7 The Ramparts -Al 'A'raf
In the Name of Allah, the
Merciful, the Most Merciful
[7.1] AlifLaamMeemSaad.
[7.2] The Book has been sent down to you; so let your
chest have no constriction because of it, in order to warn thereby and as a
reminder to the believers.
[7.3] Follow that which is sent down to you from your
Lord and do not follow guardians other than Him; little do you remember.
[7.4] How many a village have We
laid in ruin! In the night Our Might fell upon it, or at midday when they were
drowsy.
[7.5] And when Our Might fell
upon them they only said: 'We have indeed been harmdoers. '
[7.6] We will question those
to whom Our Message was sent, as We shall question the Messengers.
[7.7] With knowledge We will
narrate to them, for We are never absent.
[7.8] On that Day, the
weighing is true. He whose scales are heavy those are the prosperers,
[7.9] but he whose scales are light those have lost
their souls because they were harmful towards Our
verses.
[7.10] We established you in
the earth and made for you a livelihood but little is it that you give thanks.
[7.11] We created you then We
shaped you, then We said to the angels: 'Prostrate yourselves before Adam. ' They all prostrated themselves except iblis he was not
among the prostrated.
[7.12] He (Allah) asked: 'What prevented you to
prostrate, when I commanded you? ' 'I am better than
he, ' he replied. 'You created me of fire and You
created him of clay. '
[7.13] He (Allah) said: 'Descend from it! This is no
place for you to be proud. Begone, you are of the humiliated. '
[7.14] he replied: 'Respite me till the Day of
Resurrection. '
[7.15] Said He (Allah): 'you are among the respited, '
[7.16] he answered: 'Because You
have caused me to go astray, I will waylay them as they walk on Your Straight
Path,
[7.17] and come upon them from the front and from the
rear, from their right and from their left. Then, You
shall find most of them ungrateful. '
[7.18] 'Begone! ' said He,
'despised and outcast. (As for) those of them that follow you, I shall fill
Gehenna (Hell) with all of you. '
[7.19] 'O Adam dwell with your wife in
[7.20] But satan whispered to them, so that he might
reveal to them their shameful parts which had been hidden from them, he said:
'Your Lord has prohibited you from this tree lest you both become angels or
become among the immortal. '
[7.21] he swore to both: 'Indeed, I am to you among the
advisers. '
[7.22] So he cheated both by delusion. And when they
had tasted the tree, their shameful parts became apparent to them, and they
both covered themselves with the leaves of
[7.23] Both replied: 'Lord, We have harmed ourselves.
If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we shall surely be among the
lost. '
[7.24] He said: 'Descend, each of you an enemy to each
other. The earth will be a dwelling place for you and an enjoyment for a time.
[7.25] He said: 'There you shall live and there you
shall die, and from there you shall emerge. '
[7.26] Children of Adam! We have sent down to you
clothing that covers your nakedness, and feathers. But the clothing of piety
that is better. That is one of the signs of Allah, in order that they remember.
[7.27] Children of Adam! Do not let satan tempt you, as
he brought your parents out of
[7.28] When they commit an indecency, they say: 'This
is what we found our fathers practicing, and with it Allah has ordered us. '
Say: 'Allah does not order indecency. Would you tell of Allah what you do not
know? '
[7.29] Say: 'My Lord ordered justice. Turn your faces
to Him in every place of prayer and supplicate to Him, making the religion
sincerely to Him. As He originated you, you shall return. '
[7.30] Some He has guided, and upon some justly is the
straying; for they had chosen the satans for supporters instead of Allah and
suppose themselves to be guided.
[7.31] Children of Adam, take your adornment at every
place of prayer. Eat and drink, and do not waste. He does not love the
wasteful.
[7.32] Say: 'Who has forbidden the adornment that Allah
has brought for His worshipers and the good provision? ' Say: 'They are in this
life for those who believe, and purely theirs on the Day of Resurrection. ' As
such We distinguish the verses to people who know.
[7.33] Say: 'My Lord has forbidden all indecent acts
whether apparent or disguised and sin, and unjust insolence, and that you
associate with Allah that for which He has never sent down an authority, or to
say about Allah what you do not know. '
[7.34] To every nation a term; when their term comes
they shall not delay it by a single hour, nor yet hasten it.
