سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 77
سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا ۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلًا ﴿77﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
(This was Our) Sunnah (rule or way) with the Messengers We sent before you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم), and you will not find any alteration in Our Sunnah (rule or way).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
سُنَّةَ
sunnata
(Such is Our) Way
مَن
man
(for) whom
قَدْ
qad
[verily]
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
قَبْلَكَ
qablaka
before you
مِن
min
of
رُّسُلِنَا ۖ
rusulinā
Our Messengers
وَلَا
walā
And not
تَجِدُ
tajidu
you will find
لِسُنَّتِنَا
lisunnatinā
(in) Our way
تَحْوِيلًا
taḥwīlan
any alteration
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
77. 1. That is, this practice has been ongoing since ancient times, which was also applied to the messengers before you: when those nations expelled them from their homeland or forced them to leave, then those nations too were not safe from Allah's punishment.
77. 2. Thus, the same happened with the people of Makkah: just one and a half years after the migration of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they faced a humiliating defeat and disgrace in the Battle of Badr, and six years later, in 8 AH, Makkah itself was conquered, and after this humiliation and defeat, they were never able to raise their heads again.
77. 2. Thus, the same happened with the people of Makkah: just one and a half years after the migration of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they faced a humiliating defeat and disgrace in the Battle of Badr, and six years later, in 8 AH, Makkah itself was conquered, and after this humiliation and defeat, they were never able to raise their heads again.
