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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 85 (7:85)

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وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ …

Quran 7:85 is ayah 85 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 161 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:85
وَإِلَىٰمَدْيَنَأَخَاهُمْشُعَيْبًا ۗقَالَيَٰقَوْمِٱعْبُدُوا۟ٱللَّهَمَالَكُممِّنْإِلَٰهٍغَيْرُهُۥ ۖقَدْجَآءَتْكُمبَيِّنَةٌمِّنرَّبِّكُمْ ۖفَأَوْفُوا۟ٱلْكَيْلَوَٱلْمِيزَانَوَلَاتَبْخَسُوا۟ٱلنَّاسَأَشْيَآءَهُمْوَلَاتُفْسِدُوا۟فِىٱلْأَرْضِبَعْدَإِصْلَٰحِهَا ۚذَٰلِكُمْخَيْرٌلَّكُمْإِنكُنتُممُّؤْمِنِينَ٨٥
wa-ilā madyana akhāhum shuʿayban qāla yāqawmi uʿ'budū l-laha mā lakum min ilāhin ghayruhu qad jāatkum bayyinatun min rabbikum fa-awfū l-kayla wal-mīzāna walā tabkhasū l-nāsa ashyāahum walā tuf'sidū fī l-arḍi baʿda iṣ'lāḥihā dhālikum khayrun lakum in kuntum mu'minīna

And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shuʿayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allāh; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.(85)

Word by word

  1. وَإِلَىٰwa-ilāAnd to
  2. مَدْيَنَmadyanaMadyan
  3. أَخَاهُمْakhāhumhis brother
  4. شُعَيْبًا ۗshuʿaybanShuaib
  5. قَالَqālaHe said
  6. يَٰقَوْمِyāqawmiO my people
  7. ٱعْبُدُوا۟uʿ'budūWorship
  8. ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
  9. مَاmānot
  10. لَكُمlakumfor you
  11. مِّنْminany
  12. إِلَٰهٍilāhingod
  13. غَيْرُهُۥ ۖghayruhuother than Him
  14. قَدْqadVerily
  15. جَآءَتْكُمjāatkumhas came to you
  16. بَيِّنَةٌbayyinatuna clear proof
  17. مِّنminfrom
  18. رَّبِّكُمْ ۖrabbikumyour Lord
  19. فَأَوْفُوا۟fa-awfūSo give full
  20. ٱلْكَيْلَl-kayla[the] measure
  21. وَٱلْمِيزَانَwal-mīzānaand the weight
  22. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  23. تَبْخَسُوا۟tabkhasūdeprive
  24. ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa[the] people
  25. أَشْيَآءَهُمْashyāahumin their things
  26. وَلَاwalāand (do) not
  27. تُفْسِدُوا۟tuf'sidūcause corruption
  28. فِىfīin
  29. ٱلْأَرْضِl-arḍithe earth
  30. بَعْدَbaʿdaafter
  31. إِصْلَٰحِهَا ۚiṣ'lāḥihāits reformation
  32. ذَٰلِكُمْdhālikumThat
  33. خَيْرٌkhayrun(is) better
  34. لَّكُمْlakumfor you
  35. إِنinif
  36. كُنتُمkuntumyou are
  37. مُّؤْمِنِينَmu'minīnabelievers

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:85

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

Story of Shu`ayb, upon him be Peace, and the Land of Madyan

Muhammad bin Ishaq said, "They (the people of Madyan) are the descendents of Madyan, son of Midyan, son of Ibrahim. Shu`ayb was the son of Mikil bin Yashjur. And in the Syrian language, his name was Yathrun (Jethro)". I (Ibn Kathir) say, Madyan was the name of the tribe and also a city that is close to Ma`an on route to the Hijaz (from Ash-Sham). Allah said in another Ayah,

وَلَمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدْيَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ أُمَّةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ يَسْقُونَ

(And when he arrived at the water (a well) of Madyan he found there a group of men watering (their flocks).) 28:23 They are also the people of Al-Aykah (the Woods), as we will mention later on, Allah willing, and our trust is in Him.

قَالَ يَاقَوْمِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِّنْ إِلَـهٍ غَيْرُهُ

(He said: "O my people! Worship Allah! You have no other God but Him") and this is the call of all Messengers,

قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ

("Verily, a clear proof (sign) from your Lord has come unto you;") meaning, `Allah has presented the proof and evidences of the truth of what I brought you.' He then advised them and commanded them to give full measure and full weight and not to wrong men in their dealings, meaning, to refrain from cheating people in buying and selling. They used to treacherously avoid giving full weight and measure. Allah said in other Ayat,

وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ

(Woe to Al-Mutaffifin (those who give less in measure and weight)...) 83:1 until He said,

لِرَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ

(before the Lord of all that exists) 83:6. These Ayat contain a stern warning and sure promise that we ask Allah to save us from. Shu`ayb was called `Speaker of the Prophets', because of his eloquent words and eloquent advice, and Allah stated that Shu`ayb said:

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