The Holy Quran 7:156 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

۞ وَٱكْتُبْ لَنَا فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ۚ قَالَ عَذَابِىٓ أُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَنْ أَشَآءُ ۖ وَرَحْمَتِى وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ ۚ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

Translation

"Write (allot) good for us in this world and in the Aakhirah. We have certainly turned to You (in repentance)." Allaah said, "With My punishment I afflict whoever I please whereas My mercy encompasses (surrounds) everything. I shall soon (in the Aakhirah) ordain it (My mercy) for those who adopt Taqwa, who pay zakaah, who believe in My Aayaat (Quraan)..."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Allah's promise on Mount Tur concerning the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ: the respected Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “Perhaps, in asking for the good of this world and the Hereafter for his community, Musa ﵇ meant that it should stand ahead of all communities and surpass them in this world and the Hereafter.

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