Al Quran (Chapter 7): Surah Al Aaraf [The Heights]

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Surah Learning Outlines: HIGHLIGHTS STRUCTURE MESSAGE REFERENCES QUIZ
07th Ramadan, 1441 (30th April, 2020)
Al Quran
Total Surah
114
Total Makkiyah
86 (75.4%)
Total Madniyah
28 (24.6%)
Al Quran (Chapter 7): Surah Al Aaraf (‫)األعراف‬
Dr. Jameel G. JargarAl Quran Learning

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Name taken from Verse 46-47 where there is a mention of “Aaraf”. But It does not
mean that this name is actual topic discussed in the whole Surah. While there are
diversified topics discussed in this Surah.
Brief Mention of Various Prophets
Creation of Adam (AS)
Allah (‫)ﷻ‬ created the whole of
mankind from a single soul
Detailed story of Musa (AS)
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Highlights Main Topics
It is one of the longest Makki Surahs and
second of the Makki Surahs in Quran’s
compilation order.
Ubayy ibn-Kab narrated from Prophet
Muhammad (‫)ﷺ‬ who said:
“Whoever recites Surah Al-Araf, Allah
will set a curtain between him and the
Satan and, on the Day of Judgment
Adam(AS) will be his intercessor.”
Ref
According to Abul A'la Maududi time of Surah Al Aaraf disclosure is about equivalent to that of Surah Al-An'am.

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Qira'at
by Sheikh Saud Shuraim
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(Duration 00:48:15)
Translation in Urdu
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(Duration 02:08:45)
Translation in English
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(Duration 01:33:53)
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Highlights Listening
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7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Highlights Elucidation
Tafsir in Urdu
by Ibn e Kaseer
Click: Part1, Part2
(Duration 07:54:36)
Surah Quiz
See Slides 11-12
Surah Al Aaraf v. 7:189

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1 Name ‫األعراف‬
(Al Aaraf)
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English
Meaning
The Heights
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Urdu
Meaning
‫بلندی‬ (Bulandi)
4 Origin, Year Makkah, 3 - 1 BH [before hijri] (618 - 620 AD)
5 Context
In this Surah the message of Risalah [Allah (‫')ﷻ‬s message as it was sent
through many messengers]. The Surah tells us that Allah (‫')ﷻ‬s Prophets
suffered for the cause of truth. Allah (‫)ﷻ‬ helped his prophets and
defeated their enemies. After the Prophets it is the duty of the
Believers to convey the message of Allah to all people.
Ref.: 1
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Structure Meaning
Ref.: 2

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Ayat (verses) 206 / 6236
Kalimat (words) 3341 / 77797
Huroof (letters) 14435 / 330709
Ruku (sections) 24 i.e. 122nd - 145th/558
Sajdah Tilawat
(prostration)
1st /14 , (Ayat 206)
Wahy order
(revelation)
39th out of 114
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Hurooful
Muqatta’at
(secret letters)
‫المص‬ [Alif Lam Mim Saad]
3rd out of 29
Ref.: 4, 5, 6 & pg. 17
Ref.: 1, 3 &
pg. 15-16
Ref.: 8
Ref.: 7
Al Quran
Total Ayat: 6236
Al Quran
Total Muqattat: 29
Al Quran
Total Kalimat: 77797
Al Quran
Total Huroof: 330709
Al Quran
Total Ruku: 558
Al Quran
Total Sajdah: 14
Ref.: 9
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Structure Statistics

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8 Manzil (Portion) / 7 2nd (includes: Surah 5 to Surah 9) i.e. 2 / 7
9 Juz (Part) / 30
8th (Wa-Lau Annanā, 6:111-165 & 7:1-87),
9th (Qāla ’l-mala’u, 7:88-206 & 8:1-40)
i.e. 8-9 / 30
10 Hizb (Group) / 60
16th (7:1-87),
17th (7:88-170),
18h (7:171-206 & 8:1-40)
i.e. 16-18 / 60
Answer: Please follow mentioned points 8, 9 and 10 respectively.
Question: How to Read Al Quran in 7, 30 and 60 days?
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Structure Reading

