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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 37 (7:37)

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فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بَِٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَنَالُهُمْ …

Quran 7:37 is ayah 37 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 8, on page 154 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:37
فَمَنْأَظْلَمُمِمَّنِٱفْتَرَىٰعَلَىٱللَّهِكَذِبًاأَوْكَذَّبَبَِٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَيَنَالُهُمْنَصِيبُهُممِّنَٱلْكِتَٰبِ ۖحَتَّىٰٓإِذَاجَآءَتْهُمْرُسُلُنَايَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْقَالُوٓا۟أَيْنَمَاكُنتُمْتَدْعُونَمِندُونِٱللَّهِ ۖقَالُوا۟ضَلُّوا۟عَنَّاوَشَهِدُوا۟عَلَىٰٓأَنفُسِهِمْأَنَّهُمْكَانُوا۟كَٰفِرِينَ٣٧
faman aẓlamu mimmani if'tarā ʿalā l-lahi kadhiban aw kadhaba biāyātihi ulāika yanāluhum naṣībuhum mina l-kitābi ḥattā idhā jāathum rusulunā yatawaffawnahum qālū ayna mā kuntum tadʿūna min dūni l-lahi qālū ḍallū ʿannā washahidū ʿalā anfusihim annahum kānū kāfirīna

And who is more unjust than one who invents about Allāh a lie or denies His verses? Those will attain their portion of the decree until, when Our messengers [i.e., angels] come to them to take them in death, they will say, "Where are those you used to invoke besides Allāh?" They will say, "They have departed from us," and will bear witness against themselves that they were disbelievers.(37)

Word by word

  1. فَمَنْfamanThen who
  2. أَظْلَمُaẓlamu(is) more unjust
  3. مِمَّنِmimmanithan (one) who
  4. ٱفْتَرَىٰif'tarāinvented
  5. عَلَىʿalāagainst
  6. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  7. كَذِبًاkadhibana lie
  8. أَوْawor
  9. كَذَّبَkadhabadenies
  10. بَِٔايَٰتِهِۦٓ ۚbiāyātihiHis Verses
  11. أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَulāikaThose
  12. يَنَالُهُمْyanāluhumwill reach them
  13. نَصِيبُهُمnaṣībuhumtheir portion
  14. مِّنَminafrom
  15. ٱلْكِتَٰبِ ۖl-kitābithe Book
  16. حَتَّىٰٓḥattāuntil
  17. إِذَاidhāwhen
  18. جَآءَتْهُمْjāathumcomes to them
  19. رُسُلُنَاrusulunāOur messengers (Angels)
  20. يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْyatawaffawnahum(to) take them in death
  21. قَالُوٓا۟qālūthey say
  22. أَيْنَaynaWhere are
  23. مَاmāthose (whom)
  24. كُنتُمْkuntumyou used to
  25. تَدْعُونَtadʿūnainvoke
  26. مِنminfrom
  27. دُونِdūnibesides
  28. ٱللَّهِ ۖl-lahiAllah
  29. قَالُوا۟qālūThey say
  30. ضَلُّوا۟ḍallūThey strayed
  31. عَنَّاʿannāfrom us
  32. وَشَهِدُوا۟washahidūand they (will) testify
  33. عَلَىٰٓʿalāagainst
  34. أَنفُسِهِمْanfusihimthemselves
  35. أَنَّهُمْannahumthat they
  36. كَانُوا۟kānūwere
  37. كَٰفِرِينَkāfirīnadisbelievers

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:37

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

Idolators enjoy Their destined Share in This Life, but will lose Their Supporters upon Death

Allah said,
فَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَى عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِآيَـتِهِ

(Who is more unjust than one who invents a lie against Allah or rejects His Ayat) meaning, none is more unjust than whoever invents a lie about Allah or rejects the Ayat that He has revealed. Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi said that,

أُوْلَـئِكَ يَنَالُهُمْ نَصِيبُهُم مِّنَ الْكِتَـبِ

(For such their appointed portion will reach them from the Book) refers to each person's deeds, alloted provisions and age. Similar was said by Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam. Allah said in similar statements,

قُلْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ - مَتَـعٌ فِى الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْفُرُونَ

(Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful. (A brief) enjoyment in this world! And then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve.) 10:69-70 and,

وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلاَ يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُواْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً

(And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We shall inform them what they have done. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (of men). We let them enjoy for a little while.) 31:23-24. Allah said next,

حَتَّى إِذَا جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا يَتَوَفَّوْنَهُمْ

(until when Our messengers come to them to take their souls.) Allah states that when death comes to the idolators and the angels come to capture their souls to take them to Hellfire, the angels horrify them, saying, "Where are the so-called partners (of Allah) whom you used to call in the life of this world, invoking and worshipping them instead of Allah Call them so that they save you from what you are suffering." However, the idolators will reply,

ضَـلُّواْ عَنَّا

("They have vanished and deserted us") meaning, we have lost them and thus, we do not hope in their benefit or aid,

وَشَهِدُواْ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ

(And they will bear witness against themselves) they will admit and proclaim against themselves,

أَنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ كَـفِرِينَ

(that they were disbelievers.)

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