سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 13
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِرُسُلِهِمْ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِنَآ أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا ۖ فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieved, said to their Messengers: "Surely, we shall drive you out of our land, or you shall return to our religion." So their Lord revealed to them: "Truly, We shall destroy the Zâlimûn (polytheists, disbelievers and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
لِرُسُلِهِمْ
lirusulihim
to their Messengers
لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم
lanukh'rijannakum
Surely we will drive you out
مِّنْ
min
of
أَرْضِنَآ
arḍinā
our land
أَوْ
aw
or
لَتَعُودُنَّ
lataʿūdunna
surely you should return
فِى
fī
to
مِلَّتِنَا ۖ
millatinā
our religion
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ
fa-awḥā
So inspired
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
رَبُّهُمْ
rabbuhum
their Lord
لَنُهْلِكَنَّ
lanuh'likanna
We will surely destroy
ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
l-ẓālimīna
the wrongdoers
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.
The disbelievers finally said to their messenger, "We will surely expel you from our land [17], or you must return to our religion." Then their Lord revealed to them [18], "We will certainly destroy these wrongdoers."
[17]
The Disbelievers’ Response: Either Return to Our Religion or We Will Expel You:
When the opponents of the truth become helpless before the arguments of the truth, their last resort is to threaten their Prophet and his followers, saying: either accept what we say and return to our religion, or we will expel you from here. In reality, this action is an admission of their mental defeat, and such a threat has been given to every Prophet. Thus, when the first revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he returned home in a state of anxiety, Lady Khadijah took him to her cousin Waraqah bin Nawfal. When Waraqah bin Nawfal heard about this incident, he said: “This is the same angel who used to descend upon Musa (Moses) ؑ.” Then he added: “If only I could live until the time when his people will expel you from here, and I could help you then.” The Prophet ﷺ asked in surprise: “Will my people expel me from here?” He ﷺ asked this because the entire nation considered him truthful and trustworthy, looked at him with respect and honor, and he ﷺ was beloved to all of them. Waraqah bin Nawfal said: “Yes! Because whenever a Prophet has presented such a message, his people have always expelled him.” [بخاري، باب كيف كان بدء الوحي الي رسول اللهﷺ]
Thus, a time came when his people also forced you to leave your homeland.
[18]
The Schemes of the Disbelievers Turn Back Upon Themselves:
When the battle between truth and falsehood reaches the stage where the opponents of the truth seek to expel their Prophet from his homeland or even to take his life, from that moment the causes of the opponents’ destruction begin, and the Prophets are informed of this. They are also told that from the very place where they are being threatened with expulsion, after We repel them, they will be settled there and granted authority and control. These verses were revealed during the period when the Quraysh of Makkah were also plotting to expel or kill the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and these verses, in fact, served as a prophecy against them. But in any case, they remained determined in their opposition to their Prophet. Therefore, their attention never turned to this. In the end, the very outcome occurred that is mentioned in this verse: after the conquest of Makkah, authority over that very place came into the hands of the Muslims, from where they had been expelled, and most of the opponents of the truth embraced Islam, and those who did not, left that place on their own.
[17]
The Disbelievers’ Response: Either Return to Our Religion or We Will Expel You:
When the opponents of the truth become helpless before the arguments of the truth, their last resort is to threaten their Prophet and his followers, saying: either accept what we say and return to our religion, or we will expel you from here. In reality, this action is an admission of their mental defeat, and such a threat has been given to every Prophet. Thus, when the first revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he returned home in a state of anxiety, Lady Khadijah took him to her cousin Waraqah bin Nawfal. When Waraqah bin Nawfal heard about this incident, he said: “This is the same angel who used to descend upon Musa (Moses) ؑ.” Then he added: “If only I could live until the time when his people will expel you from here, and I could help you then.” The Prophet ﷺ asked in surprise: “Will my people expel me from here?” He ﷺ asked this because the entire nation considered him truthful and trustworthy, looked at him with respect and honor, and he ﷺ was beloved to all of them. Waraqah bin Nawfal said: “Yes! Because whenever a Prophet has presented such a message, his people have always expelled him.” [بخاري، باب كيف كان بدء الوحي الي رسول اللهﷺ]
Thus, a time came when his people also forced you to leave your homeland.
[18]
The Schemes of the Disbelievers Turn Back Upon Themselves:
When the battle between truth and falsehood reaches the stage where the opponents of the truth seek to expel their Prophet from his homeland or even to take his life, from that moment the causes of the opponents’ destruction begin, and the Prophets are informed of this. They are also told that from the very place where they are being threatened with expulsion, after We repel them, they will be settled there and granted authority and control. These verses were revealed during the period when the Quraysh of Makkah were also plotting to expel or kill the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and these verses, in fact, served as a prophecy against them. But in any case, they remained determined in their opposition to their Prophet. Therefore, their attention never turned to this. In the end, the very outcome occurred that is mentioned in this verse: after the conquest of Makkah, authority over that very place came into the hands of the Muslims, from where they had been expelled, and most of the opponents of the truth embraced Islam, and those who did not, left that place on their own.
