What does Quran 7:119 mean?

Quran 7:119 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 119) translates to: "And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:119 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 9.

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Firaun, Pharaoh, Divine Punishment, Prophet Musa, Truth and Falsehood.

فَغُلِبُوا۟ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ صَٰغِرِينَ

Faghuliboo hunaalika wanqalaboo saaghireen

And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.

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2 other themes with weak connections

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Lessons from past peoples

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88 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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Thus were they that is Pharaoh and his folk there defeated becoming humiliated — they ended up abased.

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