأَدخِلنا فى رَحمَتِكَ وَأَنتَ أَرحَمُ الرّٰحِمينَ
[7:151] (Moses) said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful.”
١٥٢:إِنَّ الَّذينَ اتَّخَذُوا العِجلَ سَيَنالُهُم غَضَبٌ مِن رَبِّهِم وَذِلَّةٌ فِى الحَيوٰةِ الدُّنيا وَكَذٰلِكَ نَجزِى المُفتَرينَ
[7:152] Surely, those who idolized the calf have incurred wrath from their Lord, and humiliation in this life. We thus requite the innovators.
١٥٣:وَالَّذينَ عَمِلُوا السَّيِّـٔاتِ ثُمَّ تابوا مِن بَعدِها وَءامَنوا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعدِها لَغَفورٌ رَحيمٌ
[7:153] As for those who committed sins, then repented thereafter and believed, your Lord—after this—is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
١٥٤:وَلَمّا سَكَتَ عَن موسَى الغَضَبُ أَخَذَ الأَلوٰحَ وَفى نُسخَتِها هُدًى وَرَحمَةٌ لِلَّذينَ هُم لِرَبِّهِم يَرهَبونَ
[7:154] When Moses’ anger subsided, he picked up the tablets, containing guidance and mercy for those who reverence their Lord.
١٥٥:وَاختارَ موسىٰ قَومَهُ سَبعينَ رَجُلًا لِميقٰتِنا فَلَمّا أَخَذَتهُمُ الرَّجفَةُ قالَ رَبِّ لَو شِئتَ أَهلَكتَهُم مِن قَبلُ وَإِيّٰىَ أَتُهلِكُنا بِما فَعَلَ السُّفَهاءُ مِنّا إِن هِىَ إِلّا فِتنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِها مَن تَشاءُ وَتَهدى مَن تَشاءُ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنا فَاغفِر لَنا وَارحَمنا وَأَنتَ خَيرُ الغٰفِرينَ
[7:155] Moses then selected seventy men from among his people, to come to our appointed audience. When the quake shook them, he said, “My Lord, You could have annihilated them in the past, together with me, if You so willed. Would You annihilate us for the deeds of those among us who are foolish? This must be the test that You have instituted for us. With it, You condemn whomever You will, and guide whomever You will. You are our Lord and Master, so forgive us, shower us with Your mercy; You are the best Forgiver.
١٥٦:وَاكتُب لَنا فى هٰذِهِ الدُّنيا حَسَنَةً وَفِى الـٔاخِرَةِ إِنّا هُدنا إِلَيكَ قالَ عَذابى أُصيبُ بِهِ مَن أَشاءُ وَرَحمَتى وَسِعَت كُلَّ شَىءٍ فَسَأَكتُبُها لِلَّذينَ يَتَّقونَ وَيُؤتونَ الزَّكوٰةَ وَالَّذينَ هُم بِـٔايٰتِنا يُؤمِنونَ
Requirements For Attaining God's Mercy: The Importance of Zakat
[7:156] “And decree for us righteousness in this world, and in the Hereafter. We have repented to You.” He said, “My retribution befalls whomever I will. But My mercy encompasses all things. However, I will specify it for those who (1) lead a righteous life, (2) give the obligatory charity (Zakat),* (3) believe in our revelations, and
Footnote*7:156 The importance of the obligatory charity (Zakat) cannot be over emphasized. As instituted in 6:141, Zakat must be given away upon receiving any income-2.5% of one’s net income must be given to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien, in this order (see 2:215).
١٥٧:الَّذينَ يَتَّبِعونَ الرَّسولَ النَّبِىَّ الأُمِّىَّ الَّذى يَجِدونَهُ مَكتوبًا عِندَهُم فِى التَّورىٰةِ وَالإِنجيلِ يَأمُرُهُم بِالمَعروفِ وَيَنهىٰهُم عَنِ المُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ الطَّيِّبٰتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيهِمُ الخَبٰئِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنهُم إِصرَهُم وَالأَغلٰلَ الَّتى كانَت عَلَيهِم فَالَّذينَ ءامَنوا بِهِ وَعَزَّروهُ وَنَصَروهُ وَاتَّبَعُوا النّورَ الَّذى أُنزِلَ مَعَهُ أُولٰئِكَ هُمُ المُفلِحونَ
[7:157] “(4) follow the messenger, the gentile prophet (Muhammad), whom they find written in their Torah and Gospel.* He exhorts them to be righteous, enjoins them from evil, allows for them all good food, and prohibits that which is bad, and unloads the burdens and the shackles imposed upon them. Those who believe in him, respect him, support him, and follow the light that came with him are the successful ones.”
