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Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 88 (7:88)

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۞ قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ يَٰشُعَيْبُ وَٱلَّذِينَ …

Quran 7:88 is ayah 88 of Surah Al-A'raf (“The Heights”), a Meccan surah of 206 ayahs. It is in Juz 9, on page 162 of the Madani Mushaf.

7:88
۞ قَالَٱلْمَلَأُٱلَّذِينَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟مِنقَوْمِهِۦلَنُخْرِجَنَّكَيَٰشُعَيْبُوَٱلَّذِينَءَامَنُوا۟مَعَكَمِنقَرْيَتِنَآأَوْلَتَعُودُنَّفِىمِلَّتِنَا ۚقَالَأَوَلَوْكُنَّاكَٰرِهِينَ٨٨
qāla l-mala-u alladhīna is'takbarū min qawmihi lanukh'rijannaka yāshuʿaybu wa-alladhīna āmanū maʿaka min qaryatinā aw lataʿūdunna fī millatinā qāla awalaw kunnā kārihīna

Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shuʿayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?(88)

Word by word

  1. ۞ قَالَqālaSaid
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُl-mala-uthe chiefs
  3. ٱلَّذِينَalladhīna(of) those who
  4. ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟is'takbarūwere arrogant
  5. مِنminamong
  6. قَوْمِهِۦqawmihihis people
  7. لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَlanukh'rijannakaWe will surely drive you out
  8. يَٰشُعَيْبُyāshuʿaybuO Shuaib
  9. وَٱلَّذِينَwa-alladhīnaAnd those who
  10. ءَامَنُوا۟āmanū(have) believed
  11. مَعَكَmaʿakawith you
  12. مِنminfrom
  13. قَرْيَتِنَآqaryatināour city
  14. أَوْawor
  15. لَتَعُودُنَّlataʿūdunnayou must return
  16. فِىfīto
  17. مِلَّتِنَا ۚmillatināour religion
  18. قَالَqālaHe said
  19. أَوَلَوْawalawEven if
  20. كُنَّاkunnāwe are
  21. كَٰرِهِينَkārihīna(the) ones who hate (it)

Tafsir (commentary) of 7:88

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This commentary explains ayahs 7:88–89 together.

Allah describes the way the disbelievers answered His ProphetShu` ayb and those who believed in him, by threatening them withexpulsion from their village, or with forceful reversion to thedisbeliever's religion.

The chiefs spoke the words mentioned here to the Messenger Shu`ayb, but intended it for those who followed his religion too. The statement,

أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَـرِهِينَ

("Even though we hate it"), means, would you force us to do that, even though we hate what you are calling us to Certainly if we revert to your religion and accept your ways, we will have uttered a tremendous lie against Allah by calling partners as rivals to Him,

وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَآ إِلاَ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا

(And it is not for us to return to it unless Allah, our Lord, should will.) This part of the Ayah refers all matters to Allah's will, and certainly, He has perfect knowledge of all matters and His observation encompasses all things,

عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا

(In Allah (Alone) we put our trust. ), concerning all our affairs, what we practice of them and what we ignore,

رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ

(Our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth) judge between us and our people and give us victory over them,

وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَـتِحِينَ

(for You are the best of those who give judgment) and You are the Most Just Who never wrongs any in His judgment.

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