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Surah Al-A’raf, Verse 6

سورة الأعراف، الآية ٦

7:6 Juz 8 Hizb 16 Page 151 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 7:6

فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ ۝٦

Transliteration

falanasalanna alladhīna ur'sila ilayhim walanasalanna l-mur'salīna

Translation

Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.

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Verse 6 of Surah Al-A’raf (7:6), a Meccan surah, is in juz 8, on page 151 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 72 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 6

Al-Mukhtasar

Allah will certainly question the communities He sent messengers to on the Day of Judgement: about how they received the messengers. Also, He will certainly question the messengers about whether they delivered what they were instructed to deliver, and how their communities responded to it.

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Other translations of verse 6

So We will surely question those to whom the messengers were sent, and We will surely question the messengers themselves.

Then surely, We shall question those (people) to whom it (the Book) was sent and verily, We shall question the Messengers.

Then verily We shall question those unto whom (Our message) hath been sent, and verily We shall question the messengers.

Then shall we question those to whom Our message was sent and those by whom We sent it.

Most certainly then We will question those to whom (the messengers) were sent, and most certainly We will also question the messengers;

So, indeed We will definitely ask the ones to whom (a Message) was sent, and indeed we will definitely ask the Emissaries.

Verse 6 word by word

  1. فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ falanasalanna Then surely We will question س أ ل
  2. ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna those (to) whom
  3. أُرْسِلَ ur'sila were sent ر س ل
  4. إِلَيْهِمْ ilayhim to them (Messengers)
  5. وَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ walanasalanna and surely We will question س أ ل
  6. ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ l-mur'salīna the Messengers ر س ل

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1785

The Prophet (ﷺ) and his companions assumed Ihram for Hajj and none except the Prophet (ﷺ) and Talha had the Hadi with them. `Ali had come from Yemen and he had the Hadi with him. He (`Ali) said, "I have assumed Ihram with an intention like that of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has assumed it." The Prophet…

أَهَلَّ وَأَصْحَابُهُ بِالْحَجِّ وَلَيْسَ مَعَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ هَدْىٌ، غَيْرَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَطَلْحَةَ، وَكَانَ عَلِيٌّ قَدِمَ مِنَ الْيَمَنِ، وَمَعَهُ الْهَدْىُ فَقَالَ أَهْلَلْتُ بِمَا أَهَلَّ بِهِ…

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Verses related to verse 6

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Qasas 28:65

    وَيَوْمَ يُنَادِيهِمْ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أَجَبْتُمُ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

    And [mention] the Day He will call them and say, "What did you answer the messengers?"

  • Al-Ma’idah 5:109

    يَوْمَ يَجْمَعُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرُّسُلَ فَيَقُولُ مَاذَآ أُجِبْتُمْ قَالُوا۟ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّٰمُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ

    [Be warned of] the Day when Allāh will assemble the messengers and say, "What was the response you received?" They will say, "We have no knowledge. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen" -

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