Sūrah al-Aʿrāf (الأعراف) – Verse 172

Context & Significance: This verse of the Covenant raises some of the most profound questions in Qur’anic theology. The imagery is striking: all of humanity, past and future, testifying to God’s Lordship before even entering worldly life. But how should this event be understood? Was it a literal pre-temporal gathering in which every soul bore […]