Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:173 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 7:173?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:173?

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

What topics does Quran 7:173 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Justice, Tawhid, Human Nature, Day of Judgment, Idolatry.

Ayah 172

وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُ...

7:173Al-A'raaf

Q: What does Quran 7:173 mean?

Quran 7:173 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 173) translates to: "Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?""

Ayah 174

وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَ...

أَوْ تَقُولُوٓا۟ إِنَّمَآ أَشْرَكَ ءَابَآؤُنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَكُنَّا ذُرِّيَّةًۭ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ ۖ أَفَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلْمُبْطِلُونَ

Aw taqoolooo innamaaa ashraka aabaaa 'unaa min qablu wa kunnaa zurriyyatam mim ba'dihim afatuhlikunna bimaa fa'alal mubtiloon

Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?"

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

← Previous on Oneness of Allah7:172And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them],Next on Oneness of Allah →7:190But when He gives them a good [child], they ascribe partners to Him concerning that which He has given them.

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Or lest you should say ‘It is merely that our fathers were idolaters before that is before our time and we were descendants of theirs and so we followed their example. Will You then destroy us chastise us for that which those who follow falsehood did?’ from among our forefathers by their establishing idolatry? The meaning is they cannot use such arguments when they have been made to testify before their very selves to God’s Oneness. To effect this reminder by the tongue of the bearer of the miracle Muhammad (s) equally serves as a reminder for every soul to remember this within itself.

"Do not swear by your forefathers or by false gods (At-Tawaghit)."

Sahih Muslim #6616Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

You would tread the same path as was trodden by those before you inch by inch and step by step so much so that if they had entered into the hole of the lizard, you would follow them in this also. We said: Allah's Messenger, do you mean Jews and Christians (by your words)" those before you"? He said: Who else (than those two religious groups)?

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #4052Narrated Abu Hurairah:Sahih

that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "People should stop boasting about their fathers who have died, while they are but coals of Hell, or they will be more humiliated with Allah than the dung beetle who rolls dung with his nose. Indeed Allah has removed the pride of Jahiliyyah from you, and its boasting about lineage. from dust."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3774Yahya bin Abi Ishaq said:

"A man from Banu Ghifar told me, in the gathering of Salim bin 'Abdullah, Salim bin 'Abdullah said: 'I heard 'Abdullah -that is, Ibn 'Umar- say: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah forbids you to swear by your forefathers.'"'"

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2689Narrated Al-A'mash:Sahih