Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:140 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 7:140?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:140?

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

What topics does Quran 7:140 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Tawhid, Allah, Prophethood, Gratitude, Divine Favor.

Ayah 139

إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مُتَبَّرٌۭ مَّا هُمْ فِيهِ وَبَٰ...

7:140Al-A'raaf

Q: What does Quran 7:140 mean?

Quran 7:140 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 140) translates to: "He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?""

Ayah 141

وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُوم...

قَالَ أَغَيْرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبْغِيكُمْ إِلَٰهًۭا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

Qaala a-ghairal laahi abgheekum ilaahanw wa Huwa faddalakum 'alal 'aalameen

He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god while He has preferred you over the worlds?"

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19 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about the oneness of Allah. This is one of them.

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He said ‘Shall I seek other than God as a god for you to worship abghīkum ‘shall I seek for you’ is originally abghī lakum when He has favoured you above all the worlds?’ of your time in the ways He has mentioned in His sayings?

Should I not direct you to the words from the treasures of Paradise, or he said: Like a treasure from the treasures of Paradise? I said: Of course, do that. Thereupon he said:" There is no might and no power but that of Allah."

Sunan Abu Dawud #4808Narrated Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir:Sahih

I went with a deputation of Banu Amir to the apostle of Allah (ﷺ), and we said: You are our lord (sayyid). To this he replied: The lord is Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. Then we said: And the one of us most endowed with excellence and superiority. To this he replied: Say what you have to say, or part of what you have to say, and do not let the devil make you his agents.

Sahih al-Bukhari #6996Narrated Abal Minhal:Sahih

Abu Barza said, "(O people!) Allah makes you self-sufficient or has raised you high with Islam and with Muhammad."

Sahih Muslim #6258Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw children and women of the Ansar coming back from a wedding feast. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) stood up motionless (as a mark of respect) and said:Sahih

O Allah, (bear witness) (and addressing the Ansar), said: You are dearest to me amongst people, (and said: O Allah (bear witness) (and addressing the Ansar), said: You are dearest to me amongst people. And he meant Ansar.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3599[Ibn Umar narrated that the Messenger of Allah said (ﷺ):Sahih

“Allah has not been asked for anything more beloved to Him than being asked for Al-`Āfiyah.]