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Tafsir: Al-A'raf 7:166

7:166
فلما عتوا عن ما نهوا عنه قلنا لهم كونوا قردة خاسيين ١٦٦
فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا۟ عَن مَّا نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا۟ قِرَدَةً خَـٰسِـِٔينَ ١٦٦
فَلَمَّا
عَتَوۡاْ
عَن
مَّا
نُهُواْ
عَنۡهُ
قُلۡنَا
لَهُمۡ
كُونُواْ
قِرَدَةً
خَٰسِـِٔينَ
١٦٦
But when they stubbornly persisted in violation, We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!”1 
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You are reading a tafsir for the group of verses 7:163 to 7:166

The detailed discussion of the events contained in the above verses have been produced in Surah Al-Baqarah (under verses 58-60). Those interested may refer to those verses for details.

The Holy Prophet ﷺ has been asked to warn the Israelites present in his time by reminding them the events related in these verses. The events referred to in these verses are clear and require no explanation.