سُوْرَةُ النَّحْلِ
Surah An-Nahl (16) — Ayah 41
وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ۖ وَلَأَجْرُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ ۚ لَوْ كَانُوا۟ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And as for those who emigrated for the Cause of Allâh, after they had been wronged, We will certainly give them goodly residence in this world, but indeed the reward of the Hereafter will be greater; if they but knew!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
هَاجَرُوا۟
hājarū
emigrated
فِى
fī
in (the way)
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
[what]
ظُلِمُوا۟
ẓulimū
they were wronged
لَنُبَوِّئَنَّهُمْ
lanubawwi-annahum
surely We will give them position
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ
ḥasanatan
good
وَلَأَجْرُ
wala-ajru
but surely the reward
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
(of) the Hereafter
أَكْبَرُ ۚ
akbaru
(is) greater
لَوْ
law
if
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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.
41. And those who emigrated for Allah after being wronged, We will surely settle them in a good place in this world; and the reward of the Hereafter [42] is even greater, if only they knew.
[42]
The Migration to Abyssinia:
Since this surah is Makki, here the emigrants refer only to those people who migrated towards Abyssinia, and they were about eighty (80) noble Companions ؓ who were subjected to oppression by the Quraysh of Makkah. They endured this with as much patience as they could, but eventually, the Quraysh of Makkah persecuted them so much that they were forced to leave behind their homes, wealth, property, and relatives, and for the sake of Allah's religion, they left their homeland Makkah and migrated to Abyssinia. Then these same people migrated again from Abyssinia to Madinah when Khaybar had been conquered. After that, Allah bestowed His grace and mercy upon them, and these very people became rulers over those polytheists and disbelievers who had forced them to migrate from Makkah.
[42]
The Migration to Abyssinia:
Since this surah is Makki, here the emigrants refer only to those people who migrated towards Abyssinia, and they were about eighty (80) noble Companions ؓ who were subjected to oppression by the Quraysh of Makkah. They endured this with as much patience as they could, but eventually, the Quraysh of Makkah persecuted them so much that they were forced to leave behind their homes, wealth, property, and relatives, and for the sake of Allah's religion, they left their homeland Makkah and migrated to Abyssinia. Then these same people migrated again from Abyssinia to Madinah when Khaybar had been conquered. After that, Allah bestowed His grace and mercy upon them, and these very people became rulers over those polytheists and disbelievers who had forced them to migrate from Makkah.
