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 65-72وَ اِلٰیAnd toعَادٍAadاَخَاهُمْ(We sent) their brotherهُوْدًا ؕHudقَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my people!اعْبُدُواWorshipاللّٰهَAllahمَاnotلَكُمْfor youمِّنْanyاِلٰهٍgodغَیْرُهٗ ؕother than HimاَفَلَاThen will notتَتَّقُوْنَ you fear (Allah) قَالَSaidالْمَلَاُthe chiefsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَفَرُوْاdisbelievedمِنْfromقَوْمِهٖۤhis peopleاِنَّاIndeed weلَنَرٰىكَsurely see youفِیْinسَفَاهَةٍfoolishnessوَّ اِنَّاand indeed weلَنَظُنُّكَ[we] think youمِنَ(are) ofالْكٰذِبِیْنَ the liars قَالَHe saidیٰقَوْمِO my peopleلَیْسَ(There is) noبِیْin meسَفَاهَةٌfoolishnessوَّ لٰكِنِّیْbut I amرَسُوْلٌa Messengerمِّنْfromرَّبِّ(the) Lordالْعٰلَمِیْنَ (of) the worlds 7. Al-A'raf Page 159اُبَلِّغُكُمْI convey to youرِسٰلٰتِMessagesرَبِّیْ(of) my Lordوَ اَنَاand I amلَكُمْto youنَاصِحٌan adviserاَمِیْنٌ trustworthy اَوَ عَجِبْتُمْDo you wonderاَنْthatجَآءَكُمْhas come to youذِكْرٌa reminderمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordعَلٰیonرَجُلٍa manمِّنْكُمْamong youلِیُنْذِرَكُمْ ؕthat he may warn youوَ اذْكُرُوْۤاAnd rememberاِذْwhenجَعَلَكُمْHe made youخُلَفَآءَsuccessorsمِنْۢfromبَعْدِafterقَوْمِ(the) peopleنُوْحٍ(of) Nuhوَّ زَادَكُمْand increased youفِیinالْخَلْقِthe statureبَصْۜطَةً ۚextensivelyفَاذْكُرُوْۤاSo rememberاٰلَآءَ(the) Bountiesاللّٰهِ(of) Allahلَعَلَّكُمْso that you mayتُفْلِحُوْنَ succeed قَالُوْۤاThey saidاَجِئْتَنَاHave you come to usلِنَعْبُدَthat we (should) worshipاللّٰهَAllahوَحْدَهٗAloneوَ نَذَرَand we forsakeمَاwhatكَانَused toیَعْبُدُworshipاٰبَآؤُنَا ۚour forefathersفَاْتِنَاThen bring usبِمَاof whatتَعِدُنَاۤyou promise usاِنْifكُنْتَyou areمِنَofالصّٰدِقِیْنَ the truthful قَالَHe saidقَدْVerilyوَ قَعَhas fallenعَلَیْكُمْupon youمِّنْfromرَّبِّكُمْyour Lordرِجْسٌpunishmentوَّ غَضَبٌ ؕand angerاَتُجَادِلُوْنَنِیْDo you dispute with meفِیْۤconcerningاَسْمَآءٍnamesسَمَّیْتُمُوْهَاۤyou have named themاَنْتُمْyouوَ اٰبَآؤُكُمْand your forefathersمَّاNotنَزَّلَ(has been) sent downاللّٰهُ(by) Allahبِهَاfor itمِنْanyسُلْطٰنٍ ؕauthorityفَانْتَظِرُوْۤاThen waitاِنِّیْindeed, I amمَعَكُمْwith youمِّنَofالْمُنْتَظِرِیْنَ the ones who wait فَاَنْجَیْنٰهُSo We saved himوَ الَّذِیْنَand thoseمَعَهٗwith himبِرَحْمَةٍby Mercyمِّنَّاfrom Usوَ قَطَعْنَاAnd We cut offدَابِرَthe rootsالَّذِیْنَ(of) those whoكَذَّبُوْاdeniedبِاٰیٰتِنَاOur Signsوَ مَاand notكَانُوْاthey wereمُؤْمِنِیْنَ۠believers

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Translation of Verse 65-72

65. And to (the tribe of ) Aad¹⁰⁵ (We sent) Hood¹⁰⁶ their own brother; he said to them: “O my people! worship Allah; you have no other god but Him. Do you not then fear? ’’

66. ¹⁰⁷ The nobles of his people, who were disbelieving, said: “we surely see you (indulging) in folly,¹⁰⁸ and we think that you are a liar.”

67. He said: “O my people! There is no foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.

68. “I convey to you the messages of my Lord, and I am your honest¹⁰⁹ well-wisher.

69. “Do you think it strange that there has come to you a reminder from your Lord through a man from amongst you, so that he may warn you; remember when He made you heirs to Nooh’s people and endowed you with greater power¹¹⁰ among the nations. So remember the favours of Allah so that you may be successful.”

70. They said: “Have you come to us that we may worship one Allah only and give up what our forefathers were worshipping?¹¹¹ Then bring down on us that (punishment) with which you have been threatening us, if you are truthful.”

71. He said: “Your Lord’s curse and wrath has already visited you. Do you wrangle with me over the names which you and your forefathers have invented and for which no sanction has come down from Allah.¹¹² Then wait, I am too waiting with you.”¹¹³

72. Then we rescued him (Hood) and those who were with him through our mercy, and cut off the roots of those who belied our revelations and they were disbelievers all,¹¹⁴

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Commentary

105. For the details of the times and the native place of the tribe of Aad, please refer to Notes Nos.8 to 11 of Surah Fajr.

106. That is: prophet Hood was a member of the tribe of Aad.

107. It is the same dawah which was presented, for the first time, by prophet Nooh.

108. The national religion of the community of Aad was idolatry. That is why when prophet Hood tried to wean them away from this false belief and presented the dawah of monotheism before them, they deemed it to be a folly.

109. It shows that the real well-wishing for a people is to present to them God’s message without any alteration, and to invite them to accept it.

110. The strength and power which was bestowed on them by Allah demanded that they should be his grateful slaves. but instead they became proud of their strength and declared:

“Is there anybody more powerful than us.”— (Ha Meem Sajda -15 )– (For further explanation please see Surah Fajr, Note No.11).

111. The greatest impediment in accepting the truth is blind following. The dawah of the prophet is based on sound arguments and it is supported by intellect and sound understanding. But those who consider the practices and customs of their forefathers as their national heritage and real culture. they set themselves against any improvement. and when they are not prepared to listen to anything in the light of arguments. then the path of guidance does not open for them.

112. These are mere names. there is no being behind them. In other words. these are imaginary gods. who have no existence in the world of reality. The beings other than Allah. whom the idolaters make their gods, are merely their imaginary gods. but they rule over the thinking of their believers in such an overwhelming way that no argument can influence them. This is the reason why even the polytheists of the modern times have not been able to get rid of their false gods, even though knowledge and learning have become so widespread and common.

113. That is: If you do not want to accept the truth by arguments. and want only to see the consequences. then wait for them, I will also wait with you for the consequences.

114. That is: They were subjected to such a total destruction that not even a single trace of their existence remained. This fate of the community of prophet Hood has proved his truthfulness and the rightness of his dawah.