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Surat Al-'A`rāf (The Heights) - سورة الأعراف
 
          
          
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Sahih International
And  the  people  of  Moses  made,  after  [his  departure],  from  their  ornaments  a  calf  -   an image  having  a  lowing  sound.  Did  they  not  see  that  it  could  neither  speak  to  them  nor guide  them  to  a  way?  They  took  it  [for  worship],  and  they  were  wrongdoers.
Sahih International
And  when  regret  overcame  them  and  they  saw  that  they  had  gone  astray,  they  said,  "If our  Lord  does  not  have  mercy  upon  us  and  forgive  us,  we  will  surely  be  among  the losers."
Sahih International
And  when  Moses  returned  to  his  people,  angry  and  grieved,  he  said,  "How  wretched  is that  by  which  you  have  replaced  me  after  [my  departure].  Were  you  impatient  over  the matter  of  your  Lord?"  And  he  threw  down  the  tablets  and  seized  his  brother  by  [the hair  of]  his  head,  pulling  him  toward  him.  [Aaron]  said,  "O  son  of  my  mother,  indeed the  people  oppressed  me  and  were  about  to  kill  me,  so  let  not  the  enemies  rejoice  over me  and  do  not  place  me  among  the  wrongdoing  people."
Sahih International
[Moses]  said,  "My  Lord,  forgive  me  and  my  brother  and  admit  us  into  Your  mercy,  for You  are  the  most  merciful  of  the  merciful."
Sahih International
Indeed,  those  who  took  the  calf  [for  worship]  will  obtain  anger  from  their  Lord  and humiliation  in  the  life  of  this  world,  and  thus  do  We  recompense  the  inventors  [of falsehood].
Sahih International
But  those  who  committed  misdeeds  and  then  repented  after  them  and  believed  - indeed  your  Lord,  thereafter,  is  Forgiving  and  Merciful.
Sahih International
And  when  the  anger  subsided  in  Moses,  he  took  up  the  tablets;  and  in  their  inscription was  guidance  and  mercy  for  those  who  are  fearful  of  their  Lord.
Sahih International
And  Moses  chose  from  his  people  seventy  men  for  Our  appointment.  And  when  the earthquake  seized  them,  he  said,  "My  Lord,  if  You  had  willed,  You  could  have destroyed  them  before  and  me  [as  well].  Would  You  destroy  us  for  what  the  foolish among  us  have  done?  This  is  not  but  Your  trial  by  which  You  send  astray  whom  You will  and  guide  whom  You  will.  You  are  our  Protector,  so  forgive  us  and  have  mercy upon  us;  and  You  are  the  best  of  forgivers.
Sahih International
And  decree  for  us  in  this  world  [that  which  is]  good  and  [also]  in  the  Hereafter;  indeed, we  have  turned  back  to  You."  [ Allah ]  said,  "My  punishment  -   I  afflict  with  it  whom  I will,  but  My  mercy  encompasses  all  things."  So  I  will  decree  it  [especially]  for  those who  fear  Me  and  give  zakah  and  those  who  believe  in  Our  verses  -
Sahih International
Those  who  follow  the  Messenger,  the  unlettered  prophet,  whom  they  find  written  in what  they  have  of  the  Torah  and  the  Gospel,  who  enjoins  upon  them  what  is  right  and forbids  them  what  is  wrong  and  makes  lawful  for  them  the  good  things  and  prohibits for  them  the  evil  and  relieves  them  of  their  burden  and  the  shackles  which  were  upon them.  So  they  who  have  believed  in  him,  honored  him,  supported  him  and  followed  the light  which  was  sent  down  with  him  -   it  is  those  who  will  be  the  successful.
Sahih International
Say,  [O  Muhammad],  "O  mankind,  indeed  I  am  the  Messenger  of Allah to  you  all,  [from Him]  to  whom  belongs  the  dominion  of  the  heavens  and  the  earth.  There  is  no  deity except  Him;  He  gives  life  and  causes  death."  So  believe  in Allah and  His  Messenger, the  unlettered  prophet,  who  believes  in Allah and  His  words,  and  follow  him  that  you may  be  guided.
Sahih International
And  among  the  people  of  Moses  is  a  community  which  guides  by  truth  and  by  it establishes  justice.
Sahih International
And  We  divided  them  into  twelve  descendant  tribes  [as  distinct]  nations.  And  We inspired  to  Moses  when  his  people  implored  him  for  water,  "Strike  with  your  staff  the stone,"  and  there  gushed  forth  from  it  twelve  springs.  Every  people  knew  its  watering place.  And  We  shaded  them  with  clouds  and  sent  down  upon  them  manna  and  quails, [saying],  "Eat  from  the  good  things  with  which  We  have  provided  you."  And  they wronged  Us  not,  but  they  were  [only]  wronging  themselves.
Sahih International
And  [mention,  O  Muhammad],  when  it  was  said  to  them,  "Dwell  in  this  city  and  eat from  it  wherever  you  will  and  say,  'Relieve  us  of  our  burdens,'  and  enter  the  gate bowing  humbly;  We  will  [then]  forgive  you  your  sins.  We  will  increase  the  doers  of  good [in  goodness  and  reward]."
