Surah 7. Al-A'raf

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-25 [2], 26-31 [3], 32-39 [4], 40-47 [5], 48-53 [6], 54-58 [7], 59-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-84 [10], 85-93 [11], 94-99 [12], 100-108 [13], 109-126 [14], 127-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-157 [19], 158-162 [20], 163-171 [21], 172-181 [22], 182-188 [23], 189-206 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 48-53وَ نَادٰۤیAnd (will) call outاَصْحٰبُ(the) companionsالْاَعْرَافِ(of) the heightsرِجَالًا(to) menیَّعْرِفُوْنَهُمْwhom they recognizeبِسِیْمٰىهُمْby their marksقَالُوْاsayingمَاۤNotاَغْنٰی(has) availedعَنْكُمْ[to] youجَمْعُكُمْyour gatheringوَ مَاand whatكُنْتُمْyou wereتَسْتَكْبِرُوْنَ arrogant (about) اَهٰۤؤُلَآءِAre theseالَّذِیْنَthe ones whomاَقْسَمْتُمْyou had swornلَا(that) notیَنَالُهُمُ(will) grant themاللّٰهُAllahبِرَحْمَةٍ ؕMercyاُدْخُلُواEnterالْجَنَّةَParadiseلَا(There will be) noخَوْفٌfearعَلَیْكُمْupon youوَ لَاۤand notاَنْتُمْyouتَحْزَنُوْنَ will grieve وَ نَادٰۤیAnd (will) call outاَصْحٰبُ(the) companionsالنَّارِ(of) the Fireاَصْحٰبَ(to the) companionsالْجَنَّةِ(of) Paradiseاَنْ[that]اَفِیْضُوْاPourعَلَیْنَاupon usمِنَ[of]الْمَآءِ(some) waterاَوْorمِمَّاof whatرَزَقَكُمُ(has been) provided (to) youاللّٰهُ ؕ(by) AllahقَالُوْۤاThey (will) sayاِنَّIndeedاللّٰهَAllahحَرَّمَهُمَاhas forbidden bothعَلَیtoالْكٰفِرِیْنَۙthe disbelievers الَّذِیْنَThose whoاتَّخَذُوْاtookدِیْنَهُمْtheir religionلَهْوًا(as) an amusementوَّ لَعِبًاand playوَّ غَرَّتْهُمُand deluded themالْحَیٰوةُthe lifeالدُّنْیَا ۚ(of) the worldفَالْیَوْمَSo todayنَنْسٰىهُمْWe forget themكَمَاasنَسُوْاthey forgotلِقَآءَ(the) meetingیَوْمِهِمْ(of) their dayهٰذَا ۙthisوَ مَاand [what]كَانُوْا(as) they used toبِاٰیٰتِنَاwith Our Versesیَجْحَدُوْنَ they reject 7. Al-A'raf Page 157وَ لَقَدْAnd certainlyجِئْنٰهُمْWe had brought (to) themبِكِتٰبٍa Bookفَصَّلْنٰهُwhich We have explainedعَلٰیwithعِلْمٍknowledgeهُدًیa guidanceوَّ رَحْمَةًand mercyلِّقَوْمٍfor a peopleیُّؤْمِنُوْنَ who believe هَلْDoیَنْظُرُوْنَthey waitاِلَّاexceptتَاْوِیْلَهٗ ؕ(for) its fulfillmentیَوْمَ(The) Dayیَاْتِیْ(will) comeتَاْوِیْلُهٗits fulfillmentیَقُوْلُwill sayالَّذِیْنَthose whoنَسُوْهُhad forgotten itمِنْfromقَبْلُbeforeقَدْVerilyجَآءَتْhad comeرُسُلُ(the) Messengersرَبِّنَا(of) our Lordبِالْحَقِّ ۚwith the truthفَهَلْso are (there)لَّنَاfor usمِنْanyشُفَعَآءَintercessorsفَیَشْفَعُوْاso (that) they intercedeلَنَاۤfor usاَوْorنُرَدُّwe are sent backفَنَعْمَلَso (that) we do (deeds)غَیْرَother thanالَّذِیْthat whichكُنَّاwe used toنَعْمَلُ ؕdoقَدْVerilyخَسِرُوْۤاthey lostاَنْفُسَهُمْthemselvesوَ ضَلَّand strayedعَنْهُمْfrom themمَّاwhatكَانُوْاthey used toیَفْتَرُوْنَ۠invent

