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Surah al-A`raaf (Surah 7: Revelation Order 39)

Oath of God

  • [I swear by] Alif.Laam.Meem.Saad (7:1).

    • Note: This is an oath of God referring to a set of Quranic initial consisting of 4 Arabic letters Alif, Laam, Meem and Saad. In addition, the total count of this set of initial in the Arabic text of the surah is a multiple of 19 => 5301 (19x279) shown in the table below, which is a factual that the Quran is from God to eliminate any doubt from our hearts:

    Note: The updated count of Quranic initials, Alif.Laam.Meem.Saad obtained from https://submission.org

A scripture is given to Muhammad to warn the believers with it

  • A scripture has been sent down to you (Muhammad) that there would be no discomfort in your heart from it, that you may warn with it, and there is a reminder (in it) for the believers (7:2). You (believers) shall follow what has been sent down to you from your Lord, and you (believers) do not follow any protectors other than Him. Little is what you (believers) reflect (7:3).

    • Note: By taking oath referring to a set of Quranic initials, Alif.Laam.Meem.Saad God affirms that a scripture has been sent down to Muhammad that he may warn people with it in which there is reminder for the believers to be a hint of Quran’s mathematical coding. Thus, God has commanded His prophet and the believers to follow what has been sent down to them to stay with their Lord instead of following any allies but very few make reflection to it, while a vast majority of the believers down the generations follow the so called hadith and sunnah invented by the corruptors of God’s religion disregarding God’s commandment in which there should not have any doubt.

Destruction and punishment of the wrongdoers

  • And how many a town We have destroyed! So Our punishment came to it by night, or while they were resting at midday (7:4)? Then it has not been their plea when our punishment had come to them except that they said: “Indeed, we have been wrongdoers.” (7:5). Then surely, We will question those to whom [a message] was sent, and surely, We will question the sent ones (7:6). Then surely, we will narrate to them with knowledge, and we have not been absent (7:7).

    • Note: Those who had been punished for their wrongdoing would know from their Lord at their meeting.

A day our destination will be determined by weighing in scales

  • The weighing that day is the truth. So whoever whose scales are heavy, then those – they are the successful ones (7:8). And whoever whose scales are light, then those – they are those who have lost their souls, because they had been wronging Our revelations (7:9). And certainly, we have established you in the earth, and we have made livelihood for you in it. Little is what you appreciate (7:10).

    • Note: God has confirmed that there will be weighing on a day we meet Him and the scales will be established to determine our destination. Those who have their scales are heavy will be the winners and those who have their scales light will be the losers while the earth where we have been provided for our livelihood has been a place to appreciate Him.

Enmity between human and Satan initiated at the High Society

  • And certainly, we have created you, then we have shaped you, then we said to the angels, ‘Prostrate to Adam.’ So they prostrated, except Iblis; he was not among the prostrators (7:11). He said, “What has prevented you from prostrating when I have commanded you?” He said, “I am better than him; You have created me from fire, and You have created him from clay (7:12). He said, “So, go down from it, for it is not for you to be arrogant in it. So, get out; indeed, you are among the disgraced ones.” (7:13). He said, “Give me a respite until the Day they will be raised up.” (7:14). He said, “Indeed, you are among the respited ones.” (7:15). He said, “Because You have sent me astray, surely, I will sit in wait for them on Your straight path. (7:16). Then surely, I will come to them from before them, and from behind them, and from their right, and from their left, and You will not find most of them grateful.” (7:17). He said, “Get out from it—disgraced, expelled. Surely, whoever follows you among them—surely, I will fill Hell with you all, altogether.” (7:18).

    • Note: The Satan disobeyed God when he had refused to prostrate Adam being proud of himself made of the fire. He has not punished the Satan immediately but has been respited until a day of the Judgment, and the Satan promised to make ungrateful all the descendants of Adam while God had promised to fill Hell with the descendants of Adam who would follow him including the Satan.

Humans are down on the earth being deceived by the Satan

  • And O Adam, dwell – you and your wife in Paradise, and eat both of you from wherever you wish, and you (both) do not approach this – the tree, lest you (both) become among the wrongdoers (7:19). Then Satan whispered to both of them to display for both of them what was concealed of their shames from both of them. And he said, ‘Your Lord has not forbidden you both from this – the tree, except that you two become angels, or you two become among the everlasting.” (7:20). And he swore to both of them, “Indeed, I am to both of you surely of the good advisors.” (7:21). So, he misled both of them by deception. Then when they both had tasted the tree, their shames became visible to both of them, and they both had begun to fasten over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called them both: “Did I not forbid you both from that – the tree, and say to you both that Satan is an open enemy to you both?” (7:22). They both said, “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, surely, we will be among the losers.” (7:23). He said, “Go down—each of you to another an enemy; and for you there will be a dwelling place and livelihood in the earth for a [short] time (7:24). He said, “In it you will live and in it you will die, and from it you will be brought forth.” (7:25).

    • Note: Adam and his wife were allowed to live in the Paradise and to eat freely whatever they like except to get closer to a tree but the Satan deceived them and both Adam and his wife had tasted from the tree and disobeyed God when their shame became visible to them. They had apologized to God for their wrongdoing but He sent them down to the earth for their redemption where they will live and die, and will be resurrected.

