Quran 7:38
Surah Al-A'raf Ayah 38
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 7:38 says: “[Allāh] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister<sup foot_note=196294>1</sup> until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them<sup foot_note=196293>2</sup> will say about the first of them,<sup foot_note=196292>3</sup> "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire." He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."”
Translation source: Saheeh International
قَالَ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِىٓ أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ وَٱلْإِنسِ فِى ٱلنَّارِ ۖ كُلَّمَا دَخَلَتْ أُمَّةٌ لَّعَنَتْ أُخْتَهَا ۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ٱدَّارَكُوا۟ فِيهَا جَمِيعًا قَالَتْ أُخْرَىٰهُمْ لِأُولَىٰهُمْ رَبَّنَا هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ أَضَلُّونَا فَـَٔاتِهِمْ عَذَابًا ضِعْفًا مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ قَالَ لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـٰكِن لَّا تَعْلَمُونَ
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What does Quran 7:38 say in English?
In Saheeh International's English translation, Quran 7:38 says: “[Allāh] will say, "Enter among nations which had passed on before you of jinn and mankind into the Fire." Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister<sup foot_note=196294>1</sup> until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them<sup foot_note=196293>2</sup> will say about the first of them,<sup foot_note=196292>3</sup> "Our Lord, these had misled us, so give them a double punishment of the Fire." He will say, "For each is double, but you do not know."”
Which surah is Quran 7:38 in?
Quran 7:38 is in Surah Al-A'raf, chapter 7 of the Quran.
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