About the Surah
Surah Title : الأعراف
English Title : Al-Araf
Order in Al-Mushaf : 7
Number of Verses : 206
Type : makkah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 151 To Page 176
Al-Araf
وَلَوۡ شِئۡنَا لَرَفَعۡنَٰهُ بِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّهُۥٓ أَخۡلَدَ إِلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُۚ فَمَثَلُهُۥ كَمَثَلِ ٱلۡكَلۡبِ إِن تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡهِ يَلۡهَثۡ أَوۡ تَتۡرُكۡهُ يَلۡهَثۚ ذَّٰلِكَ مَثَلُ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بَِٔايَٰتِنَاۚ فَٱقۡصُصِ ٱلۡقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
176And, if We willed, We would have made him distinguished with Our Verses but he inclined towards earthly gains and followed his vain desires. Hence, his example is like a dog: if you attack the dog, he sticks his tongue out, or if you leave him alone, he still sticks his tongue out. Such is the example of people who reject Our Verses. (It is the same for them if you preach them or not). Hence, describe these stories to them so that they may ponder over them.
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