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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 48 (7:48)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأَعْرَافِ رِجَالًا يَعْرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَىٰهُمْ قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنكُمْ …

Quran 7:48 is ayah 48 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 156 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:48
وَنَادَىٰٓأَصْحَٰبُٱلْأَعْرَافِرِجَالًايَعْرِفُونَهُمبِسِيمَىٰهُمْقَالُوا۟مَآأَغْنَىٰعَنكُمْجَمْعُكُمْوَمَاكُنتُمْتَسْتَكْبِرُونَ٤٨
wanādā aṣḥābu l-aʿrāfi rijālan yaʿrifūnahum bisīmāhum qālū mā aghnā ʿankum jamʿukum wamā kuntum tastakbirūna

And the companions of the Elevations will call to men [within Hell] whom they recognize by their mark, saying, "Of no avail to you was your gathering and [the fact] that you were arrogant."(48)

Word by word

  1. وَنَادَىٰٓwanādāAnd (will) call out
  2. أَصْحَٰبُaṣḥābu(the) companions
  3. ٱلْأَعْرَافِl-aʿrāfi(of) the heights
  4. رِجَالًاrijālan(to) men
  5. يَعْرِفُونَهُمyaʿrifūnahumwhom they recognize
  6. بِسِيمَىٰهُمْbisīmāhumby their marks
  7. قَالُوا۟qālūsaying
  8. مَآmāNot
  9. أَغْنَىٰaghnā(has) availed
  10. عَنكُمْʿankum[to] you
  11. جَمْعُكُمْjamʿukumyour gathering
  12. وَمَاwamāand what
  13. كُنتُمْkuntumyou were
  14. تَسْتَكْبِرُونَtastakbirūnaarrogant (about)

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:48

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This commentary explains ayahs 7:48–49 together.

مَآ أَغْنَى عَنكُمْ جَمْعُكُمْ

("Of what benefit to you was your gathering...") meaning, your great numbers,

وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَكْبِرُونَ

("...and your arrogance") This Ayah means, your great numbers and wealth did not save you from Allah's torment. Rather, you are dwelling in His torment and punishment. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas,

أَهَـؤُلاءِ الَّذِينَ أَقْسَمْتُمْ لاَ يَنَالُهُمُ اللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ

(Are they those, of whom you swore that Allah would never show them mercy) refers to the people of Al-A`raf who will be told when Allah decrees:

ادْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ لاَ خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلاَ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ

((Behold! It has been said to them): "Enter Paradise, no fear shall be on you, nor shall you grieve.")

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