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Surah Al-A'raf • Ayah 88

Para 9 Surah 7 : 88
۞ قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ يَـٰشُعَيْبُ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَعَكَ مِن قَرْيَتِنَآ أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِى مِلَّتِنَا ۚ قَالَ أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَـٰرِهِينَ

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۞
قَالَ
ٱلْمَلَأُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟
مِن
قَوْمِهِۦ
لَنُخْرِجَنَّكَ
يَـٰشُعَيْبُ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوا۟
مَعَكَ
مِن
قَرْيَتِنَآ
أَوْ
لَتَعُودُنَّ
فِى
مِلَّتِنَا
ۚ
قَالَ
أَوَلَوْ
كُنَّا
كَـٰرِهِينَ

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Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir en

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.

Classical Tafsir: Ibn Kathir Urdu ur

شعیب علیہ السلام کی قوم نے اپنی بربادی کو آواز دی ٭٭شعیب علیہ السلام کی قوم نے آپ کی تمام نصیحتیں سن کر جو جواب دیا، اس کا ذکر کیا جا رہا ہے۔ ہوا یہ کہ دلیلوں سے ہار کر یہ لوگ اپنی قوت جتانے پر اتر آئے اور کہنے لگے: اب تجھے اور تیرے ساتھیوں کو ہم دو باتوں میں سے ایک کا اختیار دیتے ہیں یا تو جلا وطنی قبول کرو یا ہمارے مذہب میں آ جاؤ۔ جس پر آپ نے فرمایا کہ ہم تو دل سے تمہارے ان مشرکانہ کاموں سے بیزار ہیں۔ انہیں سخت ناپسندیدگی کی نظر سے دیکھتے ہیں۔ پھر تمہارے اس دباؤ اور اس خواہش کے کیا معنی؟ اگر اللہ نہ کرے، ہم پھر سے تمہارے کفر میں شامل ہو جائیں تو ہم سے بڑھ کر گناہگار کون ہو گا؟ اس کے تو صاف معنی یہ ہیں کہ ہم نے دو گھڑی پہلے محض ایک ڈھونگ رچایا تھا۔ اللہ تعالیٰ پر جھوٹ اور بہتان باندھ کر نبوت کا دعویٰ کیا تھا۔ خیال فرمائیے کہ اس جواب میں اللہ کے نبی علیہ السلام نے ایمان داروں کو مرتد ہونے سے کس طرح دھمکایا ہے؟ لیکن چونکہ انسان کمزور ہے۔ نہ معلوم کس کا دل کیسا ہے اور آگے چل کر کیا ظاہر ہونے والا ہے؟ اس لیے فرمایا کہ اللہ کے ہاتھ سب کچھ ہے۔ اگر وہی کسی کے خیالات الٹ دے تو میرا زور نہیں۔ ہر چیز کے آغاز، انجام کا علم صرف اللہ تعالیٰ کو ہے۔ ہمارا توکل اور بھروسہ اپنے تمام کاموں میں صرف اسی کی ذات پاک پر ہے۔ اے اللہ! تو ہم میں اور ہماری قوم میں فیصلہ فرما۔ ہماری مدد فرما۔ تو سب حاکموں کا حاکم ہے، سب سے بہتر فیصلہ کرنے والا ہے، عادل ہے، ظالم نہیں۔صفحہ نمبر2992

Classical Tafsir: Bayan-ul-Quran ur

آیت 88 قَالَ الْمَلَاُ الَّذِیْنَ اسْتَکْبَرُوْا مِنْ قَوْمِہٖ لَنُخْرِجَنَّکَ یٰشُعَیْبُ وَالَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا مَعَکَ مِنْ قَرْیَتِنَآ اَوْ لَتَعُوْدُنَّ فِیْ مِلَّتِنَاط قَالَ اَوَلَوْ کُنَّا کٰرِہِیْنَ حضرت شعیب علیہ السلام کی قوم کے متکبر سرداروں نے آپ علیہ السلام اور آپ علیہ السلام کے ماننے والوں سے کہا کہ اگر تم لوگ ہمارے ہاں امن اور چین سے رہنا چاہتے ہو تو تمہیں ہمارے ہی طور طریقوں اور رسم و رواج کو اپنانا ہوگا ‘ بصورت دیگر ہم تم لوگوں کو اپنی بستی سے نکال باہر کریں گے۔ حضرت شعیب علیہ السلام نے فرمایا کہ کیا تم لوگ زبردستی ہمیں اپنی ملت میں واپس پھیر لو گے جبکہ ہم تو ان طور طریقوں سے نفرت کرتے ہیں !

Classical Tafsir: Ma'arif al-Qur'an en

CommentaryWhen the people of Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) told him: Had you been on the side of truth, believers in you would have been prospering and non-believers in you would have been under punishment. But, what is actually happening is that both parties have come out equal and living a comfortable life. With this incongruity in sight, how can we take you to be true? Thereupon, the answer that Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) gave was: Do not make haste. The time is near when Allah Ta` ala will decide the case between the two of them. Not convinced by his answer, the arrogant chiefs of those people said what is always said by oppressive practitioners of arrogance. They said: 0 Shu'aib, either you and the rest of your believers return to the fold of our faith, or else, we shall throw you out of our hometown.As for the return of ` the rest of believers in Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) to the fold of their old faith' is concerned, it is something which can be understood, for all of them were a part of the faith and way of the disbelievers. It was only later that they had embraced Islam. But, the case of Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) was different. He had never followed their false faith and way even for a day - nor can a prophet of Allah Ta` ala ever follow a faith which is counter to pure monotheism. Why then would they be asking him to return to their faith? Perhaps, it was because Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) - before prophethood was bestowed on him - would maintain silence over their false sayings and doings and continued living among the people as one of them. Because of this, his disbelieving people took Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) too as one of the rest, a fellow-traveller and votary of their faith. It was only after he gave his call of true 'Iman that they discovered that his faith or religion was different from their own. Then, this led them to conclude that he had turned away from their old faith. About their warning that he must return to their old faith, Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) said: أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَارِ‌هِي . It means: Are you trying to say that we should return to the fold of your faith despite that we do not like it and consider it to be false? This is a manner of saying that it can never be.

Historical Context: People of Madyan (Midian) — Destroyed for Dishonest Trade c. 2000–1500 BCE (estimated)

Prophet Shu'ayb was sent to the people of Madyan (Midian), located in northwestern Arabia / modern Sinai peninsula. They were merchants who cheated in weights and measures. Shu'ayb warned them repeatedly, but they rejected him. Allah destroyed them with a mighty blast (al-rajifa) and a canopy of heat (al-zulla). The ancient city of Madyan has been associated with Midian in biblical texts.

🏛️ Civilization: Ancient Midianites
📍 Region: Northwestern Arabia / Sinai peninsula (Midian)
Historical Context: Prophet Shu'ayb — The Orator of Prophets c. 2000–1500 BCE

Shu'ayb (identified with Jethro of the Bible) was sent to Madyan and possibly to the People of al-Aykah. His primary message was economic justice: give full measure and weight, do not defraud people, do not corrupt the earth after its reformation (7:85). He is called 'Khatib al-Anbiya' (Orator of Prophets) in Islamic tradition for his eloquent arguments. When he was rejected and threatened with expulsion, the earthquake (rajifa) destroyed his people.

🏛️ Civilization: Midianite / Ancient Arabian
📍 Region: Madyan (northwestern Arabia / Sinai region)
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