سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 97

The Heights · Meccan · Juz 9 · Page 163

أَفَأَمِنَ أَهْلُ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ أَن يَأْتِيَهُم بَأْسُنَا بَيَـٰتًا وَهُمْ نَآئِمُونَ ﴿97﴾
Did the people of the towns then feel secure against the coming of Our punishment by night while they were asleep?
أَفَأَمِنَ afa-amina Then did feel secure
أَهْلُ ahlu (the) people
ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ l-qurā (of) the cities
أَن an that
يَأْتِيَهُم yatiyahum comes to them
بَأْسُنَا basunā Our punishment
بَيَـٰتًۭا bayātan (at) night
وَهُمْ wahum while they
نَآئِمُونَ nāimūna (were) asleep

Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.

The tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).