Surah Araf Benefits

A'raf means high place. When talk about Surah Araf ki fazilat, there is information about A'raf in verse 46, a place between heaven and hell, which is very high. It is a reason that it is called Surah Araf. There are several Surah Araf benefits.

Surah Araf has 24 Rukus and 206 Ayahs. The key thing about Surah Araf ki fazilat is that it is the largest Meccan Surah and was revealed in the city of Mecca. However, five of its ayahs reveled outside Mecca. In terms of Surah Araf benefits, the main theme of this surah is that it describes the events related to the Holy Prophets (Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Them) and the fate of the nations who deny them so people from current era can intimidate, encourage their faith and good deeds. Also, in this surah, the basic tenets of Islam such as the oneness of Allah, His existence, revelation and Prophethood, resurrection after death and reward for one's deeds are explained in detail.

Surah Araf benefits are visible from different hadiths and narrations. Imam Ibn Abi Ad-Dunya narrated that whoever recited these 20 Aayat, I guarantee that Allah will protect him from every type of tyrant rulers, rebellious devils, harmful beasts and obstinate thieves. (These Aayat are) Aayat Al-Kursi (2:255), the three Aayat from Surah Al-Aaraf (7:54-56), the first ten Aayat of Surah As-Saaffat (37:1-10), the three verses of surah Ar-Rahman (55:33-35) and the last three Aayat of Surah Al-Hashr (59:22-24).

Another hadith about Surah Araf benefits is narrated from Hazrat Ubayy ibn Ka’b (Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Him) which highlights Surah Araf ki fazilat. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said that whoever recites Surah Al-A’raf, Allah will set a curtain between him and the Satan and, on the Day of Judgment, Hazrat Adam (Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Him) will be his intercessor.

There are different hadiths related to the Surah Araf ki fazilat. It is narrated on the authority of Bibi Ayesha Siddiqah (Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Her) that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said that whoever memorizes the first 7 surahs of the Qur'an and keeps reciting them, he/she will get huge reward for it. However, Surah Araf is among these Surahs. Bibi Ayesha (Blessings Of Allah Be Upon Her) also narrated that the Messenger of Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) recited Surat Al-A’raf in Maghrib and split it between two rak’ahs.