The Satan will try utmost to make his allies from descendants of Adam

  • O Children of Adam, we have sent down clothing upon you to cover your shames and as adornment, while the clothing of righteousness—that is better. That is of the signs of God so that they may take heed (7:26). O Children of Adam, do not let Satan entice you as he drove out your parents from Paradise, removing their clothing from both of them that he might expose to both of them their shames. Indeed, he sees you—he and his tribe—from where you do not see them. Indeed, we have made Satan as allies for those who do not believe (7:27). And when they have done an immorality, they said, “We have found our parents upon it, and God has commanded us with it.” Say, “Indeed, God does not command immorality. Do you say about God what you do not know?” (7:28). Say, “My Lord has commanded justice; and devote yourself at every masjid and call Him, being sincere to Him in religion. Just as He originated you, you will return.” (7:29). A group He has guided, while a group – straying has become just upon them; indeed, they have taken the devils as allies other than God, and they think that they are guided ones (7:30). O Children of Adam, put on your beautiful dress at every masjid, and eat and drink, but do not be extravagant. Indeed, He does not love the extravagant (7:31).

    • Note: God has warned all of us about the Satan and his tribe that they cannot deceive us again on earth  commanding us to do the immorality while those who do not believe in His revelations are allies of the Satan, and God has commanded us with the justice that we stand on every masjid having nice dress to call Him being sincere to His religion to be prevented from deceiving by the Satan and his tribe.  Thus, there is a God guided group while there is also a group on the stray, who has taken allies other than God.

God has permitted good while He has forbidden evil

  • Say, “Who has forbidden the adornment of God which He has brought forth for His servants, and the good things of provision?” Say, “They are for those who have believed in the life of the world, exclusively on the Day of Resurrection.” Thus We explain the revelations for a people who know (7:32). ay, “My Lord has only forbidden the immoralities—what is apparent of them and what is concealed—and sin, and aggression without right, and that you associate with God what He has not sent down any authority for it, and that you say about God what you do not know.” (7:33). And for each community there is a term. So, when there has come their term, they cannot seek to delay an hour, nor can they seek to advance (7:34).

    • Note: God has permitted good and has forbidden evil, which He has done through His revelations while He has specified the evil deeds: sins whether open or secret, aggression without justification and association with Him as He has not sent down any authority to anyone to permit or forbid anything.

The deniers of God’s revelations cannot escape punishment

  • O Children of Adam, if messengers come to you from among you to narrate My revelations to you, then whoever has feared and has reformed—then there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve (7:35). And those who have denied Our revelations, and have been arrogant towards them—those are companions of the Fire—they in it are permanent dwellers (7:36). So, who is more wicked than whoever has invented a lie about God, or has denied His revelations? Those—their portion reaches them from the record, until when Our messengers come to them taking them in death, they said, ‘Where is what you had been calling other than God?’ They said, ‘They have vanished from us,’ and they have borne witness against themselves that they had been disbelievers (7:37). He said, “Enter among communities that have certainly passed away before you, of the jinn and humans, into the Fire.” Every time a group has entered, its sister group has cursed, until when they have overtaken one another in it all together; the last of them said of the first of them, “Our Lord, these have misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire.” He said, “For each there is a double, but you do not know.” (7:38). And the first of them said to the last of them, “So you have not had over us any superiority, so taste the punishment for what you had been earning.”(7:39). Indeed, those who have denied Our revelations and have been arrogant towards them—will not be opened for them the gates of the sky, nor will they enter Paradise until the camel passes through the eye of the needle. And thus We recompense the criminals (7:40). For them is a bed of Hell, and from above them are coverings. And thus We recompense the wrongdoers (7:41).

    • Note: Those have feared God and have reformed according to His revelations have no fear for them or will they grieve while the deniers in God’s revelations cannot escape their punishment, which has been confirmed at the time of their death as well as at the meeting with God, while they have been made impossible to enter the Paradise. On a day of their meeting, they will be told to enter the Hell in groups, and when a  group enters will blame its previous group to mislead them and the last group will ask God to give double punishment of the Fire to the first group while the first group will say to the last there has been no leadership for you upon, so taste the punishment for what you have done to earn.

The believers will enter Paradise while the disbelievers will enter Hell

  • And those who have believed and have done the righteous deeds—We do not burden any soul except its capacity—those are companions of Paradise—they in it are permanent dwellers (7:42). And We have removed whatever of malice is in their breasts. The rivers flow from underneath them, and they said, “All praise belongs to God, the One Who has guided us to this, and we had not been guided if not that God had guided us. Certainly, the messengers of our Lord came with the truth.” And they were called: “That is the Paradise you have been made to inherit it for what you had been doing.” (7:43). And the companions of Paradise called out to the companions of the Fire: “We have certainly found what our Lord promised us to be true. So, have you found what your Lord promised [you] to be true?” They said, “Yes.” Then an announcer among them announced: “The curse of God is upon the wrongdoers.” (7:44). Those who hinder from the path of God and seek crookedness in it, while they are disbelievers in the Hereafter (7:45).