Footnote*7:157 Muhammad is prophesied in Deuteronomy 18:15-19 and John 14:16-17 & 16:13.
١٥٨:قُل يٰأَيُّهَا النّاسُ إِنّى رَسولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيكُم جَميعًا الَّذى لَهُ مُلكُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ يُحى ۦ وَيُميتُ فَـٔامِنوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسولِهِ النَّبِىِّ الأُمِّىِّ الَّذى يُؤمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَكَلِمٰتِهِ وَاتَّبِعوهُ لَعَلَّكُم تَهتَدونَ
[7:158] Say, “O people, I am GOD‘s messenger to all of you. To Him belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. There is no god except He. He controls life and death.” Therefore, you shall believe in GOD and His messenger, the gentile prophet, who believes in GOD and His words. Follow him, that you may be guided.
١٥٩:وَمِن قَومِ موسىٰ أُمَّةٌ يَهدونَ بِالحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعدِلونَ
The Guided Jews
[7:159] Among the followers of Moses there are those who guide in accordance with the truth, and the truth renders them righteous.
١٦٠:وَقَطَّعنٰهُمُ اثنَتَى عَشرَةَ أَسباطًا أُمَمًا وَأَوحَينا إِلىٰ موسىٰ إِذِ استَسقىٰهُ قَومُهُ أَنِ اضرِب بِعَصاكَ الحَجَرَ فَانبَجَسَت مِنهُ اثنَتا عَشرَةَ عَينًا قَد عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُناسٍ مَشرَبَهُم وَظَلَّلنا عَلَيهِمُ الغَمٰمَ وَأَنزَلنا عَلَيهِمُ المَنَّ وَالسَّلوىٰ كُلوا مِن طَيِّبٰتِ ما رَزَقنٰكُم وَما ظَلَمونا وَلٰكِن كانوا أَنفُسَهُم يَظلِمونَ
Miracles in Sinai
[7:160] We divided them into twelve tribal communities, and we inspired Moses when his people asked him for water: “Strike the rock with your staff,” whereupon twelve springs gushed out therefrom. Thus, each community knew its water. And we shaded them with clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails: “Eat from the good things we provided for you.” It is not us that they wronged; it is they who wronged their own souls.
١٦١:وَإِذ قيلَ لَهُمُ اسكُنوا هٰذِهِ القَريَةَ وَكُلوا مِنها حَيثُ شِئتُم وَقولوا حِطَّةٌ وَادخُلُوا البابَ سُجَّدًا نَغفِر لَكُم خَطيـٰٔتِكُم سَنَزيدُ المُحسِنينَ
Rebellion Despite the Miracles
[7:161] Recall that they were told, “Go into this town to live, and eat therefrom as you please, treat the people amicably, and enter the gate humbly. We will then forgive your transgressions. We will multiply the reward for the righteous.”
١٦٢:فَبَدَّلَ الَّذينَ ظَلَموا مِنهُم قَولًا غَيرَ الَّذى قيلَ لَهُم فَأَرسَلنا عَلَيهِم رِجزًا مِنَ السَّماءِ بِما كانوا يَظلِمونَ
[7:162] But the evil ones among them substituted other commands for the commands given to them. Consequently, we sent upon them condemnation from the sky, because of their wickedness.
١٦٣:وَسـَٔلهُم عَنِ القَريَةِ الَّتى كانَت حاضِرَةَ البَحرِ إِذ يَعدونَ فِى السَّبتِ إِذ تَأتيهِم حيتٰنُهُم يَومَ سَبتِهِم شُرَّعًا وَيَومَ لا يَسبِتونَ لا تَأتيهِم كَذٰلِكَ نَبلوهُم بِما كانوا يَفسُقونَ
Observing the Commandments Brings Prosperity
[7:163] Remind them of the community by the sea, who desecrated the Sabbath. When they observed the Sabbath, the fish came to them abundantly. And when they violated the Sabbath, the fish did not come. We thus afflicted them, as a consequence of their transgression.
١٦٤:وَإِذ قالَت أُمَّةٌ مِنهُم لِمَ تَعِظونَ قَومًا اللَّهُ مُهلِكُهُم أَو مُعَذِّبُهُم عَذابًا شَديدًا قالوا مَعذِرَةً إِلىٰ رَبِّكُم وَلَعَلَّهُم يَتَّقونَ
Mocking and Ridiculing God's Message
[7:164] Recall that a group of them said, “Why should you preach to people whom GOD will surely annihilate or punish severely?” They answered, “Apologize to your Lord,” that they might be saved.