[7.35] Children of Adam, when Messengers of your own
come to narrate to you My verses, those who are cautious and mend their ways
will have nothing to fear neither shall they be saddened,
[7.36] but, those who belie and grow proud against Our
verses shall be the inhabitants of the Fire, and there they shall remain for
ever.
[7.37] Who is more harmful than he who invents a lie
about Allah or belies His verses? Such shall have their share of the Book, and
when Our Messengers come to take them away, they shall say to them: 'Where now
are those whom you invoked, other than Allah? ' 'They have forsaken us, ' they
will answer, and will bear witness against themselves that they were
unbelievers.
[7.38] He will say: 'Enter the Fire and join the
nations of jinn and humans that have gone before you. ' As they enter, every
nation will curse its sisternation, and when all are gathered in the pit, the
last of them will say of the first: 'These, Lord, are those who led us astray.
Give them a double punishment of the Fire. He will answer: 'For each double,
although you do not know it. '
[7.39] Then, the first will say to the last: 'You were
no better than us. ' So taste the punishment for what you have earned.
[7.40] The gates of heaven shall not be opened for
those who have belied and grew proud against Our verses; nor shall they enter
[7.41] Gehenna (Hell) shall be their cradle, and layers
of fire shall cover them. As such We recompense the harmdoers.
[7.42] As for those who believe and do good works We
never charge a soul with more than it can bear they are the companions of
Paradise, and there they shall live for ever.
[7.43] We shall strip away all rancor from their
chests. Rivers shall flow underneath them, and they shall say: 'Praise be to
Allah who has guided us to this. Had Allah not given us guidance we should not
have been guided. The Messengers of our Lord surely came with the truth. ' Then
they are called: 'This is the
[7.44] Then the companions of Paradise will call out to
the companions of the Fire: 'What our Lord promised we have found to be true,
have you too, found the promise of your Lord to be true? ' 'Yes, ' they shall
answer, and a Caller will announce between them that the curse of Allah is upon
the harmdoers,
[7.45] who have barred others from the Path of Allah
and sought to make it crooked, and who had no belief in the Everlasting Life.
[7.46] And between them is a veil, and on the ramparts
there shall stand men who will know each by their marks. To the companions of
[7.47] And when they turn their eyes towards the
companions of the Fire, they will say: 'Lord, do not cast us among the
harmdoers! '
[7.48] And the companions of the ramparts call to men
whose marks they recognize: 'Neither your amassing nor your pride have availed
you.
[7.49] Are these whom you swore that Allah would never
have mercy upon them? ' (To them it will be said:) 'Enter
[7.50] The companions of the Fire will call out to the
companions of
[7.51] who made their religion an amusement and play,
and who were beguiled by their worldly life. ' On this Day We will forget them
as they forgot the meeting of that Day; for they denied Our verses.
[7.52] We have brought to them a Book which We have
made plain based upon knowledge, a guidance and a mercy to believers.
[7.53] Are they waiting but for its fulfillment? On the
Day when it is realized, those who have forgotten it will say: 'The Messengers
of our Lord have surely come with the truth. Have we then any intercessors to
intercede for us, or shall we be returned to do other than that we have done? '
They have lost their souls, and that which they invented will have gone astray
from them.
[7.54] Your Lord is Allah, who, in six days created the
heavens and the earth, and then willed to the Throne. He throws the veil of
night over the day. Swiftly they follow one another. The sun, the moon, and the
stars are compelled to His order. His is the creation, His is the command.
Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
[7.55] Supplicate to your Lord with humility and in
secret. He does not love the transgressors.
[7.56] Do not make mischief in the earth after it has
been put right. Pray to Him with fear and hope; His Mercy is near to the
righteous.
[7.57] He sends forth the winds as carriers of the glad
tidings between the hands of His Mercy, and when they have carried up a heavy
cloud, We drive it on to some dead land and therewith send down water bringing
forth all manner of fruit. As such We will raise the dead, in order that you
remember.
[7.58] Good land yields its vegetation by the
permission of its Lord. While the corrupted yields only the scanty. So We make
plain the verses to those who are thankful.
[7.59] We sent forth Noah to his nation. He said: 'Worship
Allah, my people, for you have no god except He. I fear for you the punishment
of a great Day. '
[7.60] But the assembly of his nation said: 'We can see
that you are in clear error. '
[7.61] 'I am not in error, my nation, ' he replied. 'I
am a Messenger from the Lord of the Worlds
[7.62] (sent) to convey to you the messages of my Lord
and to advise you, for I know from Allah what you do not know.