    • Note: Those who have believed and have done the righteous deeds are companions of the Paradise will be abiding in it forever being guided by God as well as believing in their messengers for seeking the truth while those who have disbelieved and have hindered from God’s path seeking crookedness in it will be companions of the Fire. Both the companions of the Paradise and the companions of the Hell will find that God promise is truth.

people on the height can recognize companions of Paradise and Hell by their faces

  • And between both of them is a barrier, and on the Heights are people who recognize all by their mark. And they called out to the companions of Paradise, “Peace be upon you!” They had not entered it, while they are hoping(7:46). And when their eyes have been turned towards the companions of the Fire, they said, “Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people.” (7:47). And the companions of the Heights called out to people whom they recognized by their mark, saying, “Your gathering did not avail you, nor did what you had been arrogant about.” (7:48). Are these the ones you had sworn that God would not reach them with mercy? [But it was said,] “Enter Paradise; there will be no fear upon them, nor will you grieve.”(7:49). And the companions of the Fire called out to the companions of Paradise: “Pour upon us from the water, or from what God has provided you.” They said, “Indeed, God has forbidden them both upon the disbelievers.” (7:50).

    • Note: There will be a partition between companions of Paradise and Hell, while there will be people on the heights, who can recognize the comapanions of Paradise and the companions of Hell by their marks. They will say, “Peace upon you” who are waiting to enter the Paradise while they will turn to the people of the Fire and will say to God “Our Lord, You do not place us with the people of the wrongdoers. They will also say to the wrongdoers, “Your great number has not helped you for what you have done to be arrogant”. Then the people on the heights will be called to enter the Paradise. The dwellers of the Paradise will not give to the dwellers of the Hell what they asked for as there is no favor for the disbelievers from God.

God has forgotten those at His meeting who had forgotten Him before

  • Those who had taken their religion as amusement and play, and the life of the world has deceived them. So today, We forget them just as they had forgot their day of this meeting, and what they had been denying Our revelations (7:51). And certainly, We had brought them a scripture We explained it in detail with knowledge—as guidance and mercy for a people who believe (7:52). Are they waiting except for fulfillment of it? The Day comes its fulfillment, will say those who had forgotten it before, “Certainly, the messengers of our Lord came with the truth. So, are there any intercessors for us that they could intercede for us, or can we be sent back that we can do other than that which we had been doing?” Certainly, they have lost their souls, and there has vanished from them what they had been inventing (7:53).

    • Note: God has given us an exact scenario what will happen on a day we meet Him. The disbelievers have deceived themselves taking His religion as amusement and play rejecting His revelations even though He had given them a scripture explaining with knowledge of guidance and mercy. They have realized that messengers had come with the truth and there is no intercession nor is there any sending back, while they lost their souls for what they had done to invent.

God has explained His revelations that we can appreciate Him

  • Indeed, your Lord is God, the One Who has created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He established Himself on the Throne. He covers the night with the day, pursuing it in persistence; and the sun, and the moon, and the stars—subservient by His command. Unquestionably, to Him belongs the creation and the command. Blessed is God, Lord of the worlds (7:54). Call upon your Lord being humble and in secret; indeed, He does not love the transgressors (7:55). And do not spread corruption in the earth after its reformation; and call Him in fear and hope. Indeed, the mercy of God is near to the good-doers (7:56). And He is the One Who sends the winds as good news before His mercy, until when they have carried heavy clouds, We have driven it to a dead land, then We have sent down the water with it, so We have brought forth with it of all the fruits. Thus We bring forth the dead, so that you may take heed (7:57). And the good land brings forth its vegetation by permission of its Lord, while that which is bad does not bring forth except with hardship. Thus We explain the revelations for a people who appreciate (7:58).

    • Note: God is sovereign over all His creations, and He has shown us His signs and has blessed us with His favors. He wants us to call upon Him in fear and hope being humble, even in secret to appreciate Him while His revelations are so detailed that we should not deprive us of His mercy.

Noah was sent to a people who disbelieved in God’s message

  • Certainly, We sent Noah to his people, so he said, “O my people, worship God; there is no god for you other than Him. Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great Day.” (7:59). The chiefs of his people said, “Indeed, we surely see you in a clear straying.” (7:60). He said, “O my people, there has not been any straying in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.” (7:61). I convey my Lord’s messages to you, and I advise you, and I know from God what you do not know (7:62). And have you wondered that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man from among you that he may warn you, and that you may fear, and that you may be given mercy?” (7:63). So they denied him, so We saved him and those who were with him in the ark, and We drowned those who denied Our revelations. Indeed, they had been a blind people (7:64).

    • Note: God sent Noah to his people with a reminder to worship God as there is no god except He along with a warning about the punishment of an awesome day, while Noah said to his people that there has been no error in him and he conveyed his Lord’s message and he had been an advisor to them. Then God drowned those who had denied His revelations being blind while He saved the believers who were in the ark with His messenger.

Hud was sent to a people of Aad who disbelieved in God’s message

  • And to ‘Ad their brother Hud. He said, “O my people, worship God; there is no god for you other than Him. Will you not then fear?” (7:65). The chiefs of those who had disbelieved among his people said, “Indeed, we surely see you in foolishness. And indeed, we surely think you are among the liars.” (7:66). He said, “O my people, there has not been any foolishness in me, but I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.” (7:67). I convey my Lord’s messages to you, and I am to you a trustworthy advisor (7:68). And have you wondered that a reminder has come to you from your Lord through a man from among you that he may warn you? And remember when He made you successors after the people of Noah, and increased you in creation in abundance. So, remember the blessings of God so that you may succeed (7:69). They said, “Have you come to us that we would worship God alone, and leave what our forefathers had been worshipping? So, bring us what you promise us, if you have been among the truthful.” (7:70). He said, “Certainly, there has fallen upon you from your Lord a punishment and anger. Do you argue with me about names you have named them—you and your forefathers—for which God has not sent down any authority? Then wait; indeed, I am with you among the waiters.” (7:71). So, We saved him and those who were with him by mercy from Us, and We cut off the root of those who had denied Our revelations, and they had not been believers (7:72).

