سُوْرَةُ الرَّعْدِ
Surah Ar-Ra'd (13) — Ayah 30
كَذَٰلِكَ أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ فِىٓ أُمَّةٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهَآ أُمَمٌ لِّتَتْلُوَا۟ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ وَهُمْ يَكْفُرُونَ بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ قُلْ هُوَ رَبِّى لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ مَتَابِ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Thus have We sent you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) to a community before whom other communities have passed away, in order that you might recite unto them what We have revealed to you, while they disbelieve in the Most Gracious (Allâh) Say: "He is my Lord! Lâ ilâha illâ Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! In Him is my trust, and to Him will be my return with repentance."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كَذَٰلِكَ
kadhālika
Thus
أَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ
arsalnāka
We have sent you
فِىٓ
fī
to
أُمَّةٍۢ
ummatin
a nation
قَدْ
qad
verily
خَلَتْ
khalat
have passed away
مِن
min
from
قَبْلِهَآ
qablihā
before it
أُمَمٌۭ
umamun
nations
لِّتَتْلُوَا۟
litatluwā
so that you might recite
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
to them
ٱلَّذِىٓ
alladhī
what
أَوْحَيْنَآ
awḥaynā
We revealed
إِلَيْكَ
ilayka
to you
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
يَكْفُرُونَ
yakfurūna
disbelieve
بِٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۚ
bil-raḥmāni
in the Most Gracious
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
He
رَبِّى
rabbī
(is) my Lord
لَآ
lā
(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَ
ilāha
god
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُوَ
huwa
Him
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
Upon Him
تَوَكَّلْتُ
tawakkaltu
I put my trust
وَإِلَيْهِ
wa-ilayhi
and to Him
مَتَابِ
matābi
(is) my return
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
30. Thus We have sent you to a community before which other communities have passed away, so that you may recite to them what We have revealed to you. Yet they deny the Most Merciful [39]. Say, "He is my Lord; there is no god but Him. In Him I have placed my trust, and to Him is my return [40]."
[39]
The Displeasure of the Disbelievers with "Rahman":
"Rahman" is the second personal name of Allah the Exalted, as He said: ﴿قُلِ ادْعُوا اللّٰهَ اَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمٰنَ﴾ [110: 17]. That is why, like the word "Allah," this word is not used for any creature. The Quraysh of Makkah had a particular aversion to this word, just as the Jews had an aversion to the angels Jibreel and Mikaeel. Thus, on the occasion of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, when the Prophet ﷺ had "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" written at the beginning of the treaty, the representative of the Quraysh, Suhail bin Amr, objected, saying, "Who is this Rahman? We do not know him." When this dispute escalated, the Prophet ﷺ said that this phrase should be erased and, according to the custom of the Quraysh, "Bismik Allah" should be written instead. Thus, it was done so. [بخاري، كتاب الشروط، باب الشروط فى الجهاد و المصالحة مع اهل الحرب۔۔]
[40] This response also proves that "Rahman" is another personal name of Allah the Exalted, and "Rahman" is derived from "rahm" and is an intensive form, in which there is great profundity, meaning "the One who shows boundless mercy." And it was due to His mercy that, just as He sent prophets to previous nations, He sent you as a prophet to this nation so that you may recite the Quran to them for their guidance. But these people became averse to the Quran and were absolutely unwilling to abandon their deities, and they became determined in their opposition to you, making you and your followers the target of their oppression and tyranny. In such a situation, Allah the Exalted said to His Messenger that you should say to them, "Do whatever you are doing; I place my trust in my Lord. He Himself will decide these matters."
[39]
The Displeasure of the Disbelievers with "Rahman":
"Rahman" is the second personal name of Allah the Exalted, as He said: ﴿قُلِ ادْعُوا اللّٰهَ اَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمٰنَ﴾ [110: 17]. That is why, like the word "Allah," this word is not used for any creature. The Quraysh of Makkah had a particular aversion to this word, just as the Jews had an aversion to the angels Jibreel and Mikaeel. Thus, on the occasion of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, when the Prophet ﷺ had "Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem" written at the beginning of the treaty, the representative of the Quraysh, Suhail bin Amr, objected, saying, "Who is this Rahman? We do not know him." When this dispute escalated, the Prophet ﷺ said that this phrase should be erased and, according to the custom of the Quraysh, "Bismik Allah" should be written instead. Thus, it was done so. [بخاري، كتاب الشروط، باب الشروط فى الجهاد و المصالحة مع اهل الحرب۔۔]
[40] This response also proves that "Rahman" is another personal name of Allah the Exalted, and "Rahman" is derived from "rahm" and is an intensive form, in which there is great profundity, meaning "the One who shows boundless mercy." And it was due to His mercy that, just as He sent prophets to previous nations, He sent you as a prophet to this nation so that you may recite the Quran to them for their guidance. But these people became averse to the Quran and were absolutely unwilling to abandon their deities, and they became determined in their opposition to you, making you and your followers the target of their oppression and tyranny. In such a situation, Allah the Exalted said to His Messenger that you should say to them, "Do whatever you are doing; I place my trust in my Lord. He Himself will decide these matters."