[7.63] Do you wonder that a Remembrance should come to
you from your Lord to a man from yourselves in order that he may warn you and
that you may be cautious so that mercy comes upon you? '
[7.64] (But) they belied him, so We saved him and those
who were with him in the
[7.65] And to (the people of) Aad We sent their
brother, Hood. He said: 'Worship Allah, my nation, for you have no god except
He. Will you not then be cautious? '
[7.66] The disbelieving assembly of his nation said:
'We see you in foolishness, and think that you are of the liars. '
[7.67] 'My nation, there is no foolishness in me, ' he
replied. 'I am a Messenger of the Lord of the Worlds
[7.68] I deliver to you the messages of my Lord and I
am your honest adviser.
[7.69] Do you wonder that a remembrance should come to
you from your Lord to a man from yourselves in order that he may warn you?
Remember, that He has made you the heirs of Noah's nation and increased you in
broad stature, remember the favors of Allah in order that you prosper! '
[7.70] They said: 'Have you come to us in order that we
worship Allah alone and renounce that which our fathers worshipped? Bring down
that with which you threaten us if you are from the truthful!
[7.71] He answered: 'The punishment and wrath of your
Lord has already fallen upon you. Would you dispute with me about names which
you and your fathers have invented, and for which no authority has been sent
down from Allah? Wait if you will, I am waiting with you. '
[7.72] We saved him and all who were with him through
Our Mercy and annihilated those who belied Our verses. They were not believers!
[7.73] And to Thamood We sent their brother Salih. He
said: 'Worship Allah, my nation, for you have no god except He. A clear proof
has come to you from your Lord. Here is the shecamel of Allah, a sign for you.
Leave her to graze in the earth of Allah and do not touch her with evil, lest a
painful punishment seizes you.
[7.74] Remember, that He has made you the successor of
'Aad, and lodged you in the land. You have built palaces on its plains and
hewed out houses in the mountains. Remember the favor of Allah and do not act
mischievously in the earth, corrupting. '
[7.75] The proud assembly of his nation said to the weak
– amongst them who believed: 'Do you really believe that Salih is sent from his
Lord? ' They answered: 'We believe in that with which he was sent. '
[7.76] Those who were proud said: 'We disbelieve in
that which you believed in. '
[7.77] (Then) they hamstrung the shecamel and defied
the order of their Lord, saying to Salih: 'Bring down that which you have
promised us if you truly are one of the Messengers. '
[7.78] Thereupon the earthquake seized them, at morning
in their dwellings they were crouched, dead.
[7.79] He turned from them, saying: 'I conveyed to you,
my nation the Message of my Lord and gave you counsel; but you had no love for
sincere advisers. '
[7.80] And
[7.81] You approach men lustfully instead of women.
Truly, you are a nation who exceed (in sin). '
[7.82] The only answer of his nation was: 'Expel them
from your village. They are people who keep themselves purified. '
[7.83] We saved him and all his family, except his
wife, who was made to remain,
[7.84] and We rained down upon them a rain. So look how
was the end of the evildoers.
[7.85] And to Midian, their brother Shu'aib. He said:
'Worship Allah, my nation, for you have no god except He. A clear sign has come
to you from your Lord. Give just weight, and full measure; and do not diminish
the goods of people. Do not corrupt the land after it has been set right, that
is best for you, if you are believers.
[7.
86] 'Do not sit in every road, threatening and
barring from the Path of Allah those who believed it, nor seek to make it
crooked. Remember how He multiplied you when you were few in number. Consider
the end of the corrupters.
[7.87] If there are some among you who believe in that
which I have been sent and others who disbelieve it, be patient until Allah
shall judge between us. He is the best of judges. '
[7.88] The proud assembly of his nation said: 'We will
expel you Shu'aib and those who believe with you from our village unless you
return to our creed. ' He replied: 'Even though we hate it?
[7.89] We would have invented lies about Allah if we
returned to your creed from which Allah has saved us, it is not for us that we
return into it again except if Allah, our Lord wills. For our Lord has embraced
everything with knowledge, and in Allah we have put our trust. Our Lord, open
between us and our nation with truth, You are the Best of openers. '
[7.90] But the unbelieving assembly of his nation said:
'If you follow Shu'aib, you shall assuredly be losers. '
[7.91] So the earthquake seized them, at the morning
they were crouched in their dwellings, dead.
