فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِِٔينَ

Quran 7:166 is ayah 166 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 172 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:166

فَلَمَّاعَتَوْا۟عَنمَّانُهُوا۟عَنْهُقُلْنَالَهُمْكُونُوا۟قِرَدَةًخَٰسِِٔينَ١٦٦

falammā ʿataw ʿan mā nuhū ʿanhu qul'nā lahum kūnū qiradatan khāsiīna

So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."(166)

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This commentary explains ayahs 7:164–166 together.