Surah Al-A’raf Ayat 30 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 30
A group [of you] He guided, and a group deserved [to be in] error. Indeed, they had taken the devils as allies instead of Allah while they thought that they were guided.
Some He hath guided: Others have (by their choice) deserved the loss of their way; in that they took the evil ones, in preference to Allah, for their friends and protectors, and think that they receive guidance.
A party He has guided to the Right Way, and for another party straying is justly its due for they have taken satans, rather than Allah, as their guardians, even though they think that they are rightly-guided.
A group He has guided, and a group deserved to be in error; (because) surely they took the Shayatin (devils) as Auliya’ (protectors and helpers) instead of Allah, and consider that they are guided.
A party hath He led aright, while error hath just hold over (another) party, for lo! they choose the devils for protecting supporters instead of Allah and deem that they are rightly guided.
A group He has guided, and errancy has come true against (another) group.” Surely they have taken to themselves Ash-Shayatîn (The all-vicious ones, i.e., the devils) for patrons, apart from Allah, and they reckon that they are (right) guided.
Some He has guided and some are doomed to stray: they have taken evil ones rather than God as their masters, thinking that they are rightly guided.
بعض لوگوں کو اللہ نے ہدایت دی ہے اور بعض پر گمراہی ﺛابت ہوگئی ہے۔ ان لوگوں نے اللہ تعالیٰ کو چھوڑ کر شیطانوں کو دوست بنالیا ہے اور خیال رکھتے ہیں کہ وه راست پر ہیں
Quran 7 Verse 30 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Al-A’raf ayat 30, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(7:30) A party He has guided to the Right Way, and for another party straying is justly its due for they have taken satans, rather than Allah, as their guardians, even though they think that they are rightly-guided.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Al-A’raf verse 30 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 28 which provides the complete commentary from verse 28 through 30.
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