[7.92] It seemed as if those who had belied Shu'aib had
never lived there. Those who belied Shu'aib were the losers.
[7.93] He turned away from them saying: 'I conveyed to
you, my nation, the messages of my Lord and advised you. How can I grieve for
the unbelieving nation? '
[7.94] We sent no Prophet to a village but seized its
inhabitants with misfortune and adversity in order that they might be humble in
supplication.
[7.95] Then We changed evil for good, until they
multiplied and said: 'Our fathers were indeed touched by misfortune and
adversity. ' So We seized them suddenly while they were unaware.
[7.96] Had the people of the villages believed and been
cautious, We would have opened upon them the blessings from heaven and earth.
But they belied, and We seized them for what they earned.
[7.97] Do the inhabitants of the villages feel secure
from Our Might coming to them at night whilst they sleep?
[7.98] Or do the inhabitants of the villages feel
secure from Our Might coming to them in the midmorning while they play?
[7.99] (In reply to your devising) do they feel secure
from the devising of Allah? None feels secure from the devising of Allah except
the loosing nation.
[7.100] Is it not plain to those who inherit the earth
after its inhabitants that if We willed We could smite them for their sins and
set a seal upon their hearts, so that they do not hear.
[7.101] Those villages We narrate their news to you.
Their Messengers came to them with clear proofs, yet they would not believe
what they had belied before; as such Allah seals the hearts of the unbelievers.
[7.102] We did not find the covenant upheld by the
majority of them, but We found most of them evildoers.
[7.103] After those We sent forth Moses with Our signs
to Pharaoh and his assembly, but with it they harmed. Look at the end of the
corrupters.
[7.104] Moses said: 'Pharaoh, I am a Messenger from the
Lord of the Worlds,
[7.105] incumbent upon me is that I say nothing of
Allah except the truth. I bring you a clear proof from your Lord. So let the
Children of Israel depart with me. '
[7.106] He answered: 'If you have come with a sign,
show it to us if you are of the truthful. '
[7.107] He threw down his staff, and it was clearly a
serpent.
[7.108] Then he drew out his hand and it was luminous
to the onlookers.
[7.109] The assembly of Pharaoh's nation said: 'This
man is a wellversed sorcerer
[7.110] who seeks to drive you from your land what do
you command? '
[7.111] Others said: 'Put them off a while, he and his
brother, and send forth to your cities gatherers
[7.112] to summon every wellversed sorcerer to you. '
[7.113] The sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said:
'Shall we be rewarded if we are the winners? '
[7.114] 'Yes, ' he answered, 'and you will be among
those near. '
[7.115] They said: 'Moses, will you throw first or
shall we be the throwers? '
[7.116] 'Throw, ' he replied. And when they threw, they
bewitched the people's eyes and terrified them, and produced great sorcery.
[7.117] Then We revealed to Moses: 'Now, throw down
your staff. ' And thereupon it swallowed up their false invention.
[7.118] So, the truth prevailed and what they were
doing was annulled;
[7.119] they were defeated and turned belittled,
[7.120] and the sorcerers prostrated themselves,
[7.121] saying: 'We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
[7.122] the Lord of Moses and Aaron. '
[7.123] Pharaoh said: 'Do you believe in Him before I
permit? This is a plot that you have contrived in the city in order to expel
its people from it. Now you shall know!
[7.124] I will cut off on opposite sides a hand and a
foot, and then crucify you all! '
[7.125] They replied: 'We shall surely turn to our
Lord.
[7.126] You would take revenge on us only because we
believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Lord, pour patience
upon us and let us die as submitters (Muslims). '
[7.127] The assembly of Pharaoh's nation said: 'Will
you allow Moses and his nation to corrupt in the land and to forsake you and
your gods? ' He replied: 'We will put their sons to death and spare their
women, indeed we are conquerors over them. '
[7.128] Moses said to his nation: 'Seek help from Allah
and be patient. The earth belongs to Allah; He gives it as a heritage to whom
He chooses amongst His worshipers. The outcome is for the cautious. '
[7.129] They replied: 'We were hurt before you came to
us, and after you came to us. ' He said: 'Your Lord may destroy your enemies
and make you inheritors in the land. Then He will see how you conduct
yourselves. '
[7.130] We seized Pharaoh's people with years of
drought and scarcity of fruit so that they might remember.
[7.131] When good things came their way, they said: 'It
is our due, ' but when evil befell them they blamed their ill fortune on Moses
and those with him. Indeed their ill fortune was with Allah, though most of
them did not know.
[7.132] They said: 'Whatever sign you bring to us, to
cast a spell upon us, we will not believe in you. '
[7.133] So We sent upon them floods, locusts, lice,
frogs, and blood. (All these were) clear signs, yet they were proud against
them, for they were wicked people.
[7.134] And when the plague smote them, they said:
'Moses, pray to your Lord for us invoking the promise He has made with you. If
you lift the plague from us, we will believe in you and let the Children of
Israel go with you. '
[7.135] But when We had lifted the plague from them for
a term which they had to reach, they broke their promise.
[7.136] So We punished them and drowned them in the
sea, for they had belied Our signs and gave no heed to them.
[7.137] We gave the persecuted nation dominion over the
eastern and western lands which We had blessed. So the Word of your Lord, the
finest, was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of their patience; and
We destroyed the edifices, and towers of Pharaoh and whatsoever they
manufactured.
[7.138] and We moved the Children of Israel from one
side of the sea to the other, and they came upon a nation zealously devoted to
the idols they had. They said to Moses: 'Make a god for us, as they have gods.
' Moses replied: 'You are indeed an ignorant nation.
[7.139] That which they are engaged upon shall be
shattered and all their works are vain.
[7.140] Should I seek any god for you except Allah? He
has exalted you above the nations.
[7.141] And that We saved you from Pharaoh's family,
who had oppressed you cruelly, putting your sons to death and sparing your
women. Surely, that was a great trial from your Lord. '
[7.142] We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and We
completed them with ten more; so that the appointment with his Lord took forty
nights. Moses said to Aaron, his brother: 'Take my place among my nation. Do
what is right and do not follow the path of the corrupt doers. '
[7.143] And when Moses came at the appointed time and
his Lord spoke to him, he said: 'Lord, let me see, that I can look at You. ' He
replied: 'You shall not see Me. But look at the mountain; if it remains firm in
its place, then shall you see Me. ' And when his Lord was revealed to the mountain
and caused it to be crushed and leveled whereupon Moses fell down senseless,
and when he recovered, he said: 'Exaltations to You! I repent to You. I am the
first of believers. '
[7.144] He said: 'Moses, I have chosen you from all
mankind with My Messages and My Words. Therefore, take what I have given you,
and be among the thankful. '
[7.145] We inscribed for him upon the Tablets all kinds
of exhortation and clear explanations of all things. So take it forcefully, and
order your nation to take what is best of it. I shall show you the home of the
wicked.
[7.146] From My signs I will turn away the
unrightfully, arrogant in the land, so that even if they witness every sign
they would not believe it. If they see the path of righteousness, they shall
not take it as a path; but if they see the path of error, they shall take it
for their path because they belied Our signs and were inattentive towards them.
[7.147] Vain are the deeds of those who belie Our signs
and the Everlasting Life. Shall they not be recompensed except for what they
used to do?
[7.148] In his absence, the nation of Moses made a calf
from their ornaments, a body with a hollow sound. Did they not see that it
could neither speak to them, nor guide them to a path? Yet they took it in
worship and were harmdoers.
[7.149] But when it landed in their hands and saw that
they had strayed, they said: 'If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive
us, we shall be lost. '
[7.150] And when Moses returned to his nation, angry
and sorrowful, he said: 'Evil is what you have done in my absence! Would you
hasten the retribution of your Lord? ' He threw down the Tablets, and seizing
his brother by the head, dragged him towards him. 'Son of my mother, ' said
(Aaron), 'the nation weakened me, and almost killed me. Do not let my enemies
rejoice over me; do not number me among the harmdoers. '
[7.151] 'Lord, ' said Moses, 'forgive me and forgive my
brother. Admit us to Your Mercy, for You are Most Merciful of the merciful! '
[7.152] Those who worshipped the calf incurred the
Anger of their Lord and abasement in this life, and as such We recompense the
forgers.
[7.153] As for those who do evil and later repent and
believe, your Lord is Forgiving, the Most Merciful thereafter.
