Al-A’ráf 7:97 افامن اهل القرى ان ياتيهم باسنا بياتا وهم نايمون ٩٧
أَفَأَمِنَ
أَهۡلُ
ٱلۡقُرَىٰٓ
أَن
يَأۡتِيَهُم
بَأۡسُنَا
بَيَٰتٗا
وَهُمۡ
نَآئِمُونَ
٩٧
Did the people of those societies feel secure that Our punishment would not come upon them by night while they were asleep?
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
Then, did the people of the cities feel secure from Our punishment coming to them at night while they were asleep?
— Saheeh International
Lee Tafsir
Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Blessings come with Faith, while Kufr brings Torment
Allah mentions here the little faith of the people of the towns to whom He sent Messengers. In another instance, Allah said,
فَلَوْلاَ كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَانُهَا إِلاَّ قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُواْ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذ
…Blessings come with Faith, while Kufr brings Torment
Allah mentions here the little faith of the people of the towns to whom He sent Messengers. In ano
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