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Surah al-A`raf (The Elevated Places) 7 : 78

فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ ٱلرَّجْفَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا۟ فِى دَارِهِمْ جَٰثِمِينَ

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 Muhsin Khan
 Pickthall
 Yusuf Ali
Quran Project
So the earthquake seized them, and they became within their home [corpses] fallen prone.

Qur'an Dictionary

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Word Arabic word
(7:78:1)
fa-akhadhathumu
So seized them
(7:78:2)
l-rajfatu
the earthquake
(7:78:3)
fa-aṣbaḥū
then they became
(7:78:4)
(7:78:5)
dārihim
their homes
(7:78:6)
jāthimīna
fallen prone

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Explanatory Note

The sūrah immediately declares the outcome, which is not given here in any detail. The earthquake and their lying lifeless are shown as a punishment that befits their arrogance. With an earthquake, fear strikes people. The way they laid lifeless shows total powerlessness. It is most fitting that an arrogant and insolent person should tremble with fear, and that an aggressor is deprived of all power. The punishment fits the crime and the image given here of their destiny is highly expressive.
 
They are left in that position, lifeless on the ground to show us Şāliĥ as he saw those who had rejected and challenged him: “He turned away from them, and said: My people, I delivered to you my Lord’s message and counselled you sincerely, but you do not like those who give sincere counsel.” (Verse 79)

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7. Period of Revelation

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A study of its contents clearly shows that the period of its revelation is about the same as that of Surah 6: al-An’am (The Grazing Livestock), i.e. the last year of the Prophet's life at Makkah, but it cannot be asserted with certainty which of these two were sent down earlier. The manner of its admonition clearly indicates that it belongs to the same period. [Ref: Mawdudi]

It is considered the longest surah revealed during the Makkan period. Some consider this surah to have been revealed after Surah 38: Sad. [Ref: Tafsir al-Maudheei, Dr. Mustafah Muslim, vol. 3, p. 2]

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