Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 29 (7:29)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

قُلْ أَمَرَ رَبِّى بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖ وَأَقِيمُوا۟ وُجُوهَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَٱدْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ …

Quran 7:29 is ayah 29 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 153 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:29
قُلْأَمَرَرَبِّىبِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖوَأَقِيمُوا۟وُجُوهَكُمْعِندَكُلِّمَسْجِدٍوَٱدْعُوهُمُخْلِصِينَلَهُٱلدِّينَ ۚكَمَابَدَأَكُمْتَعُودُونَ٢٩
qul amara rabbī bil-qis'ṭi wa-aqīmū wujūhakum ʿinda kulli masjidin wa-id'ʿūhu mukh'liṣīna lahu l-dīna kamā bada-akum taʿūdūna

Say, [O Muḥammad], "My Lord has ordered justice and that you direct yourselves [to the Qiblah] at every place [or time] of prostration, and invoke Him, sincere to Him in religion." Just as He originated you, you will return [to life] -(29)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. أَمَرَamara(Has been) ordered
  3. رَبِّىrabbī(by) my Lord
  4. بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۖbil-qis'ṭijustice
  5. وَأَقِيمُوا۟wa-aqīmūand set
  6. وُجُوهَكُمْwujūhakumyour faces
  7. عِندَʿindaat
  8. كُلِّkullievery
  9. مَسْجِدٍmasjidinmasjid
  10. وَٱدْعُوهُwa-id'ʿūhuand invoke Him
  11. مُخْلِصِينَmukh'liṣīna(being) sincere
  12. لَهُlahuto Him
  13. ٱلدِّينَ ۚl-dīna(in) the religion
  14. كَمَاkamāAs
  15. بَدَأَكُمْbada-akumHe originated you
  16. تَعُودُونَtaʿūdūna(so) will you return

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:29

Available in English, Bengali, Urdu, Arabic, Russian.

English · EnglishTafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) — Hafiz Ibn Kathir

This commentary explains ayahs 7:28–30 together.

Read the English tafsir of 7:28–30 →

Read the full Surah Al-A'raf