سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 5
وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We wished to do a favour to those who were weak (and oppressed) in the land, and to make them rulers and to make them the inheritors,
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَنُرِيدُ
wanurīdu
And We wanted
أَن
an
to
نَّمُنَّ
namunna
bestow a favor
عَلَى
ʿalā
upon
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
ٱسْتُضْعِفُوا۟
us'tuḍ'ʿifū
were oppressed
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the land
وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ
wanajʿalahum
and make them
أَئِمَّةًۭ
a-immatan
leaders
وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ
wanajʿalahumu
and make them
ٱلْوَٰرِثِينَ
l-wārithīna
the inheritors
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.
And We intended to favor those who had been oppressed in the land [7], to make them leaders and to make them inheritors (of the land).
[7]
Allah’s Favor Upon the Oppressed Children of Israel:
That is, Pharaoh wanted to completely annihilate this oppressed group. But Allah had willed something else. Allah wanted that such a cruel and tyrannical nation should be annihilated, and those poor souls upon whom these injustices were being inflicted should not only be delivered from them, but also be made heirs to the property and land of these oppressors. The leadership of religion should also be entrusted to them, and the crown of worldly leadership should be placed upon their heads. And this is Allah’s established practice: He clears the earth of the oppressors and the arrogant, and settles in their place those oppressed ones upon whom injustices were committed.
[7]
Allah’s Favor Upon the Oppressed Children of Israel:
That is, Pharaoh wanted to completely annihilate this oppressed group. But Allah had willed something else. Allah wanted that such a cruel and tyrannical nation should be annihilated, and those poor souls upon whom these injustices were being inflicted should not only be delivered from them, but also be made heirs to the property and land of these oppressors. The leadership of religion should also be entrusted to them, and the crown of worldly leadership should be placed upon their heads. And this is Allah’s established practice: He clears the earth of the oppressors and the arrogant, and settles in their place those oppressed ones upon whom injustices were committed.
