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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 10 (7:10)

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وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَ ۗ قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ

Quran 7:10 is ayah 10 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 151 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:10
وَلَقَدْمَكَّنَّٰكُمْفِىٱلْأَرْضِوَجَعَلْنَالَكُمْفِيهَامَعَٰيِشَ ۗقَلِيلًامَّاتَشْكُرُونَ١٠
walaqad makkannākum fī l-arḍi wajaʿalnā lakum fīhā maʿāyisha qalīlan mā tashkurūna

And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.(10)

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْwalaqadAnd certainly
  2. مَكَّنَّٰكُمْmakkannākumWe established you
  3. فِىfīin
  4. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  5. وَجَعَلْنَاwajaʿalnāand We made
  6. لَكُمْlakumfor you
  7. فِيهَاfīhāin it
  8. مَعَٰيِشَ ۗmaʿāyishalivelihood
  9. قَلِيلًاqalīlanLittle
  10. مَّاmā(is) what
  11. تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnayou (are) grateful

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:10

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English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

All Bounties in the Heavens and Earth are for the Benefit of Mankind

Allah reminds of His favor on His servants in that He made the earth a fixed place for dwelling, placed firm mountains and rivers on it and made homes and allowed them to utilize its benefits. Allah made the clouds work for them (bringing rain) so that they may produce their sustenance from them. He also created the ways and means of earnings, commercial activities and other professions. Yet, most of them give liltle thanks for this. Allah said in another Ayah,

وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ الإنْسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ

(And if you count the blessings of Allah,never will you be able to count them. Verily, man is indeed a wrongdoer, an ingrate.) 14:34

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