Al-A'raf
Encyclopedia
Sura
Al-A'raf is the seventh chapter
of the Qur'an
, with 206 verses. It is a Meccan sura
. Its final verse, verse 206, requires a sajdah, or prostration.
7:20 Purposely, Shai'taan [Iblees] subtly relayed, for both of them, fascinating inspiration, so that he may cause to become visible, for both of them, that of their bodies which was in hidden condition for each other. [how he relayed the fascinating thought?] he said, " The Sustainer Lord of both of you has not forbidden both of you from this female [fruit bearing] tree except for the reason that you both might not become governors/rulers/sovereigns or that you two might become as immortals/people of permanence" [7:20]
وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ
7:21 And he swore to both of them saying, "Indeed/believe me I am for both of you certainly a sincere advisor." [7:21]
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...
Al-A'raf is the seventh chapter
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...
of the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, with 206 verses. It is a Meccan sura
Meccan sura
The Meccan suras are the chronologically earlier suras of the Qur'an that were, according to Islamic tradition, revealed anytime before the Hijrah . The other type of sura is the Madinan sura....
. Its final verse, verse 206, requires a sajdah, or prostration.
Verses
فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَاتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَـذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلاَّ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخَالِدِينَ7:20 Purposely, Shai'taan [Iblees] subtly relayed, for both of them, fascinating inspiration, so that he may cause to become visible, for both of them, that of their bodies which was in hidden condition for each other. [how he relayed the fascinating thought?] he said, " The Sustainer Lord of both of you has not forbidden both of you from this female [fruit bearing] tree except for the reason that you both might not become governors/rulers/sovereigns or that you two might become as immortals/people of permanence" [7:20]
وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ
7:21 And he swore to both of them saying, "Indeed/believe me I am for both of you certainly a sincere advisor." [7:21]
See also
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