Surah Al-A'raaf · Ayah 168·Makkī

168

فِى مِّنْهُمُ وَمِنْهُمْ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمْ ﴿١٦٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

نعمت‌ها و سختی‌ها؛ دو عامل برای بازگشت به سوی خدا

جملةٌ «وقطعناهم فی الارض امما» به پراکندگی قوم یهود در زمین اشاره دارد. منظور از «حسنات»» هرگونه نعمت و رفاه و آسایش است و منظور از «سیئات»» هرگونه ناراحتی و شدت است؛ یعنی گاهی آنها را تشویق کردیم و در رفاه و نعمت قرار دادیم تا حس شکرگزاری در آنها بر انگیخته شود و به سوی حق باز آیند و گاهی به عکس, آنها را در شداید و سختی‌ها فرو بردیم تا از مرکب غرور و خودپرستی و تکبر فرود آیند و به ناتوانی خویش پی برند؛ شاید بیدار شوند و به سوی خدا باز گردند. در هر دو حال» هدف» تربیت و هدایت و بازگشت آنان به سوی حق بوده است. > **پانوشت صفحه (منابع):** > ۴ نمونه چ۶» ص ۴۳۰ > ۴ نمونه, ج۶» ص ۴۳۰ > ۱-نمونه ج۶» ص ۴۲۲ ۲- پیشین» ص ۴۲۳ ۳ اطیب‌البیان» جچ۶» ص ۱۷ > ۳ اطیب‌البیان» ج۶» ص ۱۷ > **Cited sources** (grade before any load-bearing use): Tafsīr Nemūneh, Aṭyab al-Bayān.

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 · 9 roots in 9 of 14 words

Recitation · 22 points across 5 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī10
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Lām qamariyyah4
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Ghunnah1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

14 words · 73 letters · āyah 168 of 206

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

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 6:42 · Al-An'aamclose

    وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَمٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَأَخَذْنَٰهُم بِٱلْبَأْسَآءِ وَٱلضَّرَّآءِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَضَرَّعُونَ

    And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].

  • Quran 72:11 · Al-Jinnclose

    وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلصَّٰلِحُونَ وَمِنَّا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ كُنَّا طَرَآئِقَ قِدَدًا

    And among us are the righteous, and among us are [others] not so; we were [of] divided ways.

  • Quran 10:70 · Yunusclose

    مَتَٰعٌ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ

    [For them is brief] enjoyment in this world; then to Us is their return; then We will make them taste the severe punishment because they used to disbelieve

  • Quran 77:17 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ

    Then We will follow them with the later ones.

  • Quran 7:102 · Al-A'raafclose

    وَمَا وَجَدْنَا لِأَكْثَرِهِم مِّنْ عَهْدٍ وَإِن وَجَدْنَآ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَفَٰسِقِينَ

    And We did not find for most of them any covenant; but indeed, We found most of them defiantly disobedient.

  • Quran 23:54 · Al-Muminoonclose

    فَذَرْهُمْ فِى غَمْرَتِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ

    So leave them in their confusion for a time.

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Jaathiya 45:153 shared roots

    مَنْ عَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ أَسَآءَ فَعَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ

    ر-ج-عس-و-أص-ل-ح

  • Al-Anbiyaa 21:932 shared roots

    وَتَقَطَّعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ كُلٌّ إِلَيْنَا رَٰجِعُونَ

    ق-ط-عر-ج-ع

  • Al-Kahf 18:73 shared roots

    إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا مَا عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ زِينَةً لَّهَا لِنَبْلُوَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا

    ب-ل-وح-س-نأ-ر-ض

  • Al-Ankaboot 29:73 shared roots

    وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَحْسَنَ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    س-و-أص-ل-حح-س-ن

  • An-Najm 53:313 shared roots

    وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى

    س-و-أح-س-نأ-ر-ض

  • Al-Mulk 67:22 shared roots

    ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَٱلْحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًا وَهُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفُورُ

    ب-ل-وح-س-ن

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 7:168?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 7:168 include Quran 6:42 (Surah Al-An'aam), Quran 72:11 (Surah Al-Jinn), Quran 10:70 (Surah Yunus), and Quran 77:17 (Surah Al-Mursalaat). For example, 6:42 reads: “And We have already sent [messengers] to nations before you, [O Muhammad]; then We seized them with poverty and hardship that perhaps they might humble themselves [to Us].” 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 7:168 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 7:168 (Surah Al-A'raaf, The Heights) reads: “And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].”

Which surah is verse 7:168 in?

Quran 7:168 is āyah 168 of Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), chapter 7 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 206 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 7:168?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 7:168 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 7:168?

Tartīl presents Quran 7:168 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.