[7.154] When his anger abated, Moses took up the
Tablets upon which was inscribed guidance and mercy to those who fear their
Lord.
[7.155] Moses chose from among his nation seventy men
for Our appointment, and when the quake seized them, Moses said: 'My Lord, had
it been Your Will, You would have destroyed them before, and me. Will You
destroy us for that which the fools amongst us did? It is only Your trial by
which You leave in error whom You will, and guide whom You will. You alone are
our Guardian. Forgive us and have mercy on us, You are the Best of those who
forgive.
[7.156] Write for us what is good in this life and in
the Everlasting Life. To You alone we turn. ' He replied: 'I will smite with My
punishment whom I will; yet My Mercy embraces all things. I will write it (My
Mercy) to those who are cautious, give the obligatory charity, and believe in
Our verses;
[7.157] and to those who shall follow the Messenger the
Unlettered Prophet (Muhammad) whom they shall find written with them in the
Torah and the Gospel. He will order kindness upon them and forbid them to do
evil. He will make good things lawful to them and prohibit all that is foul. He
will relieve them of their burdens and of the shackles that weigh upon them.
Those who believe in him and honor him, those who aid him and follow the light
sent forth with him, shall surely prosper. '
[7.158] Say: 'O mankind, I am the Messenger of Allah to
you all. His is the kingdom in the heavens and the earth. There is no god
except He. He revives and causes to die. Therefore, believe in Allah and His
Messenger, the Unlettered Prophet, who believes in Allah and His Words. Follow
him in order that you are guided. '
[7.159] Yet among the people of Moses there was a
nation who preached the truth and acted justly.
[7.160] We divided them into twelve tribes, each a
nation. And when his people demanded drink, We revealed to Moses: 'Strike the
rock with your staff. ' Thereupon twelve springs gushed from the rock and each
tribe knew its drinkingplace. We caused the clouds to cast their shadow over
them, and sent down for them manna and quails, saying: 'Eat of the good things
We have provided for you. ' Indeed, they did Us no wrong, but they wronged
themselves.
[7.161] When it was said to them: 'Dwell in this
village, and eat of whatever you please; and say, "Unburdening" and
enter the gate prostrating, We will forgive you your sins and increase the
gooddoers. '
[7.162] The wicked amongst them changed what was said
for other words. Therefore We sent down upon them from heaven a punishment for
their evil doing.
[7.163] Ask them about the village that overlooked the
sea and what befell (its people) when they broke the Sabbath. Each Sabbath,
their fish came swimming towards the shore, but on other days they did not come
to them. As such We tempted them (the people) because they had done wrong.
[7.164] And when some asked: 'Why do you admonish a
nation whom Allah will destroy or sternly punish? ' They replied: '( Seeking) a
pardon from your Lord, and in order that they may be cautious. '
[7.165] Therefore, when they forgot that of which they
were reminded, We saved those who were forbidding evil, and seized the
evildoers with an evil punishment for that which they used to do of evil.
[7.166] And when they had scornfully persisted in what
they had been forbidden, We said to them: 'Be apes, despised. '
[7.167] Then your Lord declared He would send against
them he who would oppress them cruelly till the Day of Resurrection. Swift is
the retribution of your Lord, yet surely He is Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
[7.168] We dispersed them through the earth in nations
some were righteous, others were not, and tested them with good and evil in
order that they return.
[7.169] Then others succeeded them who inherited the
Book and availed themselves of the vanities of this lower world, saying: 'It
will be forgiven us. ' But if similar vanities came their way, they would again
take them. Have they not taken the covenant of the Book, which they have
studied, to tell nothing of Allah except what is true? Surely, the Everlasting
Life is better for the cautious, do you not understand!
[7.170] As for those who hold fast to the Book and are
steadfast in prayer, We do not waste the wage of the righteous.
[7.171] When We suspended the mountain over them as
though it were a shadow and they feared that it was falling down on them: (We
said): 'Take forcefully that which We have given you and remember what it
contains, in order that you keep from evil. '
[7.172] When your Lord brought forth descendants from
the loins of Adam's children, and made them testify concerning themselves (He
said): 'Am I not your Lord. ' They replied: 'We bear witness (that You are). '
Lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection: 'We had no knowledge of this, '
[7.173] or you say: 'Our forefathers were idolaters
before, and we were the descendants after them, will You destroy us for the
deeds of the vaindoers? '
[7.174] As such We make plain Our verses in order that
they return.
