سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 80
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِى مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِى مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَٱجْعَل لِّى مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَـٰنًا نَّصِيرًا ﴿80﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم): My Lord! Let my entry (to the city of Al-Madinah) be good, and (likewise) my exit (from the city of Makkah) be good. And grant me from You an authority to help me (or a firm sign or a proof).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقُل
waqul
And say
رَّبِّ
rabbi
My Lord
أَدْخِلْنِى
adkhil'nī
Cause me to enter
مُدْخَلَ
mud'khala
an entrance
صِدْقٍۢ
ṣid'qin
sound
وَأَخْرِجْنِى
wa-akhrij'nī
and cause me to exit
مُخْرَجَ
mukh'raja
an exit
صِدْقٍۢ
ṣid'qin
sound
وَٱجْعَل
wa-ij'ʿal
and make
لِّى
lī
for me
مِن
min
from
لَّدُنكَ
ladunka
near You
سُلْطَـٰنًۭا
sul'ṭānan
an authority
نَّصِيرًۭا
naṣīran
helping
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 80) ➊ { وَ قُلْ رَّبِّ اَدْخِلْنِيْ مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ …:} Allah Almighty taught this supplication to His Prophet (peace be upon him) and to every follower of his: O my Lord! Wherever You make me enter in this world and the Hereafter, make me enter with honor and dignity, and wherever You make me exit from, make me exit with honor, and grant me such dominance of strength and authority with proof and evidence that it becomes my helper. For the dominance of proof, invitation (to Islam) is necessary, and for the dominance of authority, jihad is necessary, the first step of which is migration from the land of disbelief. From this, it is understood that this verse was revealed when the Prophet (peace be upon him) was commanded to migrate, so this supplication was accepted and he entered Madinah with honor and dignity, and received help for the religion from the Ansar and the Muhajirin.
➋ In this verse, {’’ سُلْطٰنًا نَّصِيْرًا ‘‘} refers to the dominance of strength and authority, because in terms of proof and evidence, he was always dominant even in Makkah. No one was able to produce even a single surah like Surah Al-Kawthar. Now, for the necks stiffened with stubbornness and hostility, jihad was necessary, for which Allah Almighty sent down iron along with the messengers. See the commentary of Surah Al-Hadid (25). It is obligatory for the people of truth to gain dominance over those who are hostile to the truth; only then can they make Islam prevail over all religions, and only in their own authority can they fully practice Islam, which now remains limited to the mosque, marriage, funeral, etc. Some scholars have said: {’’ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَيَزَعُ بِالسُّلْطَانِ مَا لَا يَزَعُ بِالْقُرْآنِ ‘‘} "Allah Almighty, through the Sultan (authority), prevents those immoralities and sins which many people do not refrain from even after listening to the Qur'an."
➋ In this verse, {’’ سُلْطٰنًا نَّصِيْرًا ‘‘} refers to the dominance of strength and authority, because in terms of proof and evidence, he was always dominant even in Makkah. No one was able to produce even a single surah like Surah Al-Kawthar. Now, for the necks stiffened with stubbornness and hostility, jihad was necessary, for which Allah Almighty sent down iron along with the messengers. See the commentary of Surah Al-Hadid (25). It is obligatory for the people of truth to gain dominance over those who are hostile to the truth; only then can they make Islam prevail over all religions, and only in their own authority can they fully practice Islam, which now remains limited to the mosque, marriage, funeral, etc. Some scholars have said: {’’ إِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَيَزَعُ بِالسُّلْطَانِ مَا لَا يَزَعُ بِالْقُرْآنِ ‘‘} "Allah Almighty, through the Sultan (authority), prevents those immoralities and sins which many people do not refrain from even after listening to the Qur'an."
