Surah Al-A'raf 7:157
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 157 of 206
ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلرَّسُولَ ٱلنَّبِىَّ ٱلْأُمِّىَّ ٱلَّذِى يَجِدُونَهُۥ مَكْتُوبًا عِندَهُمْ فِى ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ وَٱلْإِنجِيلِ يَأْمُرُهُم بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَىٰهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْخَبَٰٓئِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنْهُمْ إِصْرَهُمْ وَٱلْأَغْلَٰلَ ٱلَّتِى كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ ۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِهِۦ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ ٱلنُّورَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ مَعَهُۥٓ ۙ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
Translation
who follow the Messenger- the unlettered prophet they find described in the Torah that is with them, and in the Gospel- who commands them to do right and forbids them to do wrong, who makes good things lawful to them and bad things unlawful, and relieves them of their burdens, and the iron collars that were on them. So it is those who believe him, honour and help him, and who follow the light which has been sent down with him, who will succeed.’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-A'raf 7:157 is discussed in 29 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Prophet Muhammad (key verse)
- Eating (Akl) (key verse)
- Illiteracy (Ummiyyah) (key verse)
- The Foul (Khabith) (key verse)
- Revealed Scriptures (Al-Kutub al-Munazzalah) (key verse)
- Pure Provisions (Tayyibat) (key verse)
- Command (Amr)
- The Forbidden (Haram)
- Success (Falah)
- Light (Nur)
- Following Guidance (Ittiba)
- The Earth (Ard)
- The Gospel (Injeel)
- People of the Scripture (Ahl al-Kitab)
- The Torah (Tawrah)
- Envy (Hasad)
- Animals (Hayawan)
- Concealment (Kitman)
- Writing (Kitabah)
- Disbelief (Kufr)
- Prophet Moses (Musa)
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah)
- Christians (Nasara)
- Victory (Nasr)
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