سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 171
۞ وَإِذْ نَتَقْنَا ٱلْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُۥ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ وَاقِعٌۢ بِهِمْ خُذُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةٍ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ﴿171﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And (remember) when We raised the mountain over them as if it had been a canopy, and they thought that it was going to fall on them. (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you [i.e. the Taurât (Torah)], and remember that which is therein (act on its commandments), so that you may fear Allâh and obey Him."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَإِذْ
wa-idh
And when
نَتَقْنَا
nataqnā
We raised
ٱلْجَبَلَ
l-jabala
the mountain
فَوْقَهُمْ
fawqahum
above them
كَأَنَّهُۥ
ka-annahu
as if it was
ظُلَّةٌۭ
ẓullatun
a canopy
وَظَنُّوٓا۟
waẓannū
and they thought
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that it
وَاقِعٌۢ
wāqiʿun
(would) fall
بِهِمْ
bihim
upon them
خُذُوا۟
khudhū
(We said), "Take
مَآ
mā
what
ءَاتَيْنَـٰكُم
ātaynākum
We have given you
بِقُوَّةٍۢ
biquwwatin
with strength
وَٱذْكُرُوا۟
wa-udh'kurū
and remember
مَا
mā
what
فِيهِ
fīhi
(is) in it
لَعَلَّكُمْ
laʿallakum
so that you may
تَتَّقُونَ
tattaqūna
fear Allah
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171. And (remember) when We raised the mountain over them as if it were a canopy, and they were certain it would fall upon them. (At that moment We said:) "Hold firmly to what We have given you [174] and remember what is in it, so that you may become righteous."
[174] Its explanation has already been written under Surah Al-Baqarah, verse number 63; it may be referred to there.
[174] Its explanation has already been written under Surah Al-Baqarah, verse number 63; it may be referred to there.
