Al-A'raf, verse 71

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1. He said qāla
2. Verily qad
3. has fallen waqaʿa
4. upon you ʿalaykum
5. from min
6. your Lord rabbikum
7. punishment rij'sun
8. and anger waghaḍabun
9. Do you dispute with me atujādilūnanī
10. concerning fī
11. names asmāin
12. you have named them sammaytumūhā
13. you antum
14. and your forefathers waābāukum
15. Not mā
16. (has been) sent down nazzala
17. (by) Allah l-lahu
18. for it bihā
19. any min
20. authority sul'ṭānin
21. Then wait fa-intaẓirū
22. indeed, I am innī
23. with you maʿakum
24. of mina
25. the ones who wait l-muntaẓirīna

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

This commentary covers the passage that begins at verse 7:70.

Allah mentions the rebellion, defiance and stubbornness of Hud'speople, and their opposition to him, peace be upon him, قَالُواْ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ اللَّهَ وَحْدَهُ (They said: "You have come to us that we should worship Allah Alone") Later on, the disbelievers of Quraysh said, وَإِذْ قَالُواْ اللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَذَا هُوَ الْحَقَّ مِنْ عِندِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيْنَا حِجَارَةً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ أَوِ ائْتِنَا بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ (And (remember) when they said: "O Allah! If this (the Qur'an) is indeed the truth (revealed) from You, then rain down stones on us from the sky or bring on us a…

• Verse 69 أَوَعَجِبْتُمْ أَن جَآءَكُمْ ذِكْرٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنكُمْ لِيُنذِرَكُمْ ۚ وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى ٱلْخَلْقِ بَصْۜطَةً ۖ فَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ ءَالَآءَ ٱللَّهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ Do you find it so strange that a message should come from your Lord, through a man in your midst, to warn you? Remember how He made you heirs after Noah’s people, and increased your stature: remember God’s bounties, so that you may prosper.’
• Verse 70 قَالُوٓا۟ أَجِئْتَنَا لِنَعْبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحْدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَا ۖ فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ They said, ‘Have you really come to tell us to serve God alone and to forsake what our forefathers served? If what you say is true, bring us the punishment you threaten.’
• Verse 71
• Verse 72 فَأَنجَيْنَـٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِّنَّا وَقَطَعْنَا دَابِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا ۖ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ We saved him, and those who were with him, through Our mercy; We destroyed those who denied Our revelations and would not believe.
• Verse 73 وَإِلَىٰ ثَمُودَ أَخَاهُمْ صَـٰلِحًا ۗ قَالَ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَـٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ هَـٰذِهِۦ نَاقَةُ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ ءَايَةً ۖ فَذَرُوهَا تَأْكُلْ فِىٓ أَرْضِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٍ فَيَأْخُذَكُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ To the people of Thamud We sent their brother, Salih. He said, ‘My people, serve God: you have no god other than Him. A clear sign has come to you now from your Lord: this is God’s she-camel- a sign for you- so let her graze in God’s land and do not harm her in any way, or you will be struck by a painful torment.

• قول qāf wāw lām
• وقع wāw qāf ʿayn
• ربب rā bā bā
• رجس rā jīm sīn
• غضب ghayn ḍād bā
• جدل jīm dāl lām
• سمو sīn mīm wāw
• ابو alif bā wāw
• نزل nūn zāy lām
• اله alif lām hā
• سلط sīn lām ṭā
• نظر nūn ẓā rā

• Ancestors الآباء
• Father الآباء
• Fathers الآباء
• Filth الرجس
• Hud هود
• Name الإسم
• with his people

• Yunus 10:20 · Same ending وَيَقُولُونَ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ ۖ فَقُلْ إِنَّمَا ٱلْغَيْبُ لِلَّهِ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ
• Yunus 10:102 · Same ending فَهَلْ يَنتَظِرُونَ إِلَّا مِثْلَ أَيَّامِ ٱلَّذِينَ خَلَوْا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ قُلْ فَٱنتَظِرُوٓا۟ إِنِّى مَعَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُنتَظِرِينَ

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