Surah Al-A'raf 7:96
سُورَةُ الأَعۡرَافِ · Meccan · Verse 96 of 206
وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَٰتٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَٰكِن كَذَّبُوا۟ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
Translation
If the people of those towns had believed and been mindful of God, We would have showered them with blessings from the heavens and earth, but they rejected the truth and so We punished them for their misdeeds.
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Topics that discuss this verse
Surah Al-A'raf 7:96 is discussed in 20 study guides on Maani. Each guide gathers the key verses, Arabic words and lessons of one Quranic topic.
- Blessing (Barakah) (key verse)
- Change (Taghyir) (key verse)
- Gradual Enticement (Istidraj)
- Civilization (Hadarah)
- Justice (Adl)
- The Earth (Ard)
- Economy (Iqtisad)
- Security (Amn)
- The Gospel (Injeel)
- Destruction (Ihlak)
- Faith (Iman)
- Sustenance (Rizq)
- Repelling (Daf')
- Earning (Kasb)
- Water (Ma')
- Sincere Counsel (Nasihah)
- The Heavens (Sama')
- The Path (Sirat)
- Vying in Good (Musabaqah)
- Worship (Ibadah)
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