Surah Al Araf Ayat 163 Translation Tafseer

Para 9 - قَالَ الْمَلَاُ

سورة الاعراف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

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وَ سْــٴَـلْهُمْ عَنِ الْقَرْیَةِ الَّتِیْ كَانَتْ حَاضِرَةَ الْبَحْرِۘ-اِذْ یَعْدُوْنَ فِی السَّبْتِ اِذْ تَاْتِیْهِمْ حِیْتَانُهُمْ یَوْمَ سَبْتِهِمْ شُرَّعًا وَّ یَوْمَ لَا یَسْبِتُوْنَۙ-لَا تَاْتِیْهِمْۚۛ-كَذٰلِكَۚۛ-نَبْلُوْهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَفْسُقُوْنَٜ (163)

Kanz-ul-Irfan

Ask them ˹Dear Beloved Prophet˺ about ˹the people of˺ the town[1] by the sea who violated the Sabbath. During the Sabbath, ˹abundant˺ fish would surface, but on other days, the fish were never seen. In this way, We tested them for their rebelliousness.

Commentary

[1]

This verse directs the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم to ask the neighbouring Jews about the people who lived near the sea (and transgressed on the Sabbath) to admonish them. This question highlighted the fact that denying the prophethood and miracles of prophets was not a new trait for Jews. Resorting to disbelief and transgression was an old tradition of theirs as their forefathers had remained firm disbelievers.

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