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 The Qur’an is revealed to remind the believers and to warn
humankind about the consequences of their actions. The
judgment will indeed take place.
 The story of Man's creation and Satan's opposition to Man.
 Allah (‫')ﷻ‬s messengers [Noah (AS), Hud (AS), Salih (AS), Lut (AS),
Shoaib (AS)] came to guide people.
 Prophet Musa (AS)[Moses] & his encounter with Pharaoh of Egypt.
 Pharaoh and his magicians were defeated.
 The Torah and Injil speak about the coming of Prophet
Muhammad (‫.)ﷺ‬
Ref.: 2
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Message

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 Prophet Muhammad (‫)ﷺ‬ is the Universal Prophet.
 The coming of the Last Hour.
 Shirk has no logic. Ignore wrongdoers, but invite to Allah (‫)ﷻ‬ with
kindness. Listen to the Qur'an and always remember Allah (‫.)ﷻ‬
 The Surah emphasizes that the true message must be presented
under all circumstances. After the Prophets it is the duty of the
Believers to convey the message of Allah (‫)ﷻ‬ to all people.
Ref.: 2
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Message

Learning One Ayat of Al Quran & Implementing in your Life is Better than Praying 100 Rakats (Nawaafil) of Salaat.
(Ibn Majah,Chapter 16, Hadith 219) 10
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2. For the disbelievers, when will the Gates of Paradise be opened?
Answer: Until the camel goes through the eye of the needle.
1. What did Iblees say, when Allah Asked him why he didn’t prostrate
to Adam (AS)?
Answer: I am better than him. You created me from fire and him You
created from clay.
Explanation: Surah 7:verse 12
َ‫ت‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ُ‫ه‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ٌ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬ ۖ َ‫ك‬ُ‫ت‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫ذ‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫د‬ُ‫ج‬ْ‫س‬َ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬‫َّل‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ك‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ق‬‫ي‬ِِ ِ‫م‬ ُ‫ه‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫ق‬َ‫ل‬َ‫خ‬ ََ ‫ار‬‫ا‬‫ن‬ ِ‫م‬ ِ‫ن‬-7:12
([ Allah ] said, "What prevented you from prostrating when I commanded you?"
[Satan] said, "I am better than him. You created me from fire and created him
from clay.”)
ُ‫ل‬ُ‫خ‬ْ‫د‬َ‫ي‬ َ‫َّل‬ ََ ِ‫اء‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ال‬ ُ‫اب‬ ََْ‫ب‬َ‫أ‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َ‫ل‬ ُ‫ح‬‫ا‬‫ت‬َ‫ف‬ُ‫ت‬ َ‫َّل‬ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ع‬ ‫َا‬ُ‫ر‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ك‬َ‫ت‬ْ‫س‬‫ا‬ ََ ‫َا‬‫ن‬ِ‫ت‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬‫آ‬ِ‫ب‬ ‫َُا‬‫ب‬‫ا‬‫ذ‬َ‫ك‬ َ ‫ِي‬‫ذ‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫ا‬ ‫ا‬ ِ‫إ‬‫ا‬‫ن‬َ‫ج‬ْ‫ال‬ َ َِ‫َجْي‬‫ن‬ َ‫ِك‬‫ل‬‫ي‬َ‫ذ‬َ‫ك‬ ََ ‫و‬ ِِ‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ ِ‫خ‬ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫م‬َ‫س‬ ِ‫ي‬ ُ‫ل‬َ‫م‬َ‫ج‬ْ‫ال‬ َ ِ‫ل‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ا‬‫ت‬َ‫ت‬ َ‫ َة‬َ ‫ي‬ِ‫م‬ ِ‫جْر‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬-7:40
(Indeed, those who deny Our verses and are arrogant toward them - the gates of
Heaven will not be opened for them, nor will they enter Paradise until a camel enters
into the eye of a needle. And thus do We recompense the criminals.)
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Quiz

