Surah Al Araaf Ayat 163
The Elevations · English translation · Edition God
Ask them about the town by the sea, when they violated the Sabbath. When they observed the Sabbath, their fish would come to them abundantly. But when they violated the Sabbath, their fish would not come to them. Thus We tried them because they disobeyed.
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Surah Al Araaf Ayat 161
And it was said to them, “Settle this town, and eat therein whatever you wish, and speak modestly, and enter the gate in humility—We will forgive your sins, and will promote the righteous.”
Surah Al Araaf Ayat 162
But the wicked among them substituted other words for the words given to them; so We sent down upon them a plague from the sky, because of their wrongdoing.
Surah Al Araaf Ayat 164
And when a group of them said, “Why do you counsel a people whom God will annihilate, or punish with a severe punishment?” They said, “As an excuse to your Lord, and so that they may become righteous.”
Surah Al Araaf Ayat 165
Then, when they neglected what they were reminded of, We saved those who prohibited evil, and We seized those who did wrong with a terrible punishment, because of their sinfulness.
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This is ayat 163 of Surah Al Araaf (The Elevations), surah 7 of the Quran. This surah contains 206 ayats. The English translation is by Talal Itani, ClearQuran, Edition God.
Read all 206 ayats of Surah Al Araaf