سُوْرَةُ الْقَصَصِ
Surah Al-Qasas (28) — Ayah 85
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِى فَرَضَ عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لَرَآدُّكَ إِلَىٰ مَعَادٍ ۚ قُل رَّبِّىٓ أَعْلَمُ مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَمَنْ هُوَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍ مُّبِينٍ ﴿85﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, He Who has given you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Qur’an (i.e. ordered you to act on its laws and to preach it to others) will surely bring you back to Ma‘âd (place of return, either to Makkah or to Paradise after your death). Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "My Lord is Aware of him who brings guidance, and of him who is in manifest error."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
He Who
فَرَضَ
faraḍa
ordained
عَلَيْكَ
ʿalayka
upon you
ٱلْقُرْءَانَ
l-qur'āna
the Quran
لَرَآدُّكَ
larādduka
(will) surely take you back
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
مَعَادٍۢ ۚ
maʿādin
a place of return
قُل
qul
Say
رَّبِّىٓ
rabbī
My Lord
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
مَن
man
(of him) who
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
bil-hudā
with the guidance
وَمَنْ
waman
and who
هُوَ
huwa
he
فِى
fī
(is) in
ضَلَـٰلٍۢ
ḍalālin
an error
مُّبِينٍۢ
mubīnin
manifest
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.
85. O Prophet! Surely, the One (Allah) Who has made the Qur’an (its practice and propagation) [115] obligatory upon you will certainly bring you to the best outcome [116]. Say to them (the disbelievers): My Lord knows best who has come with guidance [117] and who is in clear error.
[115] That is, the responsibility of reciting the Quran to the people, teaching the Quran, acting upon it and showing it to others, and its propagation and preaching has been placed upon you.
[116]
The Different Meanings of Ma'ad:
Ma'ad means the place or time of returning. Since this word has a broad meaning, there is a difference of opinion in its interpretation. Most commentators have taken Ma'ad to mean the conquest of Makkah. According to their view, this verse was revealed during the migration from Makkah to Madinah. At that very time, you were given the glad tidings that you would return to this city of Makkah, and this meaning is also implied by ﴿وَاَنْتَ حِـۢلٌّ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ﴾. Some people have taken Ma'ad to mean Paradise and all the promises Allah has made to you in this regard. Some have taken Ma'ad to mean the last moments of your life, when the entire Arabian Peninsula had come under the sway of Islam. And this superiority had not been achieved by anyone before you ﷺ, that at least politically, the whole of Arabia was under his control, and you were not only the political ruler of the entire Arabian Peninsula, but no religion except Islam remained in the Arabian Peninsula.
[117] Among the titles with which the disbelievers of Makkah used to address you ﷺ was also this: that you have become separated from the ancestral religion, and this was not said just once, but many times they repeated it. Therefore, this and similar verses were revealed at different times and in different surahs for your consolation.
[115] That is, the responsibility of reciting the Quran to the people, teaching the Quran, acting upon it and showing it to others, and its propagation and preaching has been placed upon you.
[116]
The Different Meanings of Ma'ad:
Ma'ad means the place or time of returning. Since this word has a broad meaning, there is a difference of opinion in its interpretation. Most commentators have taken Ma'ad to mean the conquest of Makkah. According to their view, this verse was revealed during the migration from Makkah to Madinah. At that very time, you were given the glad tidings that you would return to this city of Makkah, and this meaning is also implied by ﴿وَاَنْتَ حِـۢلٌّ بِهٰذَا الْبَلَدِ﴾. Some people have taken Ma'ad to mean Paradise and all the promises Allah has made to you in this regard. Some have taken Ma'ad to mean the last moments of your life, when the entire Arabian Peninsula had come under the sway of Islam. And this superiority had not been achieved by anyone before you ﷺ, that at least politically, the whole of Arabia was under his control, and you were not only the political ruler of the entire Arabian Peninsula, but no religion except Islam remained in the Arabian Peninsula.
[117] Among the titles with which the disbelievers of Makkah used to address you ﷺ was also this: that you have become separated from the ancestral religion, and this was not said just once, but many times they repeated it. Therefore, this and similar verses were revealed at different times and in different surahs for your consolation.