[7.175] Recite to them the news of he to whom We gave
Our verses and who turned away from them; how satan overtook him so he was led
astray.
[7.176] Had it been Our will We would have raised with
it, but he clung to this earthly life and succumbed to his fancies. His
likeness was that of a dog, whether you chase it away or let it alone it pants.
Such is the example of a nation who belie Our signs. Recount to them these
narratives, in order that they reflect.
[7.177] Evil is the example of those who belied Our
verses; they wronged themselves.
[7.178] He whom Allah guides is one that is guided, but
he whom Allah leaves in error shall surely be the lost.
[7.179] For Gehenna, We have created many jinn and many
humans. They have hearts, with which they cannot understand; eyes, with which
they do not see; and ears, with which they do not hear. They are like cattle,
rather, they are the more misguided. Such are the heedless.
[7.180] To Allah belongs the Finest Names, so call Him
by them, and keep away from those who pervert them. They shall be recompensed
for the things they did.
[7.181] Among those whom We created there is a nation
who guide with the truth and with it they are just.
[7.182] As for those who belie Our verses, We will draw
them on little by little, from where they cannot tell;
[7.183] and I respite them, My stratagem is firm.
[7.184] Have they not reflected? There is no madness in
their companion, he is but a plain warner.
[7.185] Will they not ponder upon the kingdom of the
heavens and the earth, and all that Allah created, and that it may be that
their term is drawing near? So, in which speech will they believe thereafter?
[7.186] None can guide those whom Allah leaves in
error. He leaves them in their insolence, wandering blindly.
[7.187] They ask you about the Hour and when it is to
come. Say: 'None knows except my Lord. He alone will reveal it at the appointed
time. It is heavy in the heavens and earth. It will not come to you but
suddenly. ' They will question you, as though you had full knowledge of it.
Say: 'Its knowledge is with Allah, though most people are unaware. '
[7.188] Say: 'I do not have the power to acquire
benefits or to avert harm from myself, except by the Will of Allah. Had I
possessed knowledge of the unseen, I would have availed myself of much that is
good, and no harm would have touched me. But I am only a warner and a bearer of
glad tidings for a nation who believe.
[7.189] It is He who created you from a soul. From it
He created its mate, so that he might reside with her. And when he had covered
her, she conceived, and for a time her burden was light. She carried it with
ease, but when it grew heavy, they both supplicated to Allah, their Lord:
'Grant us a goodly child and we will be among the thankful. '
[7.190] Yet when He gave both of them (the parents) a
goodly child, they set up associates with Him, in return for what He had given
them. Exalted be Allah above that they associate with Him.
[7.191] Will they associate that which cannot create a
thing while they are created?
[7.192] They cannot help them, nor can they help
themselves.
[7.193] If you call them to guidance, they will not
follow you. It is the same whether you call them or you are silent.
[7.194] Those whom you invoke, other than Allah, are
worshipers like yourselves. Call them, and let them answer you, if what you say
is true!
[7.195] Have they feet to walk with? Have they hands to
punish with? Have they eyes to see with? Have they ears to hear with? Say:
'Call on your partners and then try to scheme against me. Give me no respite.
[7.196] My Guardian is Allah, who has sent down the
Book. He guards the righteous.
[7.
197] Those whom you invoke, other than Him,
cannot help you, nor can they help themselves. '
[7.198] If you call them to guidance, they will not
hear you. You see them looking towards you, but they cannot see.
[7.199] Accept the easing, order with fine
jurisprudence, and avoid the ignorant.
[7.200] When satan provokes you seek refuge in Allah;
He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
[7.201] Indeed, when a visitation of satan touches the
cautious (worshipers) they remember, and then see clearly.
[7.202] And their brothers, they prolong them in error,
and they will never stop.
[7.203] When you do not bring them a verse, they say,
'Why have you not chosen one? ' Say: 'I follow only what is revealed to me from
my Lord. This (Koran) is a veritable proof from your Lord, guidance and mercy
for people who believe. '
[7.204] When the Koran is recited, listen to it in
silence in order that Allah has mercy upon you.
[7.205] Remember your Lord in your soul with humility
and fear, and not with a loud voice, morning and evening, and do not be among
the inattentive.
[7.206] Those who are with your Lord are not too proud
to worship Him. They exalt Him and to Him they prostrate.