سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 123

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قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أَهْلَهَا ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿123﴾
Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "You have believed in him [Mûsâ (Moses)] before I give you permission. Surely, this is a plot which you have plotted in the city to drive out its people, but you shall come to know.
قَالَ qāla Said
فِرْعَوْنُ fir'ʿawnu Firaun
ءَامَنتُم āmantum You believed
بِهِۦ bihi in him
قَبْلَ qabla before
أَنْ an [that]
ءَاذَنَ ādhana I give permission
لَكُمْ ۖ lakum to you
إِنَّ inna Indeed
هَـٰذَا hādhā this
لَمَكْرٌۭ lamakrun (is) surely a plot
مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ makartumūhu you have plotted it
فِى in
ٱلْمَدِينَةِ l-madīnati the city
لِتُخْرِجُوا۟ litukh'rijū so that you may drive out
مِنْهَآ min'hā from it
أَهْلَهَا ۖ ahlahā its people
فَسَوْفَ fasawfa But soon
تَعْلَمُونَ taʿlamūna you will know

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).