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Al-A'raf 157

Ayah 157 of 206 · Meccan

ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلرَّسُولَ ٱلنَّبِيَّ ٱلۡأُمِّيَّ ٱلَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُۥ مَكۡتُوبًا عِندَهُمۡ فِي ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِ وَٱلۡإِنجِيلِ يَأۡمُرُهُم بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَيَنۡهَىٰهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡخَبَٰٓئِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنۡهُمۡ إِصۡرَهُمۡ وَٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلَ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِهِۦ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَٱتَّبَعُواْ ٱلنُّورَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ مَعَهُۥٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ ١٥٧

Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet, whom they find written [i.e., described] in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel, who enjoins upon them what is right and prohibits them from what is wrong and makes lawful for them what is good and forbids them from what is evil and relieves them of their burden1 and the shackles which were upon them.2 So they who have believed in him, honored him, supported him and followed the light which was sent down with him - it is those who will be the successful.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Difficulties in religious practice.

2 i.e., extreme measures previously required for repentance, and retribution without recourse to compensation.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. ٱلَّذِينَThose whoalladhīna
  2. يَتَّبِعُونَfollowyattabiʿūna
  3. ٱلرَّسُولَthe Messengerl-rasūla
  4. ٱلنَّبِيَّthe Prophetl-nabiya
  5. ٱلۡأُمِّيَّthe unletteredl-umiya
  6. ٱلَّذِيwhomalladhī
  7. يَجِدُونَهُۥthey find himyajidūnahu
  8. مَكۡتُوبًاwrittenmaktūban
  9. عِندَهُمۡwith themʿindahum
  10. فِيinfī
  11. ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِthe Tauratl-tawrāti
  12. وَٱلۡإِنجِيلِand the Injeelwal-injīli
  13. يَأۡمُرُهُمHe commands themyamuruhum
  14. بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِto the rightbil-maʿrūfi
  15. وَيَنۡهَىٰهُمۡand forbids themwayanhāhum
  16. عَنِfromʿani
  17. ٱلۡمُنكَرِthe wrongl-munkari
  18. وَيُحِلُّand he makes lawfulwayuḥillu
  19. لَهُمُfor themlahumu
  20. ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِthe pure thingsl-ṭayibāti
  21. وَيُحَرِّمُand makes unlawfulwayuḥarrimu
  22. عَلَيۡهِمُfor themʿalayhimu
  23. ٱلۡخَبَٰٓئِثَthe impure thingsl-khabāitha
  24. وَيَضَعُand he relieveswayaḍaʿu
  25. عَنۡهُمۡfrom themʿanhum
  26. إِصۡرَهُمۡtheir burdeniṣ'rahum
  27. وَٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلَand the fetterswal-aghlāla
  28. ٱلَّتِيwhichallatī
  29. كَانَتۡwerekānat
  30. عَلَيۡهِمۡۚupon themʿalayhim
  31. فَٱلَّذِينَSo those whofa-alladhīna
  32. ءَامَنُواْbelieveāmanū
  33. بِهِۦin himbihi
  34. وَعَزَّرُوهُand honor himwaʿazzarūhu
  35. وَنَصَرُوهُand help himwanaṣarūhu
  36. وَٱتَّبَعُواْand followwa-ittabaʿū
  37. ٱلنُّورَthe lightl-nūra
  38. ٱلَّذِيٓwhichalladhī
  39. أُنزِلَhas been sent downunzila
  40. مَعَهُۥٓwith him maʿahu
  41. أُوْلَٰٓئِكَThose (are)ulāika
  42. هُمُ[they]humu
  43. ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَthe successful onesl-muf'liḥūna

Tafsir

The ones just described are those who follow Muhammad (peace be upon him), the illiterate prophet who cannot read or write, and who is only inspired by His Lord. The name and description of the Prophet and what is revealed to him is to be found in the Torah, revealed to Moses (peace be upon him), and the Gospel, revealed to Jesus (peace be upon him). Muhammad instructed people to that which is good and right, and forbade those things that sound minds, those with a sound nature, know to be bad: allowing them the good food and drink and relationships which are not harmful, and making unlawful those things which are bad. He also removed the difficult commandments revealed as obligations to previous communities, such as having to kill the one who killed someone else accidentaly. Those who believed in him from among the Israelites and others, respecting and honouring him and helping him against the disbelievers who were his enemies, following the Qur’ān which was revealed to him, they are the successful ones who will attain what they desire and attain safety from what they fear.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran