The Holy Quran 7:137 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَأَوْرَثْنَا ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَـٰرِقَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَغَـٰرِبَهَا ٱلَّتِى بَـٰرَكْنَا فِيهَا ۖ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا۟ ۖ وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُۥ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْرِشُونَ

Translation

So We made those who were considered weak (the Bani Israa'eel who were enslaved) the inheritors of the Eastern parts and the Western parts of the land that We had blessed (the land of Shaam). The excellent decision of your Rabb (to grant this land to the Bani Israa'eel) was thus fulfilled to the Bani Israa'eel because of their patience. We destroyed what Fir'oun and his people did and whatever they built.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, the Children of Israel. The Children of Israel inherit Egypt and Sham: “according to most mufassirun (commentators), by this land is meant the land of Sham (Syria), in which Almighty Allah has deposited many outward and inward blessings. The outward ones are that it is an exceedingly green and flourishing, fertile, beautiful and productive land.

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