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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 171 (7:171)

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۞ وَإِذْ نَتَقْنَا ٱلْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُۥ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ خُذُوا۟ مَآ …

Quran 7:171 is ayah 171 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 173 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:171
۞ وَإِذْنَتَقْنَاٱلْجَبَلَفَوْقَهُمْكَأَنَّهُۥظُلَّةٌوَظَنُّوٓا۟أَنَّهُۥوَاقِعٌۢبِهِمْخُذُوا۟مَآءَاتَيْنَٰكُمبِقُوَّةٍوَٱذْكُرُوا۟مَافِيهِلَعَلَّكُمْتَتَّقُونَ١٧١
wa-idh nataqnā l-jabala fawqahum ka-annahu ẓullatun waẓannū annahu wāqiʿun bihim khudhū mā ātaynākum biquwwatin wa-udh'kurū mā fīhi laʿallakum tattaqūna

And [mention] when We raised the mountain above them as if it was a dark cloud and they were certain that it would fall upon them, [and Allāh said], "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what is in it that you might fear Allāh."(171)

Word by word

  1. ۞ وَإِذْwa-idhAnd when
  2. نَتَقْنَاnataqnāWe raised
  3. ٱلْجَبَلَl-jabalathe mountain
  4. فَوْقَهُمْfawqahumabove them
  5. كَأَنَّهُۥka-annahuas if it was
  6. ظُلَّةٌẓullatuna canopy
  7. وَظَنُّوٓا۟waẓannūand they thought
  8. أَنَّهُۥannahuthat it
  9. وَاقِعٌۢwāqiʿun(would) fall
  10. بِهِمْbihimupon them
  11. خُذُوا۟khudhū(We said), "Take
  12. مَآmāwhat
  13. ءَاتَيْنَٰكُمātaynākumWe have given you
  14. بِقُوَّةٍbiquwwatinwith strength
  15. وَٱذْكُرُوا۟wa-udh'kurūand remember
  16. مَاmāwhat
  17. فِيهِfīhi(is) in it
  18. لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
  19. تَتَّقُونَtattaqūnafear Allah

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:171

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Raising Mount Tur over the Jews, because of Their Rebellion

`Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah,

وَإِذ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ

(And (remember) when We Nataqna the mountain over them), "We raised the mountain, as Allah's other statement testifies,

وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ الطُّورَ بِمِيثَـقِهِمْ

(And for their covenant, We raised over them the mountain) 4:154." Also, Sufyan Ath-Thawri narrated that Al-A`mash said that, Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said, "The angels raised the Mount over their heads, as reiterated by Allah's statement,

وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ الطُّورَ

(We raised over them the mountain) 4:154." Al-Qasim bin Abi Ayyub narrated that Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Musa later on proceeded with them to the Sacred Land. He took along the Tablets, after his anger subsided, and commanded them to adhere to the orders that Allah ordained to be delivered to them. But these orders became heavy on them and they did not want to implement them until Allah raised the mountain over them,

كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌ

(as if it had been a canopy), that is, when the angels raised the mountain over their heads." An-Nasa'i collected it.

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