    • Note: God sent Hud after Noah to Aad with a reminder not to worship any god other than God, but they argued that if we worship, we will abandon what our forefathers worshiped and mentioned names that God has not sent down any authority with them while Hud said to his people, “there is no foolishness in me, I convey my Lord’s message and I am a trustworthy advisor for you.” And those who had denied God’s revelations had fallen upon them His curse and anger to cut off the root of those who had denied His revelations.

Salih was sent to Thamud who disbelieved in God’s message

  • And to Thamud their brother Salih. He said, “O my people, worship God; there is no god for you other than Him. Certainly, there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord. This is the she-camel of God as a sign for you. So, leave her to eat in the land of God, and do not touch her with harm, lest there seize you a painful punishment.” (7:73). And remember when He made you successors after ‘Ad, and settled you in the earth. You take palaces from its plains, and you carve out the mountains as homes. So, remember the blessings of God, and do not act wickedly, spreading corruption in the earth (7:74). The chiefs of those who had been arrogant among his people said to those who had been oppressed—to whoever believed among them, “Do you know that Salih is sent from his Lord?” They said, “Indeed, we are believers in what he has been sent with.” (7:75). Those who had been arrogant said, “Indeed, we are disbelievers in that which you have believed.” (7:76). So, they hamstrung the she-camel, and insolently defied the command of their Lord, and said, “O Salih, bring us what you promise us, if you have been among the sent ones.” (7:77). So, the earthquake seized them, so they became in their home fallen prone (7:78). So, he turned away from them and said, “O my people, certainly, I have conveyed to you my Lord’s message, and have advised you, but you do not like the advisors.” (7:79).

    • Note: God sent Salih after Hud to Thamud with a clear proof not to worship any god other than God, but those who disbelieved and had been arrogant slaughtered the camel given him as a sign, and those who had denied His revelations the earthquake had seized them while the messenger’s said to them, “ I have conveyed my Lord’s message and I have advised you.”

Lut was sent to his people who were transgressors

  • And Lot, when he said to his people, “Do you commit the immorality that no one has preceded you with it among the people?” (7:80). Indeed, you surely approach men with desire instead of women. Nay, you are a people extravagant (7:81). And there has not been any answer of his people except that they said, “Drive them out of your town. Indeed, they are a people who purify themselves.” (7:82). So, We saved him and his family, except his wife—she had been among those who lagged behind (7:83). And We showered upon them a rain. So, look how has been the end of the criminals (7:84).

    • Note: God sent Lut to his people those who He punished them with the heavy rain fall for practicing homosexuality while He saved him but not his wife.

Shuaib was sent to Madyan who disbelieved in God’s message

  • And to Madyan their brother Shu’ayb. He said, “O my people, worship God; there is no god for you other than Him. Certainly, there has come to you a clear proof from your Lord. So, fulfill the measure and the weight, and do not deprive the people of their things, and do not spread corruption in the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you have been believers.” (7:85). And do not sit on every path threatening and hindering from the path of God whoever has believed in Him, and seeking crookedness in it. And remember when you had been few, so He increased you. And see how has been the end of the corrupters (7:86). And if there had been a group from you who have believed in that which I have been sent with, and a group who have not believed, then be patient until God judges between us; and He is the best of the judges (7:87). The chiefs of those who had been arrogant among his people said, “We will surely drive you out, O Shu’ayb, and those who have believed with you from our town, or you must return to our religion.” He said, “What, even if we had been haters?” (7:88). Certainly, We had invented a lie about God if We returned into your religion after God has saved us from it. And it would not be for us that We return into it except that God, our Lord, wills. Our Lord has encompassed everything in knowledge. Upon God We have put trust. Our Lord, open between us and between our people with the truth, and You are the best of the openers (7:89). And the chiefs of those who had disbelieved among his people said, “If you have followed Shu’ayb, indeed, you will then surely be losers.” (7:90). So, the earthquake seized them, so they became in their home fallen prone (7:91). Those who had denied Shu’ayb—as if they had never prospered therein. Those who had denied Shu’ayb—they had been the losers (7:92). So, he turned away from them and said, “O my people, certainly, I have conveyed to you my Lord’s messages, and have advised you. So, how could I grieve over a people disbelievers? (7:93).

    • Note: God sent Shuaib to Madyan with a reminder not to worship any god other than God, and to prevent them from cheating in measuring. The earthquake seized them as they had denied His revelations while he said to his people, “I have conveyed my Lord’s message and I have advised you.”

God has sent down scripture to replace the bad with the good

  • And We have not sent any prophet into any town, except We seized its people with adversity and hardship, so that they may humble themselves (7:94). Then, We replaced in place of the bad, the good, until they increased and said, ‘Certainly, hardship and ease had touched our forefathers.’ So, We seized them suddenly, while they do not perceive (7:95). And if the people of the cities had believed and had feared, We would have opened upon them blessings from the sky and the earth, but they denied. So, We seized them for what they had been earning (7:96). Has then felt secure the people of the cities that Our punishment should come to them by night, while they are sleeping? (7:97). Or have then felt secure the people of the cities that Our punishment should come to them in the morning, while they are playing? (7:98).Have they then felt secure against the plan of God? But no one feels secure against the plan of God except the people the losers (7:99). And has it not guided to those who inherit the earth after its people that, if We willed, We had afflicted them for their sins, and We seal upon their hearts, so they do not hear? (7:100). That is of the cities We relate to you of their news. And certainly, their messengers came to them with clear proofs, but they had not been to believe in what they had denied before. Thus, God seals upon the hearts of the disbelievers (7:101). And We have not found any pledge for most of them, and indeed, We found most of them surely defiantly disobedient (7:102).

