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Surah Al-A'raf Verse 28

Quran 7:28 · The Heights · Meccan · Juz 8

7:28

Arabic

وَاِذَا فَعَلُوْا فَاحِشَةً قَالُوْا وَجَدْنَا عَلَيْهَآ اٰبَاۤءَنَا وَاللّٰهُ اَمَرَنَا بِهَاۗ قُلْ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَأْمُرُ بِالْفَحْشَاۤءِۗ اَتَقُوْلُوْنَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُوْنَ ۝٢٨

Transliteration

Wa iżā fa‘alū fāḥisyatan qōlū wajadnā ‘alaihā ābā-anā wallāhu amaronā bihā, qul innallāha lā ya'muru bil-faḥsyā', ataqūlūna ‘alallāhi mā lā ta‘lamūn

Meaning

And when they commit an indecency, they say, “We found our parents doing this, and Allah has commanded us to do it.” Say, “Allah does not command indecencies. Are you attributing to Allah what you do not know?”

Surah Al-A'raf verse 28 (Quran 7:28) is verse 28 of the 206 verses of Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), a Meccan surah that is number 7 in the Quran, and it is part of juz 8.

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Arabic text: Ministry of Religious Affairs of Indonesia (Kemenag RI). Transliteration: Aplikita. English translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com (CC BY-ND 4.0).