Surah Al-A'raf 7:172
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 172 of 206
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَآ ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَٰذَا غَٰفِلِينَ
Translation
[Prophet], when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not your Lord?’ and they replied, ‘Yes, we bear witness.’ So you cannot say on the Day of Resurrection, ‘We were not aware of this,’
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-A'raf 7:172 is discussed in 21 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- The Covenant (Mithaq) (key verse)
- Divinity (Uluhiyyah)
- Innate Nature (Fitrah)
- Martyrdom (Shahadah)
- Prophet Adam
- Disagreement (Ikhtilaf)
- Divine Seizing (Akhdh)
- Righteousness (Birr)
- Reflection (Tafakkur)
- Blind Following (Taqlid)
- Piety (Taqwa)
- Treachery (Khiyanah)
- Heedlessness (Ghaflah)
- The Unseen (Ghayb)
- Distraction (Lahw)
- Mankind (Nas)
- Base Desire (Hawa)
- Satan (Shaytan)
- Injustice (Zulm)
- Worship (Ibadah)
- Pledges (Ahd)
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