Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:178

«إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ للهِ نَحْمَدُهُ وَنَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَهْدِيهِ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا وَمِنْ سَيِّئَاتِ أَعْمَالِنَا، مَنْ يَهْدِ اللهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللهُ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُه» (All praise is due to Allah, Whom we praise and seek help, guidance […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:171

Raising Mount Tur over the Jews, because of Their Rebellion `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah, وَإِذ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ (And (remember) when We Nataqna the mountain over them), “We raised the mountain, as Allah’s other statement testifies, وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ الطُّورَ بِمِيثَـقِهِمْ (And for their covenant, We raised over […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:172

The Covenant taken from the Descendants of Adam Allah stated that He brought the descendants of Adam out of their fathers’ loins, and they testified against themselves that Allah is their Lord and King and that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him. Allah created them on this Fitrah, or way, just as […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:173

The Covenant taken from the Descendants of Adam Allah stated that He brought the descendants of Adam out of their fathers’ loins, and they testified against themselves that Allah is their Lord and King and that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him. Allah created them on this Fitrah, or way, just as […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:174

The Covenant taken from the Descendants of Adam Allah stated that He brought the descendants of Adam out of their fathers’ loins, and they testified against themselves that Allah is their Lord and King and that there is no deity worthy of worship except Him. Allah created them on this Fitrah, or way, just as […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:175

Story Bal`am bin Ba`ura `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said that Allah’s statement, وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ الَّذِى ءاتَيْنَـهُ ءَايَـتِنَا فَانْسَلَخَ مِنْهَا (And recite to them the story of him to whom We gave Our Ayat, but he threw them away) “Is about Bal`am bin Ba`ura’ a man from the Children of Israel.” Shu`bah and […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:165

Those Who breached the Sabbath were turned into Monkeys, butThose Who prohibited Their Actions were saved Allah said that the people of this village were divided into three groups, a group that committed the prohibition, catching fish on the Sabbath, as we described in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah. Another group prohibited them from transgression […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:166

Those Who breached the Sabbath were turned into Monkeys, butThose Who prohibited Their Actions were saved Allah said that the people of this village were divided into three groups, a group that committed the prohibition, catching fish on the Sabbath, as we described in the Tafsir of Surat Al-Baqarah. Another group prohibited them from transgression […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:167

Eternal Humiliation placed on the Jews تَأَذَّنَ (Ta’dhdhana) means `declared’, according to Mujahid, or `ordained’, according to others. This part of the Ayah indicates a vow, لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ (that He will keep on sending against them) against the Jews, إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ (till the Day of Resurrection, those who would afflict […]

Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — al-A’raf 7:168

The Children of Israel scatter throughout the Land Allah states that He divided the Jews into various nations, sects and groups, وَقُلْنَا مِن بَعْدِهِ لِبَنِى إِسْرَءِيلَ اسْكُنُواْ الاٌّرْضَ فَإِذَا جَآءَ وَعْدُ الاٌّخِرَةِ جِئْنَا بِكُمْ لَفِيفًا (And We said to the Children of Israel after him (after Musa died): “Dwell in the land, then, when the […]