Sūra Al-A’raf (Arabic: سورة الأعراف) is the seventh sura of the Noble Qur’an. In this Article We will learn about Surah Al-A’raf , Translations, Benefits, Tafseer, PDF. It is a Makki sura of the Noble Quran located in eighth and ninth juz’s of the Noble Qur’an. Since it recounts the story of people of “A’raf” meaning (Elevations) on the day of judgment, it came to be called “Sura al-A’raf.” Dear Brothers and Sisters, Surah Al-A’raf is one of the most detailing Sūra Al-A’raf about the origins of creation (Human beings) and revealing prophecies about the judgment day, Sūra Al-A’raf starts by telling to the people how devil made our forefathers Adam and Eve to leave Jannah (heaven) and all of the three came down to earth (in this world) and from that point devil became the number one enemy for human beings
Like other Makki suras in the Quran, Sura al-A’raf is mainly about the origin, main and, monotheism, judgment of the day of resurrection, fight against tritheism and the place of human’s beings in the world of creation. It aims to reinforce the beliefs and faith, Eeam, among Muslims,and New Muslims. It also refers to covenants between Allah Almighty and people, particularly in the World of Dharr.
It recounts stories of past people and earlier prophets such as Noah (a), Lot (a), Adam, Idris (Enoch), Nuh (Noah), Hud (Heber), Saleh (Methusaleh), Lut (Lot), Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismail (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Yaqub (Jacob), Yusuf (Joseph), Shu’aib (Jethro), Ayyub (Job), Dhulkifl (Ezekiel), Musa (Moses), Harun (Aaron), Dawud (David), Sulayman (Solomon), and Ilyas (Elias) in order to show failures of people who deviated from the heathenism.
Sūra Al-A’raf’s include the verse forty-six of the Sūra Al-A’raf concerning people of A’raf; verses 54-56, known as the Verse of Sukhra (Dominion), and verse 172, known as the Verse of Covenant (Mithaq). Sūra Al-A’raf virtue, there is a hadith according to which if one recites Sūra Al-A’raf a barrier will be placed by God between him and Iblis , and Adam (a) will be his intercessor on the day of judgment.