Surah Al-A'raf (7:46)

وَبَيۡنَهُمَا حِجَابٌۚ وَعَلَى الۡاَعۡرَافِ رِجَالٌ يَّعۡرِفُوۡنَ كُلًّاۢ بِسِيۡمٰٮهُمۡ ۚ وَنَادَوۡا اَصۡحٰبَ الۡجَـنَّةِ اَنۡ سَلٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ لَمۡ يَدۡخُلُوۡهَا وَهُمۡ يَطۡمَعُوۡنَ‏ ۝

Wabaynahuma hijabunwaAAala al-aAArafi rijalun yaAArifoonakullan biseemahum wanadaw as-habaaljannati an salamun AAalaykum lam yadkhuloohawahum yatmaAAoon

And between them will be a partition i.e., wall, and on its elevations are men who recognize all by their mark. And they call out to the companions of Paradise, "Peace be upon you." They have not yet entered it, but they long intensely.

Tadabbur (Reflection)

Theme of the Ayat

The Heights (Al-A'raf): The place where status is judged before the final destination.

The Insight

The verse describes a barrier (*Al-A'raf*, the Heights) where certain individuals stand, recognizing the status of both the righteous and the wicked. **Acknowledge the testing ground.** The Heights represent a period of judgment where those who equally balanced good and evil deeds await God's final mercy.