Sahih International
But  those  who  wronged  among  them  changed  [the  words]  to  a  statement  other  than that  which  had  been  said  to  them.  So  We  sent  upon  them  a  punishment  from  the  sky for  the  wrong  that  they  were  doing.
Sahih International
And  ask  them  about  the  town  that  was  by  the  sea  -   when  they  transgressed  in  [the matter  of]  the  sabbath  -   when  their  fish  came  to  them  openly  on  their  sabbath  day, and  the  day  they  had  no  sabbath  they  did  not  come  to  them.  Thus  did  We  give  them trial  because  they  were  defiantly  disobedient.
Sahih International
And  when  a  community  among  them  said,  "Why  do  you  advise  [or  warn]  a  people whom Allah is  [about]  to  destroy  or  to  punish  with  a  severe  punishment?"  they  [the advisors]  said,  "To  be  absolved  before  your  Lord  and  perhaps  they  may  fear  Him."
Sahih International
And  when  they  forgot  that  by  which  they  had  been  reminded,  We  saved  those  who  had forbidden  evil  and  seized  those  who  wronged,  with  a  wretched  punishment,  because they  were  defiantly  disobeying.
Sahih International
So  when  they  were  insolent  about  that  which  they  had  been  forbidden,  We  said  to them,  "Be  apes,  despised."
Sahih International
And  [mention]  when  your  Lord  declared  that  He  would  surely  [continue  to]  send  upon them  until  the  Day  of  Resurrection  those  who  would  afflict  them  with  the  worst torment.  Indeed,  your  Lord  is  swift  in  penalty;  but  indeed,  He  is  Forgiving  and Merciful.
Sahih International
And  We  divided  them  throughout  the  earth  into  nations.    Of  them  some  were righteous,  and  of  them  some  were  otherwise.  And  We  tested  them  with  good  [times] and  bad  that  perhaps  they  would  return  [to  obedience].
Sahih International
And  there  followed  them  successors  who  inherited  the  Scripture  [while]  taking  the commodities  of  this  lower  life  and  saying,  "It  will  be  forgiven  for  us."  And  if  an  offer  like it  comes  to  them,  they  will  [again]  take  it.  Was  not  the  covenant  of  the  Scripture  taken from  them  that  they  would  not  say  about Allah except  the  truth,  and  they  studied what  was  in  it?  And  the  home  of  the  Hereafter  is  better  for  those  who  fear Allah ,  so  will you  not  use  reason?
Sahih International
But  those  who  hold  fast  to  the  Book  and  establish  prayer  -   indeed,  We  will  not  allow  to be  lost  the  reward  of  the  reformers.
Sahih International
And  [mention]  when  We  raised  the  mountain  above  them  as  if  it  was  a  dark  cloud  and they  were  certain  that  it  would  fall  upon  them,  [and Allah said],  "Take  what  We  have given  you  with  determination  and  remember  what  is  in  it  that  you  might  fear Allah ."
Sahih International
And  [mention]  when  your  Lord  took  from  the  children  of  Adam  -   from  their  loins  - their  descendants  and  made  them  testify  of  themselves,  [saying  to  them],  "Am  I  not your  Lord?"  They  said,  "Yes,  we  have  testified."  [This]  -   lest  you  should  say  on  the  day of  Resurrection,  "Indeed,  we  were  of  this  unaware."
Sahih International
Or  [lest]  you  say,  "It  was  only  that  our  fathers  associated  [others  in  worship]  with Allah before,  and  we  were  but  descendants  after  them.  Then  would  You  destroy  us  for  what the  falsifiers  have  done?"
Sahih International
And  thus  do  We  [explain  in]  detail  the  verses,  and  perhaps  they  will  return.
Sahih International
And  recite  to  them,  [O  Muhammad],  the  news  of  him  to  whom  we  gave  [knowledge  of] Our  signs,  but  he  detached  himself  from  them;  so  Satan  pursued  him,  and  he  became of  the  deviators.
Sahih International
And  if  We  had  willed,  we  could  have  elevated  him  thereby,  but  he  adhered  [instead]  to the  earth  and  followed  his  own  desire.  So  his  example  is  like  that  of  the  dog:  if  you chase  him,  he  pants,  or  if  you  leave  him,  he  [still]  pants.  That  is  the  example  of  the people  who  denied  Our  signs.  So  relate  the  stories  that  perhaps  they  will  give  thought.
Sahih International
How  evil  an  example  [is  that  of]  the  people  who  denied  Our  signs  and  used  to  wrong themselves.
Sahih International
Whoever Allah guides  -   he  is  the  [rightly]  guided;  and  whoever  He  sends  astray  -   it  is those  who  are  the  losers.
Sahih International
And  We  have  certainly  created  for  Hell  many  of  the  jinn  and  mankind.  They  have hearts  with  which  they  do  not  understand,  they  have  eyes  with  which  they  do  not  see, and  they  have  ears  with  which  they  do  not  hear.  Those  are  like  livestock;  rather,  they are  more  astray.  It  is  they  who  are  the  heedless.