١٦٥:فَلَمّا نَسوا ما ذُكِّروا بِهِ أَنجَينَا الَّذينَ يَنهَونَ عَنِ السّوءِ وَأَخَذنَا الَّذينَ ظَلَموا بِعَذابٍ بَـٔيسٍ بِما كانوا يَفسُقونَ
[7:165] When they disregarded what they were reminded of, we saved those who prohibited evil, and afflicted the wrongdoers with a terrible retribution for their wickedness.
١٦٦:فَلَمّا عَتَوا عَن ما نُهوا عَنهُ قُلنا لَهُم كونوا قِرَدَةً خٰسِـٔينَ
[7:166] When they continued to defy the commandments, we said to them, “Be you despicable apes.”
١٦٧:وَإِذ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبعَثَنَّ عَلَيهِم إِلىٰ يَومِ القِيٰمَةِ مَن يَسومُهُم سوءَ العَذابِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَريعُ العِقابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفورٌ رَحيمٌ
[7:167] Additionally, your Lord has decreed that He will raise up against them people who will inflict severe persecution upon them, until the Day of Resurrection. Your Lord is most efficient in enforcing retribution, and He is certainly the Forgiver, Most Merciful.
١٦٨:وَقَطَّعنٰهُم فِى الأَرضِ أُمَمًا مِنهُمُ الصّٰلِحونَ وَمِنهُم دونَ ذٰلِكَ وَبَلَونٰهُم بِالحَسَنٰتِ وَالسَّيِّـٔاتِ لَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَ
[7:168] We scattered them among many communities throughout the land. Some of them were righteous, and some were less than righteous. We tested them with prosperity and hardship, that they may return.
١٦٩:فَخَلَفَ مِن بَعدِهِم خَلفٌ وَرِثُوا الكِتٰبَ يَأخُذونَ عَرَضَ هٰذَا الأَدنىٰ وَيَقولونَ سَيُغفَرُ لَنا وَإِن يَأتِهِم عَرَضٌ مِثلُهُ يَأخُذوهُ أَلَم يُؤخَذ عَلَيهِم ميثٰقُ الكِتٰبِ أَن لا يَقولوا عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الحَقَّ وَدَرَسوا ما فيهِ وَالدّارُ الـٔاخِرَةُ خَيرٌ لِلَّذينَ يَتَّقونَ أَفَلا تَعقِلونَ
[7:169] Subsequent to them, He substituted new generations who inherited the scripture. But they opted for the worldly life instead, saying, “We will be forgiven.” But then they continued to opt for the materials of this world. Did they not make a covenant to uphold the scripture, and not to say about GOD except the truth? Did they not study the scripture? Certainly, the abode of the Hereafter is far better for those who maintain righteousness. Do you not understand?
١٧٠:وَالَّذينَ يُمَسِّكونَ بِالكِتٰبِ وَأَقامُوا الصَّلوٰةَ إِنّا لا نُضيعُ أَجرَ المُصلِحينَ
[7:170] Those who uphold the scripture, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), we never fail to recompense the pious.
١٧١:وَإِذ نَتَقنَا الجَبَلَ فَوقَهُم كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنّوا أَنَّهُ واقِعٌ بِهِم خُذوا ما ءاتَينٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذكُروا ما فيهِ لَعَلَّكُم تَتَّقونَ
[7:171] We raised the mountain above them like an umbrella, and they thought it was going to fall on them: “You shall uphold what we have given you, strongly, and remember the contents thereof, that you may be saved.”
١٧٢:وَإِذ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنى ءادَمَ مِن ظُهورِهِم ذُرِّيَّتَهُم وَأَشهَدَهُم عَلىٰ أَنفُسِهِم أَلَستُ بِرَبِّكُم قالوا بَلىٰ شَهِدنا أَن تَقولوا يَومَ القِيٰمَةِ إِنّا كُنّا عَن هٰذا غٰفِلينَ
We Are Born With Instinctive Knowledge About God*
[7:172] Recall that your Lord summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear witness for themselves: “Am I not your Lord?” They all said, “Yes. We bear witness.” Thus, you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, “We were not aware of this.”
Footnote*7:172 Thus, every human being is born with an instinctive knowledge about God.
