Surah Ibrahim 14:13 — translation and meaning

إبراهيم · Verse 13 / 52 · Page 257

ۖ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِرُسُلِهِمْ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِنَا أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِي مِلَّتِنَا فَأَوْحَى إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ

Word by Word

ۖ
وَقَالَ
waqala
And said
الَّذِينَ
alladhina
those who
كَفَرُوا
kafaru
disbelieved
لِرُسُلِهِمْ
lirusulihim
to their Messengers
لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُم
lanukh'rijannakum
Surely we will drive you out
مِّنْ
min
of
أَرْضِنَا
ardina
our land
أَوْ
aw
or
لَتَعُودُنَّ
lata'udunna
surely you should return
فِي
fi
to
مِلَّتِنَا
millatina
our religion
فَأَوْحَى
fa-awha
So inspired
إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
to them
رَبُّهُمْ
rabbuhum
their Lord
لَنُهْلِكَنَّ
lanuh'likanna
We will surely destroy
الظَّالِمِينَ
al-zalimina
the wrongdoers

Transliteration

Wa qaalal lazeena kafaroo li Rusulihim lanukhrijanna kum min aardinaaa aw lata'oo dunna fee millatinaa fa awhaaa ilaihim Rabbuhum lanuhlikannaz zalimeen

Translation

And those who disbelieved said to their messengers, "We will surely drive you out of our land, or you must return to our religion." So their Lord inspired to them, "We will surely destroy the wrongdoers.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

When those who disbelieved in Allah, from amongst the people to whom the messengers were sent, were unable to respond to the messengers’ arguments, they said: “We will drive you out from our town, or you will have to reject your religion and return to ours.” Allah then sent revelation to His messengers, as a way to strengthen them: “We will surely destroy the wrongdoers who disbelieved in Allah and His messengers.”

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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