Al A'raaf 7:204
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy.
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وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING
And when the Qur'an is recited, give ear to it and pay heed, that ye may obtain mercy.
What did these words bring you?
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The image “that ye may obtain mercy” in Al A'raaf 7:204 makes Allah’s mercy together with the responsibility to act justly and compassionately more than an abstract idea. Let the ayah accompany your dhikr today as you reflect on where mercy and justice need to shape your next response.
This is a personal reflection prompt, not tafsir. For interpretation, consult qualified scholarship and the ayah’s wider Quranic context.
Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.
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