Surah Al-'A'raf Chapter 7, Introduction
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In The Name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful
Introduction to the Surah
This Surah is a Meccan Surah. It has been narrated from Qattadah and Dahhak who said this Surah is a Meccan one, except verses 163-165 which were revealed in Medina.
The number of its verses, as kufians and Hejazians have numerated, is 206.
The Virtue of Studying This Surah
'Ubayy-ibn-Ka'b, a leading commentator, has narrated from the Holy Prophet of Islam (S) who said:
"Whoever recites Surah Al-A'raf, Allah will set a curtain between him and the Satan and, on the Day of Judgment Adam (as) will be his intercessor."
Ayyashi, another commentator, by the way of his teacher Abu Basir, has narrated from Imam Sadiq (as) who said:
"Whoever recites Surah Al-'A'raf every month, will be among those that no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve."
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- Surah Al-Ma’idah, Chapter 5, Section 12
- Section 13: Security of the Ka 'bah Inviolable
- Section 14: All Polytheistic Traditions Denounced
- Section 15: Covetousness of this worldly life
- Section 16: Teachings of Jesus corrupted after his departure
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Chapter 6, Introduction
- Section 1
- Section 2: Allah has ordained Mercy on Himself
- Section 3: Polytheists shall themselves confess their guilt
- Section 4: Those who disbelieve the meeting of Allah are certainly losers
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 31
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 32
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 33
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 34
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 35
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 36
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 37
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 38
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 39
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 40
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 41
- Natural Disposition, an Even Path toward Theology
- Section 5
- Section 6: Believers will be rewarded
- Section 7: The Judgment
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 56
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 57
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 58
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 59
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 60
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 61
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 62
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 63 - 64
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verses 65 - 66
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 67
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 68
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 69
- Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 70
- Section 8: Submission to Allah; Abraham's Arguments
- Section 9: The other Apostles followed Abraham's footsteps
- Section 10: The Divine Revelation
- Section 11: Allah the Creator and Knower of everything
- Section 12: Every Apostle Had an Enemy
- Section 13: The Arch Enemies
- Section 14: The Decreed Punishment shall be unavoidable
- Section 15: The Divine Gifts – The Self-Imposed Prohibitions
- Section 16: The Forbidden Food - the Vain Excuses
- Section 17: Guiding Regulations of Life
- Section 18: Prayer, sacrifice, life and death to be only for Allah
- Surah Al-'A'raf Chapter 7, Introduction
- Section 1: The Object of the Revelation of the Qur'an
- Section 2: Creation of Adam and the Defiance of Satan
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 11
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 12
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 13
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verses 14 - 15
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 16
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 17
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 18
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 19
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 20
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 21
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 22
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 23
- Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verses 24 - 25
- Section 3: Mankind warned against its enemy, Satan
- Section 4: The Guidance through Messengers and Their Rejections
- Section 5: Disbelievers shall not Enter Paradise
- Section 6: The Disappointment of the Wicked in Hell
- Section 7: Allah’s only is the Creation and the Command
- Sectiuon 8: The Ministry of Noah
- Section 9: The Ministry of Messenger of Hud
- Section 10: The Ministries of Salih and Lut
- Section 11: The Ministry of Shu 'ayb