Surah Al-A'raf Verse 136 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them…

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Translation Transliteration — Al-A'raf

فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا عَنْهَا غَافِلِينَ ۝١٣٦

🔤 Transliteration

Fantaqamnaa minhum fa aghraqnaahum kazzaboo bi Aayaatinaa wa kaanoo `anhaa ghaafileen

📖 Translation (English Meaning)

📖 English Meaning

So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.

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Translation — Tafsir

Word Meanings:

Al-Yamm (الْيَمِّ): The sea or large body of water; here, it refers to the Red Sea.
Intaqamna (انتَقَمْنَا): We took retribution or just vengeance.
Aghraqnahum (أَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ): We drowned them.
Bi-annahum (بِأَنَّهُمْ): Because they...
Kadhdhabu (كَذَّبُوا): They denied or rejected as false.
Ghafileen (غَافِلِينَ): Heedless, neglectful, or unmindful.

Explanation of the Verse:

When the appointed time for their destruction arrived, Allah Almighty carried out His just retribution against Pharaoh and his people. His punishment came in the form of drowning them all in the sea—the very sea that had parted miraculously for Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) and the Children of Israel to cross safely. This severe punishment was not arbitrary or unjust; rather, it was the direct and inevitable consequence of their persistent denial of Allah's clear signs and miracles. They witnessed the staff turning into a serpent, the glowing hand, the plagues, and the parting of the sea—yet they refused to believe and remained utterly heedless of the truth these signs pointed to. Their negligence was not mere absent-mindedness; it was a willful turning away from the undeniable evidence of Allah's power and Oneness. They saw the signs with their own eyes but closed their hearts to their meaning, and so they reaped what they had sown.

A Da'wah Reflection:

This verse carries a profound lesson for every generation. It reminds us that Allah's justice is perfect and that no one escapes the consequences of arrogance and heedlessness. But it also reveals Allah's immense mercy—He does not punish until the truth has been made crystal clear and until people have been given ample opportunity to believe. The people of Pharaoh received sign after sign, yet they chose blindness over sight. How many signs do we see around us every day—the rising of the sun, the rhythm of our hearts, the provision of our food—that point to a Creator who is ever-present and all-powerful? Let us not be among those who are "heedless" of Allah's signs. Let us open our hearts to the truth, submit to our Lord, and save ourselves from a fate we would never wish to face. The door of repentance is open, and Allah's mercy is vaster than His wrath—so turn to Him before the waves of life overwhelm us.

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📜 Verse 134-138 — Al-A'raf

134وَلَمَّا وَقَعَ عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّجْزُ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ ۖ لَئِن كَشَفْتَ عَنَّا الرِّجْزَ لَنُؤْمِنَنَّ لَكَ وَلَنُرْسِلَنَّ مَعَكَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

And when the punishment descended upon them, they said, "O Moses, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. If you [can] remove the punishment from us, we will surely believe you, and we will send with you the Children of Israel."

135فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الرِّجْزَ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ هُم بَالِغُوهُ إِذَا هُمْ يَنكُثُونَ

But when We removed the punishment from them until a term which they were to reach, then at once they broke their word.

136فَانتَقَمْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَأَغْرَقْنَاهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَكَانُوا عَنْهَا غَافِلِينَ

So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.

137وَأَوْرَثْنَا الْقَوْمَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يُسْتَضْعَفُونَ مَشَارِقَ الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبَهَا الَّتِي بَارَكْنَا فِيهَا ۖ وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ الْحُسْنَىٰ عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِمَا صَبَرُوا ۖ وَدَمَّرْنَا مَا كَانَ يَصْنَعُ فِرْعَوْنُ وَقَوْمُهُ وَمَا كَانُوا يَعْرِشُونَ

And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.

138وَجَاوَزْنَا بِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ ۚ قَالُوا يَا مُوسَى اجْعَل لَّنَا إِلَٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ

And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.

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Surah Al-A'raf Verse 136 - Read, Listen, Translation, English : So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them…

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