Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 171
| ۞ وَإِذْ نَتَقْنَا الْجَبَلَ فَوْقَهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ ظُلَّةٌ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ وَاقِعٌ بِهِمْ خُذُوا مَا آتَيْنَاكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- 'idh nataqnaa al- jabal fawqa -hum ka-'anna -hu z.ullah wa- z.anno 'anna -hu waaqic bi- -him khudho maa 'aataynaa -kum bi- qowah wa- udhkuro maa fe -hi lacalla -kum tattaqon |
| Pickthall | : | And when We shook the Mount above them as it were a covering, and they supposed that it was going to fall upon them (and We said): Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil). |
| Asad | : | And [did We not say,] when We caused Mount Sinai to quake above the children of Israel137 as though it were a [mere] shadow, and they thought that it would fall upon them, "Hold fast with [all your] strength unto what We have vouchsafed you, and bear in mind all that is therein, so that you might remain conscious of God"?138 |
| Malik | : | Remember when We suspended the mountain over them as though it was an umbrella and they feared it was going to fall on them and We said: "Hold firmly to the Book that We have given you and be mindful of what is in it, so that you may guard yourselves against evil." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | When We shook the mount over them as if it had been a canopy and they thought it was going to fall on them (We said): "Hold firmly to what We have given you and bring (even) to remembrance what is therein; perchance ye may fear Allah." 1144 1145 |
Note - 137Lit., "when We shook the mountain over them": possibly a
reference to an earthquake which took place at the time
of the revelation of the Law (the "tablets") to Moses.
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Note - 138This is the end, so far as this surah is concerned, of
the story of the children of Israel. In accordance with
the method of the Qur'an, their story is made an
object-lesson for all believers in God, of whatever
community or time: and, therefore, the next passage
speaks of the "children of Adam", that is, of the whole
human race.
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Note - 1144Cf. ii. 63 and n.
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Note - 1145Therein = in the Book or Revelation, in "what We have
given you."
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Lit., "when We shook the mountain over them": possibly a reference to an earthquake which took place at the time of the revelation of the Law (the "tablets") to Moses. |
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This is the end, so far as this surah is concerned, of the story of the children of Israel. In accordance with the method of the Qur'an, their story is made an object-lesson for all believers in God, of whatever community or time: and, therefore, the next passage speaks of the "children of Adam", that is, of the whole human race. |