ALLAH (‫)ﷻ‬ Wants From Us is Progress Not Perfection , so Keep Learning Al Quran
Focus on Improvement, Don’t Stick to Strict Rules and Discipline
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3. What is Al-Ar’af?
Answer: A wall that separates disbelievers, with elevated places,
with men who have equal deeds.
َ‫ت‬ْ‫ص‬َ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ََْ‫د‬‫َا‬‫ن‬ََ ‫و‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬‫ي‬ِ‫س‬ِ‫ب‬ ‫ا‬‫ًّل‬ُ‫ك‬ َ َُ‫ي‬ ِ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬ ٌ‫ل‬‫ا‬َ‫ج‬ ِ‫ر‬ ِ‫اف‬ َ‫ْر‬‫ع‬َ ْ‫األ‬ َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ََ ‫و‬ ٌ‫اب‬َ‫ج‬ ِ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ َََ‫ًّل‬َ‫س‬ َ‫أ‬ ِ‫ َة‬‫ا‬‫ن‬َ‫ج‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫اب‬َ‫م‬َِْ‫ي‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬ ََ ‫َا‬‫ه‬َُ‫ل‬ُ‫خ‬ْ‫د‬َ‫ي‬ ْ‫م‬َ‫ل‬ ‫و‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ٌ‫م‬َ َُ‫ع‬-7:46
(And between them will be a partition, and on [its] elevations are men who
recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise,
"Peace be upon you." They have not [yet] entered it, but they long intensely.)
4. How should we call upon Allah, as described in Surah Al-Ar’af?
Answer: Call upon Allah by His Beautiful Names & leave company
of those who deny His Names.
ِ‫ي‬ َ َُ‫د‬ ِ‫ت‬ْ‫ل‬ُ‫ي‬ َ ‫ِي‬‫ذ‬‫ا‬‫ال‬ ‫َا‬ُ‫ر‬َ‫ذ‬ ََ ۖ ‫ا‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫ب‬ ُ‫ه‬َُ‫ع‬ْ‫د‬‫ا‬َ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ َ‫ن‬ْ‫س‬ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ال‬ ُ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ْ‫س‬َ ْ‫األ‬ ِ ‫ا‬ ِ‫ّلِل‬ ََ‫َا‬ُ‫ن‬‫ا‬َ‫ك‬ ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ ََْ‫ي‬ْ‫ُج‬‫ي‬َ‫س‬ ‫و‬ ِ‫ه‬ِِ‫ا‬َ‫م‬ْ‫س‬َ‫أ‬َ َُ‫ل‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬-7:180
(And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company
of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for
what they have been doing.)
7. Surah Al Aaraf (‫:)األعراف‬ Quiz
Ref.: STAND UP 4 ISLAM

13Ref: Secrets of Quran Miracles site of Abduldaem Al-Kaheel

14Ref: Islamic Quotes: Nouman Ali Khan Collection

Explanation About Total number of Ayat (verses) in Al Quran (Click Here)
Scholars have different opinions about the number of the Quranic verses.
But this conflict is just about “numerating” the verses.
Here are some points about the difference:
a) Some scholars numerated the long sentences as 2 or 3 verses, while some others regarded
them as 1 whole verse.
b) Besides, Shafii scholars regarded “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” as a part of each sura and
didn’t numerate them. But the Hanafi scholarsregarded each “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim”
as specific verses, so counted them.
c) It’s the same about the hurooful muqattaa (some secret letters which are written in the
beginning of some suras like ”Ya sin, ha mim”.) Some scholars numerated them as specific
verses, while the others not.
The number of the verses according to Scholars:
Ibn-i Abbas (RA): 6616
Nafi (RA): 6217
Shayba (RA): 6214
Scholars of Egypt (RA): 6226
Zamahshari (RA) (the genius Eloquence Scholar of the Arabic language and literature): 6666.
Bediuzzaman, mujaddid (the reformer) of the 13 century, also has the opinion of 6666 verses.
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Ibn-i Huzeyme (one of the big imams) made the following explanations on “6666” issue while
handling the “Quran’s miracle of number” topic
of his book titled “An Nasih wa’l Mansuh”:
1) 1000 verses about Promising (wa’ad)
2) 1000 about Threat (wa’id)
3) 1000 Command (amr) verses
4) 1000 Forbiddance (nahy) verses
5) 1000 Information and Story verses
6) 1000 Warning and Example verses
7) 500 verses about Ruling
8) 100 verses about Invocation and Glorification
9) 66 “nasih and mansuh” ("the Abrogating and Abrogated") verses
Totally there are 6666 verses in the Quran
(1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+1000+500+100+66 = 6666)
Consequently, the expression “Quran has 6666 verses.” is based on the mentioned points.
But Today, All Accepting the Opinion of Al Kufa that Al Quran Consist of 6236 verses.
(6236 verses followed in the present discussion )
Total number of verses in Al Quran is 6236 with the “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” not
included except for Surah Al Fatihah.
With “Bismillah r- Rahman-ir-Rahim” included the total number of Quranic Verses are
112 + 6236 = 6348. 16

