Al-A'raf, verse 160

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1. And We divided them waqaṭṭaʿnāhumu
2. (into) two ith'natay
3. (and) ten [i.e. twelve] ʿashrata
4. tribes asbāṭan
5. (as) communities umaman
6. And We inspired wa-awḥaynā
7. to ilā
8. Musa mūsā
9. when idhi
10. asked him for water is'tasqāhu
11. his people qawmuhu
12. [that] ani
13. Strike iḍ'rib
14. with your staff biʿaṣāka
15. the stone l-ḥajara
16. Then gushed forth fa-inbajasat
17. from it min'hu
18. two ith'natā
19. (and) ten [i.e. twelve] ʿashrata
20. springs ʿaynan
21. Certainly qad
22. knew ʿalima
23. each kullu
24. people unāsin
25. their drinking place mashrabahum
26. And We shaded waẓallalnā
27. [on] them ʿalayhimu
28. (with) the clouds l-ghamāma
29. and We sent down wa-anzalnā
30. upon them ʿalayhimu
31. the manna l-mana
32. and the quails wal-salwā
33. Eat kulū
34. from min
35. (the) good things ṭayyibāti
36. which mā
37. We have provided you razaqnākum
38. And not wamā
39. they wronged Us ẓalamūnā
40. but walākin
41. they were kānū
42. (to) themselves anfusahum
43. doing wrong yaẓlimūna

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 7:159.

مِّنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَبِ أُمَّةٌ قَآئِمَةٌ يَتْلُونَ ءَايَتِ اللَّهِ ءَانَآءَ الَّيْلِ وَهُمْ يَسْجُدُونَ (A party of the people of the Scripture stand for the right, they recite the verses of Allah during the hours of the night, prostrating themselves in prayer) 3:113, وَإِنَّ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَبِ لَمَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ خَشِعِينَ للَّهِ لاَ يَشْتَرُونَ بَِايَتِ اللَّهِ ثَمَناً قَلِيلاً أُوْلئِكَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ (And there are, certainly, among the People of the Scripture, those who believe…

• Verse 158 قُلْ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ فَـَٔامِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ٱلنَّبِىِّ ٱلْأُمِّىِّ ٱلَّذِى يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَـٰتِهِۦ وَٱتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ Say [Muhammad], ‘People, I am the Messenger of God to you all, from Him who has control over the heavens and the earth. There is no God but Him; He gives life and death, so believe in God and His Messenger, the unlettered prophet who believes in God and His words, and follow him so that you may find guidance.’
• Verse 159 وَمِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰٓ أُمَّةٌ يَهْدُونَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعْدِلُونَ There is a group among the people of Moses who guide with truth, and who act justly according to it.
• Verse 160
• Verse 161 وَإِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسْكُنُوا۟ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةَ وَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ حِطَّةٌ وَٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْبَابَ سُجَّدًا نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطِيٓـَٔـٰتِكُمْ ۚ سَنَزِيدُ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ When they were told, ‘Enter this town and eat freely there as you will, but say, “Relieve us!” and enter its gate humbly: then We shall forgive you your sins, and increase the reward of those who do good,’
• Verse 162 فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ قَوْلًا غَيْرَ ٱلَّذِى قِيلَ لَهُمْ فَأَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِجْزًا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَظْلِمُونَ the wrongdoers among them substituted another saying for that which had been given them, so We sent them a punishment from heaven for their wrongdoing.

• قطع qāf ṭā ʿayn
• ثني thā nūn yā
• عشر ʿayn shīn rā
• سبط sīn bā ṭā
• امم alif mīm mīm
• وحي wāw ḥā yā
• سقي sīn qāf yā
• قوم qāf wāw mīm
• ضرب ḍād rā bā
• عصو ʿayn ṣād wāw
• حجر ḥā jīm rā
• بجس bā jīm sīn
• عين ʿayn yā nūn
• علم ʿayn lām mīm
• كلل kāf lām lām
• انس alif nūn sīn
• شرب shīn rā bā
• ظلل ẓā lām lām
• غمم ghayn mīm mīm
• نزل nūn zāy lām
• منن mīm nūn nūn
• سلو sīn lām wāw
• اكل alif kāf lām
• طيب ṭā yā bā
• رزق rā zāy qāf
• ظلم ẓā lām mīm
• كون kāf wāw nūn
• نفس nūn fā sīn

• bringing forth water from the rock
• Cane العصا
• Cloud سحاب
• clouds
• Clouds السحاب
• Drink الشراب
• Human الإنسان
• Manna المن
• Moosa موسى
• Moses موسى
• Musa موسى
• Number العدد
• Quail سلوى
• Self النفس
• Soul النفس
• Tribes القبائل
• Weather الطقس
• with his brother Moses (ﷺ) as messengers to Pharaoh and his people

• Al-Baqarah 2:57 · Same ending وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلْوَىٰ ۖ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
• At-Tawbah 9:70 · Same ending أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَأَصْحَـٰبِ مَدْيَنَ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتِ ۚ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
• An-Nahl 16:33 · Same ending هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّآ أَن تَأْتِيَهُمُ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ أَوْ يَأْتِىَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ فَعَلَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
• An-Nahl 16:118 · Same ending وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا مَا قَصَصْنَا عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمَا ظَلَمْنَـٰهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
• Al-'Ankabut 29:40 · Same ending فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
• Ar-Rum 30:9 · Same ending أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوٓا۟ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَأَثَارُوا۟ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَعَمَرُوهَآ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا عَمَرُوهَا وَجَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

• وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ 3 places
• ٱثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَيْنًۭا ۖ 2 places

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