Sura 7: Al-A'raf map

Surah maps — Sura 7: Al-A'raf

1. Introduction: Adam and Iblis · 1–58
   Creation, the prostration and Iblis's refusal, the descent, the garment of God-consciousness, creation of the heavens and supplication.
   • The Prostration, Iblis's Refusal · 11–18
   • The Garden and the Descent · 19–25
   • The Garment of Piety · 26–27
   • Adornments at Mosques · 31–32
   • Creation and Supplication · 54–56
2. Noah and His People · 59–64
   The first messenger in the surah: Noah calls his people to Allah alone; they deny him — he is saved, they drowned.
3. Hud and Ad · 65–72
   Hud calls Ad to oneness; they boast of strength — Allah destroys them with a furious wind.
4. Salih and Thamud · 73–79
   Salih and the she-camel sign; they hamstrung it in defiance — the earthquake seized them.
   • Allah's She-Camel as a Sign · 73–73
5. Lot and His People · 80–84
   Lot denounces the indecency none committed before them — Allah rains stones upon them.
6. Shu'ayb and Allah's Way with Towns · 85–102
   Shu'ayb commands Madyan to fair measure; then Allah's pattern: hardship before ease and establishment.
   • Give Full Measure · 85–85
   • Hardship, Then Establishment · 94–96
7. Moses, Pharaoh, and the Israelites · 103–171
   The surah's longest narrative: the signs and staff, the magicians' faith, plagues, the appointed time and Tablets, the calf, the seventy.
   • Moses's Message and Signs · 104–108
   • The Magicians' Faith · 120–126
   • Flood, Locusts, and Lice · 133–135
   • The Appointed Time and Tablets · 142–147
   • The Calf and Repentance · 148–153
   • The Seventy and the Unlettered Prophet · 155–157
   • The Sabbath People · 163–166
   • The Mount Raised Above Them · 171–171
8. Closing: The Covenant and Remembrance · 172–206
   The covenant of the offspring — 'Am I not your Lord'; the lesson of the one given signs who slipped; the beautiful names; pardon; listening to the Quran.
   • The 'Am I Not Your Lord' Covenant · 172–174
   • The One Given Our Signs · 175–177
   • The Most Beautiful Names · 180–180
   • Take to Pardoning · 199–199
   • Listening to the Quran, Remembrance · 204–206