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Explanation About number of Ruku in Al Quran (Click Here)
 There are 540 Ruku in Al Quran. (Click Here)
 This subdivision is not part of original revelation but adopted later-on to facilitate
completion of Al Quran on the 27th night of Ramadan (i.e. on Laylatul Qadr).
 The Ruku of The Holy Quran was not to be found in the time of Nabi Muhammad (‫,)ﷺ‬ nor
in the time of the Sahaaba (RA). Around 4 AH the Ulema of Bukhara, Russia divided the
entire Quran into 540 Ruku for Taraaweeh purposes.
 The Equation is as Follows:
 When devising these Ruku the Ulema made sure that Ruku contained Ayat of the
same topic and theme; because the Hafiz goes into Ruku after reciting it in one
Raka'at of Taraaweeh Salaah.
 After further study found that Al Quran has Actual 558 Ruku. (Click Here)
(558 Ruku followed in the present discussion)
1 Ruku per Raka'at x 20 Raka'at = 20 Ruku per Night of Ramadan x 27 Nights of Ramadan = 540 Ruku
Scholars after the Prophet Muhammad (‫)ﷺ‬ have done additional division of the
Qur’an (i.e. Manzil, Juz and Hizb) for the convenience of reading/memorization
(recitation) of the whole Qur’an mentioned on page no. 7.

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Dua
ۖ ‫ا‬‫ا‬‫ن‬ِ‫م‬ ْ‫ال‬‫ب‬َ‫ق‬َ‫ت‬ ‫َا‬‫ن‬‫ا‬‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ُ‫ل‬‫ي‬ِ‫ع‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ْ‫س‬ِ‫إ‬ ََ ِ‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ال‬ َ ِ‫م‬ َ‫د‬ِ‫ع‬‫ا‬ َََ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬ ُ‫م‬‫ِي‬‫ه‬‫ا‬ َ‫ْر‬‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬ ُ‫ع‬َ‫ي‬ ْ‫ر‬َ‫ي‬ ْ‫ذ‬ِ‫إ‬ ََْ‫ال‬ ُ‫ع‬‫ي‬ِ‫م‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫ال‬ َ‫نت‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫ك‬‫ا‬‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ُ‫م‬‫ي‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬-2:127
("Our Lord, accept [this duty] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”)
Ameen
The Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬) ) said,
ُ‫ه‬َ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ََ َ ‫آ‬ ْ‫ر‬ُ‫ق‬ْ‫ال‬ َ‫م‬‫ا‬‫ل‬َ‫ع‬َ‫ت‬ ْ َ‫م‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ك‬ُ‫ْر‬‫ي‬َ‫خ‬
"The best among you are those who learn the Qur'an and teach it.“
Sahih Al-Bukhari: 5027, In-book reference:Book 66, Hadith 49
USC-MSA web (English)reference: Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 545 (deprecatednumberingscheme)
It is the opinion of some scholars that
when Adam ‫السًّلم‬ ‫عليه‬) ) was taken out
of paradise and placed in this world,
landed in Sri Lanka.
The size of the Prophet
Adam (AS) foot mark is 5'7” by 2'6”
who was said to be 60 cubits tall.

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