سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 166
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ ﴿166﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
So when they exceeded the limits of what they were prohibited, We said to them: "Be you monkeys, despised and rejected."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَمَّا
falammā
So when
عَتَوْا۟
ʿataw
they exceeded all bounds
عَن
ʿan
about
مَّا
mā
what
نُهُوا۟
nuhū
they were forbidden
عَنْهُ
ʿanhu
from it
قُلْنَا
qul'nā
We said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
كُونُوا۟
kūnū
Be
قِرَدَةً
qiradatan
apes
خَـٰسِـِٔينَ
khāsiīna
despised
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
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