The Holy Quran 7:141 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَـٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

Translation

(O Bani Israa'eel, remember the time) When We saved you from the people of Fir'oun who used to inflict on you the severest punishment. (Part of this punishment was that) They would slaughter (all) your sons and leave your women alive. There was a great test (of your patience) in this from your Rabb.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Its commentary should be consulted after the first quarter of the juz (one of the thirty parts of the Quran) “Alif Lam Mim”; this theme has already been covered there. That is, will you abandon Allah, Who has only just done you such an immense favour, and bow down before pieces of wood and stone?

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