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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-A'raf 7:56

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وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَـٰحِهَا وَٱدْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا ۚ إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allāh is near to the doers of good.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولا تُفْسدوا في الأرض بأيِّ نوع من أنواع الفساد، بعد إصلاح الله إياها ببعثة الرسل -عليهم السلام- وعُمْرانها بطاعة الله، وادعوه -سبحانه- مخلصين له الدعاء; خوفًا من عقابه ورجاء لثوابه. إن رحمة الله قريب من المحسنين.

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