What does Quran 7:7 mean?

Quran 7:7 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 7) translates to: "Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:7 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 8.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 7:7?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:7?

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

Ayah 6

فَلَنَسْـَٔلَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَل...

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Q: What topics does Quran 7:7 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Knowledge, Accountability, Rejection of Prophets, Destruction of Disbelieving Nations, Divine Justice.

Ayah 8

وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ م...

فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍۢ ۖ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ

Falanaqussanna 'alaihim bi'ilminw wa maa kunnaa ghaaa'ibeen

Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.

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← Previous on Day of Judgment7:6Then We will surely question those to whom [a message] was sent, and We will surely question the messengers.Next on Day of Judgment →7:8And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.

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And We shall narrate to them with knowledge We shall inform them with previous knowledge of what they did; for verily We were not absent when the messengers were conveying the Message nor were We absent during the time of bygone communities and what they did.

"Never was a Hadith unclear to us - the Companions of the Messenger of Allah - and we asked 'Aishah, except that we found some knowledge concerning it with her."

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