The Holy Quran 7:177 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

سَآءَ مَثَلًا ٱلْقَوْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا۟ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translation

Evil indeed is the example of people who reject Our Aayaat and who oppress their own souls (by sinning and committing kufr).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

In refuting the idolaters and others, the Quran in many places gives the examples of the “ankabut” and the “dhubab” (the spider and the fly) and so on. But the example of these people is so foul that no one with a sense of honour would, as far as he can, let it apply to himself.

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