Surah Al Araf Ayat 161 Tafseer

Para 9 - قَالَ الْمَلَاُ

سورة الاعراف

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

7.161-162

وَ اِذْ قِیْلَ لَهُمُ اسْكُنُوْا هٰذِهِ الْقَرْیَةَ وَ كُلُوْا مِنْهَا حَیْثُ شِئْتُمْ وَ قُوْلُوْا حِطَّةٌ وَّ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّدًا نَّغْفِرْ لَكُمْ خَطِیْٓــٴٰـتِكُمْ ؕ-سَنَزِیْدُ الْمُحْسِنِیْنَ(161) فَبَدَّلَ الَّذِیْنَ ظَلَمُوْا مِنْهُمْ قَوْلًا غَیْرَ الَّذِیْ قِیْلَ لَهُمْ فَاَرْسَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ رِجْزًا مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُوْا یَظْلِمُوْنَ۠ (162)

Kanz ul Iman Kanz ul Irfan

English translation of Kanz-ul-Imaan

And remember when it was said to them, 'Reside in this town and eat whatever you wish therein, and say, '(O Allah!) May our sins be forgiven,' and enter the gate whilst prostrating; We will forgive your sins. We shall soon bestow more upon the virtuous.' So, the unjust amongst them changed the words, contrary to what had been commanded to them. Consequently, We sent down upon them a punishment from the sky; the recompense of their injustice.

Commentary

The Israelites were commanded to enter the city by saying ‘حِطَّۃٌ’ which is an expression of repentance and seeking forgiveness, however, they entered by saying ‘حِنْطَۃٌ فِیْ شَعِیْرَۃٍ’ mockingly; they were afflicted with punishment in the form of the plague which killed twenty four thousand Israelites within moments.

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