What does Quran 7:159 mean?

Quran 7:159 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 159) translates to: "And among the people of Moses is a community which guides by truth and by it establishes justice."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:159 from?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:159?

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

What topics does Quran 7:159 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: People of the Book, Prophet Musa, Al-Haqq, Guidance, Justice.

Ayah 158

قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ ...

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Ayah 160

وَقَطَّعْنَٰهُمُ ٱثْنَتَىْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطًا أُم...

وَمِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰٓ أُمَّةٌۭ يَهْدُونَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعْدِلُونَ

Wa min qawmi Moosaaa ummatuny yahdoona bilhaqqi wa bihee ya'diloon

And among the people of Moses is a community which guides by truth and by it establishes justice.

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7 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.

← Previous on Justice & honesty7:135But when We removed the punishment from them until a term which they were to reach, then at once they broke their word.Next on Justice & honesty →7:181And among those We created is a community which guides by truth and thereby establishes justice.

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And among the people of Moses there is a community a group who guide people by the truth and act justly according to it when passing judgements.

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