The summary,
of the seventh Tarawîh commences from the second half of the eighth Juz
(beginning of Sûrah A’râf), and concludes three-quarters into
the ninth Juz (up to the end of Sûrah A’râf).

Much of Sûrah A’râf
concerns about the Âkhirah. In this regard Allâh instructs man to
“Follow what has been revealed to you from your Rabb and, leaving Him
aside, do not follow other companions” (verse 3). Allâh also says,
“We shall definitely question those to whom Ambiyâ were sent and
We will surely question the Ambiyâ.” (verse 6)

People will be questioned
about whether they followed the teachings of the Ambiyâ and the Ambiyâ
will also be asked whether they fulfilled the task of propagation and about
the attitude of their people. Every person will definitely have to pass the
scales to have his/her acts weighed.

Allâh draws man’s
attention to the fact that rejecting the truth like Qiyâmah and Risâlah
[prophethood] is an act of Shaytân. To illustrate this point, Allâh
mentions the disobedience of Shaytân when he refused to prostrate to Hadhrat
Âdam when Allâh commanded him to do so. Allâh warns man not
to act in a similar manner. Allâh also mentions that He granted man many
favours when He settled him on earth and also granted him honour by commanding
the angels to prostrate before his father Hadhrat Âdam Alayhis Salâm.
However, despite all these boons, man is still ungrateful.

Later in the Sûrah,
Allâh cautions man not to transgress the limits that Allâh has set
because “Allâh does not like those who transgress.” Allâh
declares that He has forbidden all acts of immodesty, be they secret or public.
He has also forbidden people from ascribing partners to Him and from ascribing
false statements to Him. This is referred to in verse 33 where Allâh says,
“And that you say against Allâh what you do not know.”

In verse 40 Allâh
says, “Indeed those who deny our verses and are arrogant towards them,
the doors of the heavens will not be opened to them and they will not enter
3annah until a camel enters through the eye of a needle.” It will therefore
be impossible for them to enter Jannah. On the other hand, the righteous ones
have been promised entry into Jannah. Therefore, the Mu’minîn should
respond to Allâh’s call with hope in His mercy and fear for His
punishment because Allâh’s mercy is definitely close to the righteous
ones.

Thereafter Allâh relates
the incidents of several Ambiyâ and states how the nations of these Ambiyâ
refused to accept the truth, thereby inviting Allâh’s punishment
to annihilate them. These incidents are intended to be lessons for people so
that they accept the message of Rasulullâh Sallallâhu ‘alayhi
wasallam.

End of the eighth Juz

Beginning of the Ninth Juz

After narrating these incidents
Allâh says, “When your Rabb extracted from the backs of the children
of Âdam their progeny and called them to witness over themselves saying,
‘Am I not your Rabb?’ They replied, ‘Certainly! We attest
to it.’” (verse 172)

Allâh then says that
those people who are greedy and live only to fulfil their desires are like dogs
that pant with their tongues hanging out. Allâh has made Jahannam for
these people because “They have hearts with which they cannot understand,
they have eyes with which they cannot see and they have ears with which they
cannot hear. (In fact) They are like animals, but even more deviated.”
(verse 179)

Allâh tells Rasulullâh
Sallallâhu ‘alayhi wasallam it that if the Kuffâr call him
a wizard or a madman, he should not heed their taunts and should tell them that
he is a warner to them and a bearer of glad tidings to those who will accept
his message. Allâh also explains to Rasulullâh Sallallâhu
‘alayhi wasallam that he should bear the harassment of the Kuffâr
with tolerance so that any reaction of his should not obstruct the propagation
of Islâm.
In verse 199 Allâh enjoins Rasulullâh Sallallâhu ‘alayhi
wasallam saying, “Adopt forgiveness, enjoin what is right and ignore the
ignorant.” In addition to this, Allâh also commands Rasulullâh
Sallallâhu ‘alayhi wasallam to engage in dhikr morning and evening
in the heart as well as verbally. We should pray to Allâh to grant us
the ability to accept the Prophethood of Rasulullâh Sallallâhu ‘alayhi
wasallam both verbally and practically. May He also grant us conviction in the
Âkhirâh and make us among those who can sincerely ask from Him.
Âmîn.