١٧٣:أَو تَقولوا إِنَّما أَشرَكَ ءاباؤُنا مِن قَبلُ وَكُنّا ذُرِّيَّةً مِن بَعدِهِم أَفَتُهلِكُنا بِما فَعَلَ المُبطِلونَ
[7:173] Nor can you say, “It was our parents who practiced idolatry, and we simply followed in their footsteps. Will You punish us because of what others have innovated?”
١٧٤:وَكَذٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الـٔايٰتِ وَلَعَلَّهُم يَرجِعونَ
[7:174] We thus explain the revelations, to enable the people to redeem themselves.*
Footnote*7:174 This life is our last chance to return to God’s Kingdom (See INTRODUCTION).
١٧٥:وَاتلُ عَلَيهِم نَبَأَ الَّذى ءاتَينٰهُ ءايٰتِنا فَانسَلَخَ مِنها فَأَتبَعَهُ الشَّيطٰنُ فَكانَ مِنَ الغاوينَ
[7:175] Recite for them the news of one who was given our proofs, but chose to disregard them. Consequently, the devil pursued him, until he became a strayer.
١٧٦:وَلَو شِئنا لَرَفَعنٰهُ بِها وَلٰكِنَّهُ أَخلَدَ إِلَى الأَرضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوىٰهُ فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الكَلبِ إِن تَحمِل عَلَيهِ يَلهَث أَو تَترُكهُ يَلهَث ذٰلِكَ مَثَلُ القَومِ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا فَاقصُصِ القَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُم يَتَفَكَّرونَ
[7:176] Had we willed, we could have elevated him therewith, but he insisted on sticking to the ground, and pursued his own opinions. Thus, he is like the dog; whether you pet him or scold him, he pants. Such is the example of people who reject our proofs. Narrate these narrations, that they may reflect.
١٧٧:ساءَ مَثَلًا القَومُ الَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا وَأَنفُسَهُم كانوا يَظلِمونَ
[7:177] Bad indeed is the example of people who reject our proofs; it is only their own souls that they wrong.
١٧٨:مَن يَهدِ اللَّهُ فَهُوَ المُهتَدى وَمَن يُضلِل فَأُولٰئِكَ هُمُ الخٰسِرونَ
[7:178] Whomever GOD guides is the truly guided one, and whomever He commits to straying, these are the losers.
١٧٩:وَلَقَد ذَرَأنا لِجَهَنَّمَ كَثيرًا مِنَ الجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ لَهُم قُلوبٌ لا يَفقَهونَ بِها وَلَهُم أَعيُنٌ لا يُبصِرونَ بِها وَلَهُم ءاذانٌ لا يَسمَعونَ بِها أُولٰئِكَ كَالأَنعٰمِ بَل هُم أَضَلُّ أُولٰئِكَ هُمُ الغٰفِلونَ
Satan Hypnotizes His Constituents
[7:179] We have committed to Hell multitudes of jinns and humans. They have minds with which they do not understand, eyes with which they do not see, and ears with which they do not hear. They are like animals; no, they are far worse—they are totally unaware.
١٨٠:وَلِلَّهِ الأَسماءُ الحُسنىٰ فَادعوهُ بِها وَذَرُوا الَّذينَ يُلحِدونَ فى أَسمٰئِهِ سَيُجزَونَ ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ
[7:180] To GOD belongs the most beautiful names; call upon Him therewith, and disregard those who distort His names. They will be requited for their sins.
١٨١:وَمِمَّن خَلَقنا أُمَّةٌ يَهدونَ بِالحَقِّ وَبِهِ يَعدِلونَ
[7:181] Among our creations, there are those who guide with the truth, and the truth renders them righteous.
١٨٢:وَالَّذينَ كَذَّبوا بِـٔايٰتِنا سَنَستَدرِجُهُم مِن حَيثُ لا يَعلَمونَ
[7:182] As for those who reject our revelations, we lead them on without them ever realizing it.
١٨٣:وَأُملى لَهُم إِنَّ كَيدى مَتينٌ
[7:183] I will even encourage them; My scheming is formidable.
١٨٤:أَوَلَم يَتَفَكَّروا ما بِصاحِبِهِم مِن جِنَّةٍ إِن هُوَ إِلّا نَذيرٌ مُبينٌ
[7:184] Why do they not reflect upon their friend (the messenger)? He is not crazy. He is simply a profound warner.