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Translation of Verse 48-53

48. And the men on the Heights will call out to some men, whom they will recognize from their marks; saying: “Your multitude and your scornful pride were of no avail to you.”⁷⁵

49. “And are these (people of Faith) not the men about whom you swore that Allah would never bless them with His Mercy? (But today they have been told) ‘Enter the paradise, no fear shall come upon you, nor shall you grieve.”⁷⁶

50. And the dwellers of the Hell will cry out to the dwellers of the Paradise: “pour some water on us, or give us some of the sustenance Allah has given you. “They will reply: “Verily Allah has forbidden both to the disbelievers.”⁷⁷

51. “Who took their religion for sport and pastime, ⁷⁸ and who were beguiled by the life of the world.” So this day We will forget them⁷⁹ as they forgot the Meeting of this day, and have been denying Our revelations.

52. And verily We have brought them a Book which We have expounded with knowledge, ⁸⁰ a guidance and a mercy for the people who believe.

53. Are they waiting for its fulfilment? On the day when it is fulfilled, those that have forgotten it before will say: “Surely, our Lord’s messengers did bring the truth.⁸¹ Then have we any intercessors who may intercede for us? Or can we be returned (to earth) that we may act otherwise than we used to act? “They have lost themselves, and that which they had invented failed them.

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Commentary

75. That is; They will recognise those of the dwellers of the Hell whom they had known in the life of the world, and who were proud of their wealth and power, and this pride of theirs had come in the way of their accepting the dawah of truth. After recognising them from their special signs they will remind them of their false pride’and of the bitter truth that their pelf and power did not pay them in the end.

It can be concluded that Firaun, Haman, Abu Lahab, Abu Jahal, and other leaders of that ilk will be recognised from their special signs in the Hell, and when the people of A‘araf will remind them that their cause for vanity proved to be quite useless for them, their ignominy and disgrace will be heightened.

76. That is: In the world they looked down on the people of faith and claimed that they did not enjoy any regard in the eyes of God, nor will they ever receive His favour and blessing, but this day they can see that Allah has honoured these very people of faith by asking them to enter the paradise and that there was no sorrow for them and no occasion for fear.

77. The articles of food and. drink that would be available in the paradise will have, been forbidden to be served to them. They will have been deprived of them and nothing will be given to them.

78. This is a clarification from Allah that the activities of the infidels in the life of the world had been such and such, then how can they deserve to get rewards in the Hereafter !

79. Allah does not forget anything. By forgetting them is meant overlooking and ignoring them, depriving them of His favour and blessings.

80. That is: In this book directions about guidance have been very clearly explained. There is no point, on which guidance depends that has been stated in a vague and equivocal way. And a speciality of this Book is that in it no imaginary and fictitious matters have been narrated, but that what has been stated in it has been done on the basis of full knowledge, because the Being Who has sent down this Book is Allah, whose knowledge is perfect and definite.

This specialty of Quran makes it a distinguished Book from all other books of the world, whose writings about the reality of the universe and the purpose of man’s existence are based on conjectures, theoretical discussions and philosophical ideas.

81. That is: Do they want to see the matters about which Quran is giving information in the form of actual events? If it is so, then they should know that the day on which these events will take place and the reality will appear to them unveiled, these very people who are denying the unseen truth of these things, will admit their truth. But that time will not be the time for taking action, but for declaring the results and of reaping the consequences. Therefore, at that time their admitting the truth will not be profitable for them.