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12:48
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Deep study · دِرَاسَة
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Verse · Āyah
12:48
ثُمَّ يَأْتِى مِنۢ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ سَبْعٌۭ شِدَادٌۭ يَأْكُلْنَ مَا قَدَّمْتُمْ لَهُنَّ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا مِّمَّا تُحْصِنُونَ ٤٨
Then after that will come seven hard years which will devour all that ye have prepared for them, save a little of that which ye have stored.
Then will come after that seven difficult [years] which will consume what you saved for them, except a little from which you will store.
Then there will follow seven years of great hardship in which you will eat up all you have stored earlier, except the little that you may set aside.
About this surah
Makki · order 53
Summary
The subject matter of this Surah indicates that it was revealed during the last stage of the Holy Prophet's residence at Makkah, when the Quraish were considering the question of killing or exiling or imprisoning him. At that time some of the unbelievers put this question (probably at the instigation of the Jews) to test him :'Why did the Israelites go to Egypt?'' This question was asked because they knew that their story was not known to the Arabs for there was no mention of it whatever in their traditions and the Holy Prophet had never even referred to it before.
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