Surah Al-A'raf Ayat 10 (7:10 Quran) With Tafsir

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Surah Al-A’raf Ayat 10 in Arabic Text

وَلَقَدۡ مَكَّنَّـٰكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَجَعَلۡنَا لَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَعَٰيِشَۗ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ

Wa laqad makkannaakum fil ardi wa ja’alnaa lakum feehaa ma’aayish; qaleelam maa tashkuroon (section 1)

English Translation

Here you can read various translations of verse 10

Sahih International
And We have certainly established you upon the earth and made for you therein ways of livelihood. Little are you grateful.

Yusuf Ali
It is We Who have placed you with authority on earth, and provided you therein with means for the fulfilment of your life: small are the thanks that ye give!

Abul Ala Maududi
We assuredly established you in the earth and arranged for your livelihood in it. Little do you give thanks.

Muhsin Khan
And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and appointed for you therein provisions (for your life). Little thanks do you give.

Pickthall
And We have given you (mankind) power in the earth, and appointed for you therein livelihoods. Little give ye thanks!

Dr. Ghali
And indeed We have already established you in the earth and made for you therein (means of) subsistence; little do you thank (Us).

Abdel Haleem
We established you [people] on the earth and provided you with a means of livelihood there––small thanks you give!

Muhammad Junagarhi
اور بے شک ہم نے تم کو زمین پر رہنے کی جگہ دی اور ہم نے تمہارے لئے اس میں سامان رزق پیدا کیا، تم لوگ بہت ہی کم شکر کرتے ہو

Quran 7 Verse 10 Explanation

For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-A’raf ayat 10, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.

Ala-Maududi

(7:10) We assuredly established you in the earth and arranged for your livelihood in it. Little do you give thanks.

There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

Ibn-Kathir

10. And surely, We gave you authority on the earth and appointed for you therein livelihoods. Little thanks do you give.

All Bounties in the Heavens and Earth are for the Benefit of Mankind

Allah reminds of His favor on His servants in that He made the earth a fixed place for dwelling, placed firm mountains and rivers on it and made homes and allowed them to utilize its benefits. Allah made the clouds work for them (bringing rain) so that they may produce their sustenance from them. He also created the ways and means of earnings, commercial activities and other professions. Yet, most of them give liltle thanks for this. Allah said in another Ayah,

﴿وَإِن تَعُدُّواْ نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِ لاَ تُحْصُوهَا إِنَّ الإنْسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌ﴾

(And if you count the blessings of Allah,never will you be able to count them. Verily, man is indeed a wrongdoer, an ingrate.) ﴿14:34﴾

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