١٨٥:أَوَلَم يَنظُروا فى مَلَكوتِ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ وَما خَلَقَ اللَّهُ مِن شَىءٍ وَأَن عَسىٰ أَن يَكونَ قَدِ اقتَرَبَ أَجَلُهُم فَبِأَىِّ حَديثٍ بَعدَهُ يُؤمِنونَ
[7:185] Have they not looked at the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all the things GOD has created? Does it ever occur to them that the end of their life may be near? Which Hadith, beside this, do they believe in?
١٨٦:مَن يُضلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلا هادِىَ لَهُ وَيَذَرُهُم فى طُغيٰنِهِم يَعمَهونَ
[7:186] Whomever GOD commits to straying, there is no way for anyone to guide him. He leaves them in their sins, blundering.
١٨٧:يَسـَٔلونَكَ عَنِ السّاعَةِ أَيّانَ مُرسىٰها قُل إِنَّما عِلمُها عِندَ رَبّى لا يُجَلّيها لِوَقتِها إِلّا هُوَ ثَقُلَت فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَالأَرضِ لا تَأتيكُم إِلّا بَغتَةً يَسـَٔلونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِىٌّ عَنها قُل إِنَّما عِلمُها عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَعلَمونَ
[7:187] They ask you about the end of the world (the Hour),* and when it will come to pass. Say, “The knowledge thereof is with my Lord. Only He reveals its time.* Heavy it is, in the heavens and the earth. It will not come to you except suddenly.”** They ask you as if you are in control thereof. Say, “The knowledge thereof is with GOD ,” but most people do not know.
Footnote*7:187 The right time to reveal this information was predestined to be 1980 A.D., through God’s Messenger of the Covenant (See 15:87, 72:27, and Appendices 2 & 11). **7:187 The “Hour” comes “suddenly” only to the disbelievers (See Appendix 11).
١٨٨:قُل لا أَملِكُ لِنَفسى نَفعًا وَلا ضَرًّا إِلّا ما شاءَ اللَّهُ وَلَو كُنتُ أَعلَمُ الغَيبَ لَاستَكثَرتُ مِنَ الخَيرِ وَما مَسَّنِىَ السّوءُ إِن أَنا۠ إِلّا نَذيرٌ وَبَشيرٌ لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ
Messengers Are Powerless; They Do Not Know the Future.
[7:188] Say, “I have no power to benefit myself, or harm myself. Only what GOD wills happens to me. If I knew the future, I would have increased my wealth, and no harm would have afflicted me. I am no more than a warner, and a bearer of good news for those who believe.”
١٨٩:هُوَ الَّذى خَلَقَكُم مِن نَفسٍ وٰحِدَةٍ وَجَعَلَ مِنها زَوجَها لِيَسكُنَ إِلَيها فَلَمّا تَغَشّىٰها حَمَلَت حَملًا خَفيفًا فَمَرَّت بِهِ فَلَمّا أَثقَلَت دَعَوَا اللَّهَ رَبَّهُما لَئِن ءاتَيتَنا صٰلِحًا لَنَكونَنَّ مِنَ الشّٰكِرينَ
Our Children Can be Idols
[7:189] He created you from one person (Adam). Subsequently, He gives every man a mate to find tranquility with her. She then carries a light load that she can hardly notice. As the load gets heavier, they implore GOD their Lord: “If You give us a good baby, we will be appreciative.”
١٩٠:فَلَمّا ءاتىٰهُما صٰلِحًا جَعَلا لَهُ شُرَكاءَ فيما ءاتىٰهُما فَتَعٰلَى اللَّهُ عَمّا يُشرِكونَ
[7:190] But when He gives them a good baby, they turn His gift into an idol that rivals Him. GOD be exalted, far above any partnership.
١٩١:أَيُشرِكونَ ما لا يَخلُقُ شَيـًٔا وَهُم يُخلَقونَ
[7:191] Is it not a fact that they are idolizing idols who create nothing, and are themselves created?
١٩٢:وَلا يَستَطيعونَ لَهُم نَصرًا وَلا أَنفُسَهُم يَنصُرونَ
[7:192] Idols that can neither help them, nor even help themselves?
١٩٣:وَإِن تَدعوهُم إِلَى الهُدىٰ لا يَتَّبِعوكُم سَواءٌ عَلَيكُم أَدَعَوتُموهُم أَم أَنتُم صٰمِتونَ
[7:193] When you invite them to the guidance, they do not follow you. Thus, it is the same for them whether you invite them, or remain silent.
