Surah Al Araaf Ayat 166
The Elevations · English translation · Edition God
Then, when they rebelled against the commands to refrain, We said to them, “Be despicable apes.”
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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.
Surah Al Araaf Ayat 167
Your Lord has announced that, He would send against them, until the Day of Resurrection, those who would inflict terrible suffering upon them. Your Lord is swift in retribution, yet He is Forgiving and Merciful.
Surah Al Araaf Ayat 168
And We scattered them into communities on earth. Some of them righteous, and some of them short of that. And We tested them with fortunes and misfortunes, so that they may return.
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This is ayat 166 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