    • Note: God sent a prophet to a city to make its people humble replacing the bad with the good. Thus, He had opened the blessings from the sky and the earth for the people of cities who had believed and had feared Him but those who had denied He seized them for what they have done to earn to inherit the earth of those who He guides after them. Those who are losers feel secure from God, which guides the believers to do righteous deeds being fearful from God. The scripture given to Muhammad has confirmed that messengers have been sent with clear proofs but God has sealed hearts of the disbelievers and most people have been disobedient.

Moses was sent to Pharaoh and his people with great signs

  • Then after them, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, but they denied them. So see how the end of the corruptors turned out (7:103). And Moses said, “O Pharaoh, indeed, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.” (7:104).It is an obligation upon me that I do not say about God except the truth. I have certainly come to you with a clear sign from your Lord, so send the children of Israel with me (7:105). He said, “If you have come with a sign, then bring it, if you have been among the truthful.” (7:106). So he threw his staff, and immediately it was a manifest serpent (7:107). And he drew out his hand, and immediately it was white to the beholders (7:108). The chiefs from the people of Pharaoh said, “Indeed, this is surely a knowledgeable magician.” (7:109). He wants to drive you out of your land; so what do you advise? (7:110). They said, “Defer him and his brother, and send gatherers into the cities,”(7:111). That they may come to you with every skilled magician (7:112).

    • Note: God sent Moses and his brother to Pharaoh and his people with His signs to send people of Israel with them but Pharaoh and his people disbelieved Moses being a skilled magician, and Pharaoh sent gatherers in the cities to bring to him skilled magicians.

Pharaoh’s magicians have been defeated, who believed in Lord of the worlds

  • And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, ‘Indeed, for us there will surely be a reward if we have been the winners.” (7:113).He said, “Yes, and indeed, you will surely be among those brought near [to me].” (7:114). They said, “O Moses, whether you will throw, or whether we will be the throwers.” (7:115). He said, “Throw.” Then when they had thrown, they bewitched the eyes of the people and terrified them, and they produced a great magic (7:116). And We had inspired Moses, “Throw your staff!” — and behold, it swallowed up what they were fabricating. (7:117). Thus, the truth has prevailed, and what they had been doing has become futile (7:118). So they have been defeated there and have returned humiliated (7:119). And the magicians have been cast down prostrating (7:120). They said, “We have believed in the Lord of the worlds.” (7:121). “The Lord of Moses and Aaron.” (7:122). Pharaoh said, “You have believed in him before I give permission to you. Indeed, this is surely a plot you have plotted it in the city that you may drive out its people from it, so soon you will know.” (7:123). “Surely, I will cut off your hands and your feet from opposite sides, then surely I will crucify you all.” (7:124). They said, “Indeed, to our Lord we are returning.” (7:125). “And you do not take revenge on us except because we have believed in the signs of our Lord when they have come to us. Our Lord, pour out upon us patience and cause us to die as submitters.” (7:126).

    • Note: When Pharaoh’s magicians had witnessed the truth, they believed in God disregarding Pharaoh’s oppression, and asked God to shower upon them patience and to cause them die as submitters. Thus, Pharaoh’s warning and oppression could not prevent the true believers from accepting the truth from Lord of the worlds.

Oppression of Pharaoh on children of Israel

  • And the leaders from the people of Pharaoh said, “Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the earth and to forsake you and your gods?” He said, “We will slaughter their sons and will let live their women, and indeed, we are subjugators over them.” (7:127). Moses said to his people, “Seek help from God and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to God. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants, and the end is for the righteous.” (7:128). They said, “We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us.” He said, “It has been expected of your Lord that He will destroy your enemy and will make you successors in the earth, then He will see how you do.” (7:129).

    • Note: When Pharaoh and his people planned to oppress Moses and his people, Moses and his people had sought help with God and had been patient as they had believed that God will cause the righteous to be inheritors of the earth.

Pharaoh and his people were drowned in the sea

  • And certainly, We seized Pharaoh’s people with years of drought, and a deficit of fruits, that they may take heed (7:130). Then when there had come to them the good, they said, ‘For us is this.’ And if evil afflicts them, they ascribe bad omens to Moses and whoever is with him. No doubt, their omen is only with God, but most of them do not know (7:131). They said, “Whatever sign you bring us to bewitch us with, we will absolutely not be believers in you.” (7:132). So, We had sent upon them the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, and the blood as clear signs, but they had been arrogant and had been a criminal people (7:133). And whenever the punishment had fallen upon them, they said, “O Moses, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. If you have removed the punishment from us, we will surely believe in you and we will surely send the Children of Israel with you.” (7:134). Then when we had removed the punishment from them until a term they were to reach, then they broke (7:135). So, We had taken retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they had denied Our signs and had been heedless of them (7:136).

    • Note: God seized Pharaoh’s people with the years-long drought and the food shortage. Even He sent the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs and the blood rain as clear signs of Moses for the arrogant people and the criminals to reflect that they send children of Israel with him. Eventually God drowned Pharaoh and his people in the sea and destroyed they had built for denying His signs and breaking their promise. Thus, He had taken revenge of the disbelieving people.

