The Heights
7. Al-A'rāf
الأعراف
al-A‘rāf (The Elevations)
ٱلْأَعْرَاف
7:164
وَإِذْ
قَالَتْ
أُمَّةٌ
مِّنْهُمْ
لِمَ
تَعِظُونَ
قَوْمًا
اللَّهُ
مُهْلِكُهُمْ
أَوْ
مُعَذِّبُهُمْ
عَذَابًا
شَدِيدًا
قَالُوا
مَعْذِرَةً
إِلَى
رَبِّكُمْ
وَلَعَلَّهُمْ
يَتَّقُونَ
wa-ʾidh qālat ʾummatun minhum li-ma taʿiẓūna qawman-i llāhu muhlikuhum ʾaw muʿadhdhibuhum ʿadhāban shadīdan qālū maʿdhiratan ʾilā rabbikum wa-laʿallahum yattaqūna
When a group of them questioned another group saying, "Why do you preach to those whom God has decided to destroy or punish by a severe torment?" they replied, "We preach to them for we are responsible in the sight of your Lord and so that perhaps they may have fear of God."
