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    • Quran-7:166 Surah Al-araf English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

    فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡاْ عَن مَّا نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِـِٔينَ

    Transliteration:( Falammaa 'ataw 'ammaa nuhoo 'anhu qulna lahum koonoo qiradatan khaasi'een )

    166. Then, when they defied the command they had been given, We said to them: "Be you apes, despised" [379]. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

    (166) So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised." (Saheen International Translation)

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    Surah Al-Araf Ayat 166 Tafsir (Commentry)



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    • Ibn Kathir
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    • Shaheen International

    📖 Commentary on Surah Al-A‘raaf – Verse 166

    Then, when they defied the command they had been given, We said to them: "Be you apes, despised" [379].

    ✅ External Transformation, Not Reincarnation [379]

    This verse refers to the divine punishment where the wrongdoers were transformed into apes. However, only their outward appearance became like monkeys, while their bodies, human faculties, and souls remained intact. Thus, this event does not support the Aryan or reincarnation theory, which requires a change in both body and soul—something Islam rejects, as the soul's transformation is impossible. This incident is similar to other divine miracles, such as Hazrat Musa’s (on whom be peace) staff turning into a snake, or the transformation of some into swine, showing the power of Allah, not soul migration.

    Ibn-Kathir

    The tafsir of Surah Al-A’raf verse 166 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
    Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 163 which provides the complete commentary from verse 163 through 166.

    (7:166) And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden We said: ‘Become despised apes.’[126]

    Ala-Maududi

    (7:166) And when they persisted in pursuing that which had been forbidden We said: ‘Become despised apes.’[126]

    126. For details see Towards Understanding the Q ur’an, vol. 1, (al-Baqarah 2: n. 83, pp. 81-2),

    (166) So when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."

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