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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 97 (7:97)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ

Quran 7:97 is ayah 97 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 163 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:97
أَفَأَمِنَأَهْلُٱلْقُرَىٰٓأَنيَأْتِيَهُمبَأْسُنَابَيَٰتًاوَهُمْنَآئِمُونَ٩٧
afa-amina ahlu l-qurā an yatiyahum basunā bayātan wahum nāimūna

Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?(97)

Word by word

  1. أَفَأَمِنَafa-aminaThen did feel secure
  2. أَهْلُahlu(the) people
  3. ٱلْقُرَىٰٓl-qurā(of) the cities
  4. أَنanthat
  5. يَأْتِيَهُمyatiyahumcomes to them
  6. بَأْسُنَاbasunāOur punishment
  7. بَيَٰتًاbayātan(at) night
  8. وَهُمْwahumwhile they
  9. نَآئِمُونَnāimūna(were) asleep

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