١٩٤:إِنَّ الَّذينَ تَدعونَ مِن دونِ اللَّهِ عِبادٌ أَمثالُكُم فَادعوهُم فَليَستَجيبوا لَكُم إِن كُنتُم صٰدِقينَ
[7:194] The idols you invoke besides GOD are creatures like you. Go ahead and call upon them; let them respond to you, if you are right.
١٩٥:أَلَهُم أَرجُلٌ يَمشونَ بِها أَم لَهُم أَيدٍ يَبطِشونَ بِها أَم لَهُم أَعيُنٌ يُبصِرونَ بِها أَم لَهُم ءاذانٌ يَسمَعونَ بِها قُلِ ادعوا شُرَكاءَكُم ثُمَّ كيدونِ فَلا تُنظِرونِ
[7:195] Do they have legs on which they walk? Do they have hands with which they defend themselves? Do they have eyes with which they see? Do they have ears with which they hear? Say, “Call upon your idols, and ask them to smite me without delay.
١٩٦:إِنَّ وَلِـِّۧىَ اللَّهُ الَّذى نَزَّلَ الكِتٰبَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصّٰلِحينَ
[7:196] “GOD is my only Lord and Master; the One who revealed this scripture. He protects the righteous.
١٩٧:وَالَّذينَ تَدعونَ مِن دونِهِ لا يَستَطيعونَ نَصرَكُم وَلا أَنفُسَهُم يَنصُرونَ
[7:197] “As for the idols you set up beside Him, they cannot help you, nor can they help themselves.”
١٩٨:وَإِن تَدعوهُم إِلَى الهُدىٰ لا يَسمَعوا وَتَرىٰهُم يَنظُرونَ إِلَيكَ وَهُم لا يُبصِرونَ
[7:198] When you invite them to the guidance, they do not hear. And you see them looking at you, but they do not see.
١٩٩:خُذِ العَفوَ وَأمُر بِالعُرفِ وَأَعرِض عَنِ الجٰهِلينَ
[7:199] You shall resort to pardon, advocate tolerance, and disregard the ignorant.
٢٠٠:وَإِمّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيطٰنِ نَزغٌ فَاستَعِذ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَميعٌ عَليمٌ
[7:200] When the devil whispers to you any whisper, seek refuge in GOD ; He is Hearer, Omniscient.
٢٠١:إِنَّ الَّذينَ اتَّقَوا إِذا مَسَّهُم طٰئِفٌ مِنَ الشَّيطٰنِ تَذَكَّروا فَإِذا هُم مُبصِرونَ
[7:201] Those who are righteous, whenever the devil approaches them with an idea, they remember, whereupon they become seers.
٢٠٢:وَإِخوٰنُهُم يَمُدّونَهُم فِى الغَىِّ ثُمَّ لا يُقصِرونَ
[7:202] Their brethren ceaselessly entice them to go astray.
٢٠٣:وَإِذا لَم تَأتِهِم بِـٔايَةٍ قالوا لَولَا اجتَبَيتَها قُل إِنَّما أَتَّبِعُ ما يوحىٰ إِلَىَّ مِن رَبّى هٰذا بَصائِرُ مِن رَبِّكُم وَهُدًى وَرَحمَةٌ لِقَومٍ يُؤمِنونَ
[7:203] If you do not produce a miracle that they demand, they say, “Why not ask for it?” Say, “I simply follow what is revealed to me from my Lord.” These are enlightenments from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy for people who believe.
٢٠٤:وَإِذا قُرِئَ القُرءانُ فَاستَمِعوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتوا لَعَلَّكُم تُرحَمونَ
[7:204] When the Quran is recited, you shall listen to it and take heed, that you may attain mercy.
٢٠٥:وَاذكُر رَبَّكَ فى نَفسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخيفَةً وَدونَ الجَهرِ مِنَ القَولِ بِالغُدُوِّ وَالـٔاصالِ وَلا تَكُن مِنَ الغٰفِلينَ
[7:205] You shall remember your Lord within yourself, publicly, privately, and quietly, day and night; do not be unaware.*
Footnote*7:205 Your god is whoever or whatever occupies your mind most of the day. This explains the fact that most of those who believe in God are destined for Hell (See 12:106, 23:84-90, and Appendix 27).
٢٠٦:إِنَّ الَّذينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لا يَستَكبِرونَ عَن عِبادَتِهِ وَيُسَبِّحونَهُ وَلَهُ يَسجُدونَ
[7:206] Those at your Lord are never too proud to worship Him; they glorify Him and fall prostrate before Him.
| Cumulative frequency of the word GOD for this Sura =1017 | Cumulative sum of verses where the word GOD occurs for this Sura =70656 |