Children of Israel made inheritors on earth devoted to idols later

  • And We had made the people who had been oppressed inherit the eastern parts of the land and its western parts, which We have blessed. And the excellent word of your Lord was fulfilled upon the Children of Israel because they had been patient. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people had been crafting and what they had been building (7:137). And We had led the Children of Israel across the sea. Then they had come to a people devoted to idols of theirs. They said, ‘O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods.’ He said, “Indeed, you are a people who are ignorant.” (7:138). Indeed, destroyed is what these people are engaged in, and worthless is what they had been doing (7:139). He said, “Other than God should I seek for you a god, while He preferred you over the people?” (7:140). And when We had saved you from the people of Pharaoh inflicting upon you the worst punishment, slaying your sons and sparing your women. And in that was a great test for you from your Lord (7:141).

    • Note: God made inheritors of the oppressed people in the east and the west. Thus, the children of Israel were blessed to inherit the earth because of their patience, while Pharaoh and his people were destroyed and what they had built. But it is unfortunate that those who were preferred over other people of the world devoted to idols being ignorant.

Forty-night appointment of Moses with God

  • And We had appointed for Moses thirty nights, and We completed them with ten. So the set term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses had said to his brother Aaron, “Take my place among my people and do right, and do not follow the way of the corruptors.”(7:142). And when Moses had come to our appointed place, and his Lord had spoken to him; he said, “My Lord, show me that I may look at You.” He said, “You cannot see Me but look at the mountain, then if it has stayed in its place, then you can see Me.” Then when his Lord had revealed Himself to the mountain made it crumbled to dust, and Moses had fallen down unconscious. Then when he had recovered, he said, “Glory is Yours, I have repented to You and I am the first of the believers.” (7:143).

    • Note: During the forty-night appointment Moses directly spoke to God behind a barrier but he asked Him to see Him physically. God had revealed Himself to the mountain and the mountain crumbled into dust; and Moses could not see God but fell unconscious, but he had full confidence in God when he recovered.

Deniers of God’s revelations and His meeting cannot see the right path

  • He said, “O Moses, indeed, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and with My words. So, take what I have given you and be among the grateful.” (7:144). And We have written for him on the tablets of everything as an admonition and an explanation for everything. So take them with firmness and order your people to take them by the best of it. I will show you the abode of the defiant (7:145). I will turn away from My revelations those who are arrogant in the earth without right; and if they see every sign, they will not believe in them, and if they see the path of right guidance, they will not accept it as a path, but if they see the path of error, they will accept it as a path. That is because they have denied Our revelations, and they had been heedless of them (7:146). And those who have denied Our revelations and the meeting of the Hereafter, their deeds have become worthless. Will they be recompensed except for what they had been doing? (7:147).

    • Note: Moses was given the tablets having instruction and explanation for everything for him as well as for his people that they can find the right path for themselves but those who are heedless to them will receive their recompense for what they have done to earn.

The people of Moses worshipped an image of calf in his absence

  • AAnd the people of Moses after him had taken from their jewelry a calf—a body that had a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could not speak to them, nor could it guide them to a path? They had taken it and had been wrongdoers (7:148). And when it was made to fall into their hands and they had seen that they certainly had gone astray, they said, “Surely, if our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgives us, surely, we would be among the losers.” (7:149). And when Moses had returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said, “It has been evil what you have done after me. Did you hasten the commandment of your Lord?” And he had thrown down the tablets, and had seized his brother by the head, pulling him towards him. He said, “Son of my mother; indeed, the people have considered me weak and they have been almost to kill me. So, do not let the enemies rejoice over me, nor do you place me with the people of the wrongdoers.” (7:150). He said, “My Lord, forgive me and my brother, and admit us into Your mercy. And You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” (7:151). Indeed, those who have taken the calf, there will overtake them wrath from their Lord, and humiliation in the life of this world. And thus We recompense the fabricators (7:152). And those who have done the evil deeds, then they have repented after of it and have believed; indeed, your Lord after of it is surely Forgiving, Merciful (7:153). And when anger had subsided from Moses, he picked up the tablets, and in their inscription there was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Lord (7:154).

    • Note: Moses’ people worshipped an image of calf in absence of him while his brother Aaron had been with them. When he had returned to his people, he became angry with his people and his brother and ill-behaved with his brother, even throwing away the tablets. When his anger subdued he asked forgiveness to God for him and for his brother, and picked up the tablets which are guidance and mercy for those who fear God, Who is Forgiving and Merciful for those who have repented and have believed after doing the evil deeds.

God responded to Moses’ prayer

  • And Moses had selected seventy men from his people for Our appointed time. Then when the quake had 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 nothing but Your test; You let go astray with it whomever You will, and You guide whomever You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy on us, and You are the best of the forgiving ones.” (7:155). “And prescribe for us goodness in this world and in the Hereafter. Indeed, we have turned to You.” He said, “My punishment—I afflict with it whomever I will, while My mercy has encompassed all things. So, I will decree it for those who are righteous and give the zakat, and those who believe in Our revelations.” (7:156).

    • Note: The earthquake afflicted them at their appointment when Moses prayed to God for their forgiveness and to have mercy on them while God responded to his prayer stating that He will decree mercy for (1) those who fear Him, (2) give the zakat and (3) believe in His revelations, wherein there is also an indication that zakat was decreed for the people of Moses.

