The Man Whose Tongue Fell to His Chest — The Warning of Surah Al-A'raf

There is a man in the Qur'an whose name Allah سبحانه وتعالى never revealed, yet Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم was commanded to recite his story. He was given the signs of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, he was known among his people for answered supplication, and still he turned away. In this documentary, we follow what the Qur'an says about him in Surah Al-A'raf (7:175–177), what the early scholars of tafsir said about his identity, and the classical narrations about the day he climbed a mountain to supplicate against Prophet Musa عليه السلام. We clearly separate what is established in the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah from what comes from later narrations (Isra'iliyyat), and we follow the methodology of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah throughout. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – The man the Qur'an never named 01:00 – Surah Al-A'raf 7:175: given the signs, then he left them 04:19 – Who was he? The answers of the early scholars 06:52 – The scholar whose supplication was answered 10:17 – A people at the edge of the Holy Land 11:40 – The request at his door 16:06 – The road to the mountain 17:52 – On the mountain above the camp 19:53 – The tongue that fell to his chest 21:15 – The example of the dog (7:176–177) 24:55 – Why this story was told 26:01 – A warning for every person of knowledge 27:57 – The supplication of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم 📖 Qur'an Surah Al-A'raf 7:175 – https://quran.com/7/175 Surah Al-A'raf 7:176 – https://quran.com/7/176 Surah Al-A'raf 7:177 – https://quran.com/7/177 Surah Al-Ma'idah 5:21–26 – https://quran.com/5/21-26 📜 Hadith The Greatest Name of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, narrated by Buraydah ibn al-Husayb رضي الله عنه. Sunan Abi Dawud 1493, also in Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3475 and Sunan Ibn Majah 3857; graded sahih by al-Albani – https://sunnah.com/abudawud:1493 The first people to be judged on the Day of Judgment, narrated by Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه. Sahih Muslim 1905 – https://sunnah.com/muslim:1905a Seeking refuge from knowledge that does not benefit, narrated by Zayd ibn Arqam رضي الله عنه. Sahih Muslim 2722 – https://sunnah.com/muslim:2722 📚 Tafsir and classical sources Tafsir Ibn Kathir رحمه الله on Surah Al-A'raf 7:175–177 (the identity reports, the narration of Muhammad ibn Ishaq, and the views on the parable) Tafsir al-Qurtubi رحمه الله on Surah Al-A'raf 7:175–176 Tafsir al-Tabari رحمه الله on Surah Al-A'raf 7:175 Tafsir texts are available on islamweb.net ⚠️ A note on the narrations The Qur'an does not name this man. The name Bal'am ibn Ba'ura, the request of his people, the donkey, the mountain, and his tongue falling to his chest come from later narrations recorded by the scholars of tafsir, many of them traced back to the People of the Book. We share them as the scholars did, to explain the verse, not as confirmed history. And Allah سبحانه وتعالى knows best. 🔔 Subscribe to Iman Aldeen TV for more cinematic Islamic documentaries rooted in the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah. #SurahAlAraf #Quran #IslamicStories #IslamicDocumentary #Tafsir #IslamicReminder #BalamBinBaura