Editing Al-A'raf (section)

{{short description|7th chapter of the Qur'an}}
{{infobox surah
| number         = 7
| name           = Al-ʾAʿraf
| name-ar        = {{lang|ar|ٱلْأَعْرَاف}}
| name-en        = The Elevation
| prev_sura      = Quran 6
| next_sura      = Quran 8
| classification = Makkan
| othernames-ar  = 
| othernames     = The Battlements<ref>[[Arthur Arberry]], [[The Koran Interpreted]]</ref><br/>The Purgatory
| time           = 
| juz            = 8—9
| hizb           = 16—18
| rukus          = 24
| verses         = 206
| words          =3341 
| letters        =14435 
| muqattaat      =  	ʾAlif Lām Mīm Ṣād المص 
| sajdahs        = 1 (verse 206)
| subject_ayat   = 
| audio          = 
}}
{{Quran}}
'''Al-Araf''' <ref>[[George Sale translation]]</ref><ref name = "Quran 4 U">{{cite web|url=http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/007%20A%27raf.htm |title=Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Surah Al A'raf |work=Quran 4 U|access-date=8 December 2019}}</ref> ({{langx|ar|ٱلأعراف}}, {{Transliteration|ar|al-ʾAʿrāf}}; {{small|meaning:}} The Heights) is the [[List of chapters in the Quran|7th chapter]] (''[[sūrah]]'') of the [[Qur'an]], with 206 verses ([[āyāt]]). Regarding the timing and contextual background of the revelation (''[[Asbāb al-nuzūl]]''), it is a "[[Meccan surah]]", which means it was revealed before the [[Hijrah|Hijra]].

This chapter takes its name from verses 46–47,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quran.com/7/46?translations=20|title = Surah Al-A'raf - 46}}</ref> in which the word ''A'araf''<ref>[http://corpus.quran.com/wordmorphology.jsp?location=(7:46:4) Corpus.qoran.com.]</ref> appears.

According to [[Abul A'la Maududi]], the time of its disclosure is about the same as that of [[Al-An'am]], i. e., the last year of the Islamic prophet Muhammad's residence at Makkah: the manner of its admonition clearly indicates that it belongs to the same period and both have the same historical background; however, it cannot be declared with assurance which of these two was [[Revelation in Islam|uncovered]] before the other. The audience should keep in mind the introduction to Al-An'am.<ref name="mauduoomm i">[[Abul A'la Maududi]] - [[Tafhim-ul-Quran]]</ref>