Order for the people of scripture to follow the gentile messenger prophet

  • Those who follow the messenger, the gentile prophet whom they find written with them in the Torah and the Gospel. He enjoins upon them what is right and forbids them from evil; and he makes lawful for them the good things and makes unlawful for them the impure things; and he relieves them of their burdens and the shackles which were upon them. So, those who have believed in him, and have honored him, and have helped him, and have followed the light revealed with him—it is they who are the successful ones (7:157).Say, “O people; indeed, I am a messenger of God to you all, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. There is no god except He. He gives life and causes death.” So believe in God and His messenger, the gentile prophet, who believes in God and His words, and follow him so that you may be guided (7:158). And from the people of Moses is a community who guide with the truth, and with it they establish justice (7:159).

    • Note: Here is a commandment for all of us including the people of the scripture to follow the the messenger, the gentile prophet who believes in God and His words and the light what has come down to him to guide themselves to be successful like a community of Moses’ people who guided with the truth and established justice with it.

God’s favors upon the people of Moses

  • And We had divided them into twelve tribes—distinct communities. And We inspired Moses when his people had asked him for water, “Strike the rock with your staff!” And immediately there gushed forth twelve springs from it; certainly, each tribe had known their drinking place. And We had shaded them with the clouds and had sent down to them the manna and the quail, “Eat from the good things what We have provided for you.” And they had not wronged Us, but they had been wronging themselves (7:160). And when it had been said to them, “Dwell in this city and eat from it wherever you have wished, and say, “Absolution,” and enter the gate as prostrators. We will forgive you your sins. We will increase the doers of good.” (7:161). Then those who wronged among them had changed the word to a statement other than that which had been said to them. So We sent upon them an affliction from the sky for the wrong they had been doing (7:162). And ask them about the city which was situated by the sea when they transgressed concerning the Sabbath. When their fish came to them openly on the day of their Sabbath, while on the day they did not keep Sabbath, they did not come to them. Thus We tested them for what they had been disobeying (7:163).

    • Note: God has blessed the people of Moses giving them the good provision while He forgave them for their sins but punished those who had changed a word other than what has been said to them while the Sabbath has been a test for them and they violated it.

God’s curse upon disbelievers for preventing from spreading His message

  • And when a community among them said, “Why do you preach a people whom God is going to destroy or is going to punish with a severe punishment?” They said, “As an exoneration before your Lord, and that they may fear Him.” (7:164).So, when they forgot what they had been reminded of, We saved those who forbade evil, and We seized those who had wronged with a wretched punishment for what they had been disobeying (7:165). So, when they insolently exceeded what they had been forbidden, We said to them, “Be apes, despised” (7:166). And when your Lord proclaimed that He will surely send against them until the Day of Resurrection those who will afflict them with the worst punishment. Indeed, your Lord is surely swift in retribution; while indeed, He is surely Forgiving, Merciful (7:167).

    • Note: God sent His messages from time to time as reminder for the people but a group of the disbelieving people prevented from spreading His message. Thus, He saved those who forbade from the evil deeds while He cursed those who disobeyed Him and exceeded limit from what has been forbidden to be despised apes and will afflict them a grievous punishment until a day of the Resurrection.

God has given us scripture not to say about God except the truth

  • And We had divided them into communities in the earth. Among them are the righteous and among them are others below that. And We had tested them with good things and bad things so that they may return.”(7:168). That there has succeeded after them successors who have inherited the scripture, taking the fleeting goods of this lower life and saying, “It will be forgiven for us.” And if there comes to them a fleeting gain like it, they will accept it. Was not the covenant of the scripture taken from them that they would not say about God except the truth, and they have studied what is in it? And the abode of the Hereafter is far better for those who fear God. Will you not then understand? (7:169). And those who hold fast to the Scripture and have established the salat-prayer; indeed, We do not let go to waste the reward of the reformers(7:170).

    • Note: Humanity undergoes different guidance periods to test them with the good and the bad. Hence, God has sent down scripture with the truth and those who hold fast to it and establish Salat are forgiven making them successful in the Hereafter.

Those who deny God’s revelations, they wrong to themselves

  • And when We had uprooted the mountain above them as if it was a canopy, and they were certain it was falling upon them, “Take what We have given you with firmness and remember what is in it that you may fear.” (7:171). And when your Lord had taken from the children of Adam—from their backs—their descendants, and had made them bear witness over themselves, “Am I not your Lord?” They said, “Yes, we have borne witness.” Lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, “Indeed, we have been unaware of this.”(7:172). Or lest you say, “Indeed, there had associated our forefathers before and we have been descendants after them. Will You then destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?”(7:173). And thus We explain the revelations, and that they may return (7:174). And recite to them the news of him whom We had given Our revelations, but he detached himself from them; so Satan pursued him, and he became one of the strayers (7:175). And if We had willed, surely We could have raised him with them, but he clung to the earth and followed his desire. So his example is like the example of a dog: if you drive him away, he pants, or if you leave him alone, he pants. That is the example of the people who have denied Our revelations. So narrate the story so that they may reflect (7:176). Evil has been the example of the people who have denied Our revelations, and it is themselves they have been wronging (7:177). Whomever God guides, then he is the guided one; and whomever He lets go astray, then those are the losers (7:178). And certainly, We have created many of the jinn and mankind for Hell. They have hearts with which they do not understand, and they have eyes with which they do not see, and they have ears with which they do not hear. Those are like cattle — nay, they are even more astray. It is those who are the heedless (7:179).

