Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 152·Makkī

152

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ مِّن فِى وَكَذَٰلِكَ ﴿١٥٢﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Indeed, those who took the calf [for worship] will obtain anger from their Lord and humiliation in the life of this world, and thus do We recompense the inventors [of falsehood].

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 10 roots in 10 of 15 words

Recitation · 25 points across 7 rule families

  • Ghunnah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī9
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Qalqalah2
  • Iẓhār shafawī2
  • Idghām (with ghunnah)4
  • Heavy rāʾ2

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

15 words · 69 letters · āyah 152 of 206

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

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    And [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him, while you were wrongdoers.

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:152?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:152 include Quran 77:19 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), Quran 10:13 (Surah Yunus), Quran 2:93 (Surah Al-Baqara), and Quran 2:51 (Surah Al-Baqara). For example, 77:19 reads: “Woe, that Day, to the deniers.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 7:152 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:152 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “Indeed, those who took the calf [for worship] will obtain anger from their Lord and humiliation in the life of this world, and thus do We recompense the inventors [of falsehood].”

Which surah is verse 7:152 in?

Quran 7:152 is āyah 152 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:152?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:152 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.