Surah Al-A’raf Ayat 131 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 131
But when good came to them, they said, “This is ours [by right].” And if a bad [condition] struck them, they saw an evil omen in Moses and those with him. Unquestionably, their fortune is with Allah, but most of them do not know.
But when good (times) came, they said, “This is due to us;” When gripped by calamity, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Moses and those with him! Behold! in truth the omens of evil are theirs in Allah’s sight, but most of them do not understand!
But whenever prosperity came their way, they said: ‘This is our due.’ And whatever hardship befell them, they attributed it to the misfortune of Moses and those who followed him. Surely, their misfortune had been decreed by Allah – but most of them do not know that.
But whenever good came to them, they said: “Ours is this.” And if evil afflicted them, they ascribed it to evil omens connected with Musa (Moses) and those with him. Be informed! Verily, their evil omens are with Allah but most of them know not.
But whenever good befell them, they said: This is ours; and whenever evil smote them they ascribed it to the evil auspices of Moses and those with him. Surely their evil auspice was only with Allah. But most of them knew not.
Then when the fair (reward) came to them, they said, “This belongs to us, ” and in case an odious (thing) afflicted them, they would augur ill by Mûsa (Moses) and the ones with him. Verily their bird (of augury) is surely only in the Meeting with Allah, but most of them did not know.
then, when something good came their way, they said, ‘This is our due!’. When something bad came, they ascribed it to the evil omen of Moses and those with him, but their ‘evil omen’ was really from God, though most of them did not realize it.
سو جب ان پر خوشحالی آجاتی تو کہتے کہ یہ تو ہمارے لیے ہونا ہی چاہئے اور اگر ان کو کوئی بدحالی پیش آتی تو موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) اور ان کے ساتھیوں کی نحوست بتلاتے۔ یاد رکھو کہ ان کی نحوست اللہ تعالیٰ کے پاس ہے، لیکن ان کے اکثر لوگ نہیں جانتے
Quran 7 Verse 131 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-A’raf ayat 131, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(7:131) But whenever prosperity came their way, they said: ‘This is our due.’ And whatever hardship befell them, they attributed it to the misfortune of Moses and those who followed him. Surely, their misfortune had been decreed by Allah – but most of them do not know that.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-A’raf verse 131 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 130 which provides the complete commentary from verse 130 through 131.
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