سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 4
وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ فِى ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We decreed for the Children of Israel in the Scripture: indeed you would do mischief in the land twice and you will become tyrants and extremely arrogant!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَضَيْنَآ
waqaḍaynā
And We decreed
إِلَىٰ
ilā
for
بَنِىٓ
banī
(the) Children
إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
is'rāīla
(of) Israel
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ
l-kitābi
the Book
لَتُفْسِدُنَّ
latuf'sidunna
Surely you will cause corruption
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
مَرَّتَيْنِ
marratayni
twice
وَلَتَعْلُنَّ
walataʿlunna
and surely you will reach
عُلُوًّۭا
ʿuluwwan
haughtiness
كَبِيرًۭا
kabīran
great
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 tafsir of this ayah is included with the following verse(s).
