سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 177
سَآءَ مَثَلًا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَظْلِمُونَ ﴿177﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Evil is the parable of the people who rejected Our Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses and signs, etc.), and used to wrong their ownselves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سَآءَ
sāa
Evil
مَثَلًا
mathalan
(as) an example
ٱلْقَوْمُ
l-qawmu
(are) the people
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَذَّبُوا۟
kadhabū
denied
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
biāyātinā
Our Signs
وَأَنفُسَهُمْ
wa-anfusahum
and themselves
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَظْلِمُونَ
yaẓlimūna
wrong
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
177. 1. The word `mathalan` is a *tamyiz* (accusative of specification). The original phrase would be: 'سَاَءَ مَثَلاً ! (مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِيْنَ كَذَّبُوْا بِاٰيٰتِنَا) 7. Al-A'raf:176)'