    • Note: God has given us what we need to guide ourselves and no excuse will help us to escape His punishment. He has given us scripture to follow while He has cited to be a dog as an example of those who deny His revelations as the Satan pursued them to make them the strayers while He has let us know that He has created many jinns and humans for Hell being unfortunate for them that they cannot use their understanding, vision and hearing being like a cattle.

God’s messenger has no madness except being clarifying warner

  • And to God belong the most beautiful names; so call Him by them and leave those who deviate concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing (7:180). And among those whom We have created is a community who guide with the truth, and with it they establish justice (7:181). And those who have denied Our revelations, We will progressively lead them to ruin from where they do not know (7:182). And I will give respite to them. Indeed, My plan is firm (7:183). Do they not reflect? There is no madness in their companion; he is but a clarifying warner (7:184). Do they not look at the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and whatever thing God has created, and that it has been expected that their term has already come near? So in which Hadith after it will they believe? (7:185). homever God lets go astray, there is no guide for him, and He leaves them to wander blindly in their transgression (7:186).

    • Note: Those who deny God’s revelations have no guide and He leaves them to wander in transgression while He has firm plan to compensate them even they have been given a respite.

Prophet had no knowledge when the world will come to an end

  • They ask you about the Hour: when will be its time? Say, “Its knowledge is only with my Lord. None can reveal its time except He. It has been heavy in the heavens and the earth. It will not come to you except all of a sudden.” They ask you as if you were well-informed of it. Say, “Its knowledge is only with God, but most of the people do not know.” (7:187). Say, “I do not possess for myself any power to benefit or harm, except what God wills. And if I had known the unseen, I would surely have amassed much good, and evil would not have touched me. I am but a warner and a bearer of good news for a people who believe.” (7:188).

    • Note: Here is the clear indication that the prophet had no knowledge about time of the end of the world or any other future events, but many of the future eveents what have been assigned to the prophet are big lies.

Association of partners with God is a human tragedy

  • He is the One who has created you from one soul and has made its mate from it that he may find comfort in her. Then when he covers her, she has carried a light load and continued with it unhindered. Then when it has grown heavier, they both call God, their Lord: “If You give us a righteous child, we will surely be among the thankful ones.”(7:189). Then when He has given them a righteous child, they have made partners for Him concerning what He has given them, but exalted is God far above what they associate (7:190). Do they associate those who cannot create anything, while they themselves are created? (7:191). And they cannot give them any help, nor do they help themselves (7:192). And if you call them to guidance, they will not follow you. It is the same for you whether you call them or you remain silent (7:193). Indeed, those whom you call other than God are servants like yourselves. So call them and let them respond to you, if you are truthful (7:194). Do they have feet with which they walk, or do they have hands with which they strike, or do they have eyes with which they see, or do they have ears with which they hear? Say, “Call your partners, then scheme against me and do not give me respite!”(7:195). Indeed, my Protector is God, the One who has sent down the scripture, and He stands as guardian over the righteous (7:196). And those whom you call other than Him cannot give you any help, nor do they help themselves.” (7:197). And if you call them to guidance, they do not hear. And you see them looking at you, while they do not see.” (7:198). Take to forgiveness, and enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant (7:199).

    • Note: God is our Creator and Protector but many of us associate partners with Him even there is no logic to do this. Those who are made partners with Him are created and the so called partners cannot respond while they cannot help those who made them partners nor can they help themselves.

God wants us to refuge in Him when there is any suggestion from the Satan

  • And if any evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in God; indeed, He is the Hearer, the Knower (7:200). Indeed, those who have feared, when an evil thought has touched them from Satan, they remember, and immediately they are the seeing ones (7:201). While their brethren draw them further into error, and then they do not let up (7:202).

    • Note: Those who fear God should refuge in Him when there is evil suggestion from the Satan remembering God when the Satan becomes visible to them while the Satan’s brethren will not see him and plunge in the error.

Quran has been enlightenment, guidance, mercy for prophet and believers

  • And when you do not bring them a sign, they say, “Why have you not invented it?” Say, “I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord.” This is of insights from your Lord, and guidance, and mercy for a people who believe (7:203). And when the Quran has been recited, then listen to it and pay attention so that you may be shown mercy (7:204). And remember your Lord within yourself being humble, and in fear, and without loudness in speech, in the mornings and the evenings. And do not be among the heedless. (7:205). Indeed, those who are with your Lord are not too proud for His worship. And they glorify Him, and to Him they prostrate (7:206).

    • Note: Quran has been revealed through Prophet Muhammad as enlightenment, guidance and mercy for the prophet as well as for the believers that they should listen and pay attention to it when it is recited, and they should remember their Lord in the mornings and evenings using it.

Surah al-A`raaf (The Heights) can be reviewed reflecting that there are mention of the past events as well as hints of the future events in the surah and how the surah begins and ends: (1) Quran is a guidance and mercy for all of us, (2) there is confirmation from it that hadith collectors and those who have made sects and sub-sects are corruptors of Islam, (3) a forty-night appointment of Moses with God adding ten-night to the original thirty-night appointment, (4) worshiping of a calf, (5) association of partners with God being it a human tragedy, (8) the prophet had no knowledge of the future events, which are mentioned in the Quran, while any description of any future event supported with any alleged hadiths by the so called Islamic scholars to explain it is a great lie.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless.
Tafazzal (02/12/2021).