Muhammad 47:13
Muhammad · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 508
The Town That Drove You Out
وَكَأَيِّن مِّن قَرۡيَةٍ هِيَ أَشَدُّ قُوَّةࣰ مِّن قَرۡيَتِكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَخۡرَجَتۡكَ أَهۡلَكۡنَٰهُمۡ فَلَا نَاصِرَ لَهُمۡ ١٣
And how many a township stronger than thy township (O Muhammad) which hath cast thee out, have We destroyed, and they had no helper.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And how many a town stronger than your town which drove you out have We destroyed.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this town is Mecca; the idolaters plotted to expel the Prophet and caused his emigration.
Reflect
Be patient when wronged; Allah sees.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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