Sahih International
And  to Allah belong  the  best  names,  so  invoke  Him  by  them.  And  leave  [the  company of]  those  who  practice  deviation  concerning  His  names.  They  will  be  recompensed  for what  they  have  been  doing.
Sahih International
And  among  those  We  created  is  a  community  which  guides  by  truth  and  thereby establishes  justice.
Sahih International
But  those  who  deny  Our  signs  -   We  will  progressively  lead  them  [to  destruction]  from where  they  do  not  know.
Sahih International
Then  do  they  not  give  thought?  There  is  in  their  companion  [Muhammad]  no  madness. He  is  not  but  a  clear  warner.
Sahih International
Do  they  not  look  into  the  realm  of  the  heavens  and  the  earth  and  everything  that Allah has  created  and  [think]  that  perhaps  their  appointed  time  has  come  near?  So  in  what statement  hereafter  will  they  believe?
Sahih International
Whoever Allah sends  astray  -   there  is  no  guide  for  him.  And  He  leaves  them  in  their transgression,  wandering  blindly.
Sahih International
They  ask  you,  [O  Muhammad],  about  the  Hour:  when  is  its  arrival?  Say,  "Its knowledge  is  only  with  my  Lord.  None  will  reveal  its  time  except  Him.  It  lays  heavily upon  the  heavens  and  the  earth.  It  will  not  come  upon  you  except  unexpectedly."  They ask  you  as  if  you  are  familiar  with  it.  Say,  "Its  knowledge  is  only  with Allah ,  but  most of  the  people  do  not  know."
Sahih International
Say,  "I  hold  not  for  myself  [the  power  of]  benefit  or  harm,  except  what Allah has  willed. And  if  I  knew  the  unseen,  I  could  have  acquired  much  wealth,  and  no  harm  would have  touched  me.  I  am  not  except  a  warner  and  a  bringer  of  good  tidings  to  a  people who  believe."
Sahih International
It  is  He  who  created  you  from  one  soul  and  created  from  it  its  mate  that  he  might  dwell in  security  with  her.  And  when  he  covers  her,  she  carries  a  light  burden  and  continues therein.  And  when  it  becomes  heavy,  they  both  invoke Allah ,  their  Lord,  "If  You  should give  us  a  good  [child],  we  will  surely  be  among  the  grateful."
Sahih International
But  when  He  gives  them  a  good  [child],  they  ascribe  partners  to  Him  concerning  that which  He  has  given  them.  Exalted  is Allah above  what  they  associate  with  Him.
Sahih International
Do  they  associate  with  Him  those  who  create  nothing  and  they  are  [themselves] created?
Sahih International
And  the  false  deities  are  unable  to  [give]  them  help,  nor  can  they  help  themselves.
Sahih International
And  if  you  [believers]  invite  them  to  guidance,  they  will  not  follow  you.  It  is  all  the same  for  you  whether  you  invite  them  or  you  are  silent.
Sahih International
Indeed,  those  you  [polytheists]  call  upon  besides Allah are  servants  like  you.  So  call upon  them  and  let  them  respond  to  you,  if  you  should  be  truthful.
Sahih International
Do  they  have  feet  by  which  they  walk?  Or  do  they  have  hands  by  which  they  strike?  Or do  they  have  eyes  by  which  they  see?  Or  do  they  have  ears  by  which  they  hear?  Say, [O  Muhammad],  "Call  your  'partners'  and  then  conspire  against  me  and  give  me  no respite.
Sahih International
Indeed,  my  protector  is Allah ,  who  has  sent  down  the  Book;  and  He  is  an  ally  to  the righteous.
Sahih International
And  those  you  call  upon  besides  Him  are  unable  to  help  you,  nor  can  they  help themselves."
Sahih International
And  if  you  invite  them  to  guidance,  they  do  not  hear;  and  you  see  them  looking  at  you while  they  do  not  see.
Sahih International
Take  what  is  given  freely,  enjoin  what  is  good,  and  turn  away  from  the  ignorant.
Sahih International
And  if  an  evil  suggestion  comes  to  you  from  Satan,  then  seek  refuge  in Allah .  Indeed, He  is  Hearing  and  Knowing.
Sahih International
Indeed,  those  who  fear Allah -   when  an  impulse  touches  them  from  Satan,  they remember  [Him]  and  at  once  they  have  insight.
Sahih International
But  their  brothers  -   the  devils  increase  them  in  error;  then  they  do  not  stop  short.
Sahih International
And  when  you,  [O  Muhammad],  do  not  bring  them  a  sign,  they  say,  "Why  have  you  not contrived  it?"  Say,  "I  only  follow  what  is  revealed  to  me  from  my  Lord.  This  [Qur'an]  is enlightenment  from  your  Lord  and  guidance  and  mercy  for  a  people  who  believe."
Sahih International
So  when  the  Qur'an  is  recited,  then  listen  to  it  and  pay  attention  that  you  may  receive mercy.
Sahih International
And  remember  your  Lord  within  yourself  in  humility  and  in  fear  without  being apparent  in  speech  -   in  the  mornings  and  the  evenings.  And  do  not  be  among  the heedless. 
         




