يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ 110
Translations
Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"
Transliteration
Yurīdu an yukhrijaka min ardika famādhā ta'murūn
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah records Pharaoh's court expressing their fear that Musa (Moses) intends to expel them from Egypt, their homeland. Ibn Kathir explains that Pharaoh's advisors were alarmed by Musa's growing influence and popularity among the people, particularly after the signs he performed. The phrase reflects their consultation with Pharaoh about how to respond to this perceived threat, demonstrating the political anxiety and desperation of the disbelievers when confronted with divine truth.
Revelation Context
This ayah occurs within the narrative of Musa's confrontation with Pharaoh in Surah Al-A'raf (verses 103-162). The context is Musa presenting himself before Pharaoh with clear signs and calling him to worship Allah alone. Pharaoh's court responds with suspicion and hostility, fearing that Musa's message would undermine their power and authority over Egypt.
Related Hadiths
While no hadith directly quotes this verse, Surah Al-A'raf's narrative relates to the broader theme found in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim regarding the trials of prophets and the resistance they faced from disbelievers who prioritized worldly authority over divine guidance.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah illustrates how those invested in worldly power often perceive divine guidance as a threat rather than mercy, and how fear of change can drive people to reject truth. It reminds us that opposition to Allah's message often stems from vested interests in maintaining unjust systems, not from rational objection.
Related Ayahs
وَٱلْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْحَقُّ ۚ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَٰزِينُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ
And the weighing [of deeds] that Day will be the truth. So those whose scales are heavy - it is they who will be the successful.
قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ
He said, "Therein you will live, and therein you will die, and from it you will be brought forth."
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن قَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّا لَنَرَىٰكَ فِى سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ مِنَ ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَ
Said the eminent ones who disbelieved among his people, "Indeed, we see you in foolishness, and indeed, we think you are of the liars."
فَخَلَفَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ خَلْفٌ وَرِثُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ يَأْخُذُونَ عَرَضَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْأَدْنَىٰ وَيَقُولُونَ سَيُغْفَرُ لَنَا وَإِن يَأْتِهِمْ عَرَضٌ مِّثْلُهُۥ يَأْخُذُوهُ ۚ أَلَمْ يُؤْخَذْ عَلَيْهِم مِّيثَـٰقُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ أَن لَّا يَقُولُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ وَدَرَسُوا۟ مَا فِيهِ ۗ وَٱلدَّارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ
And there followed them successors who inherited the Scripture [while] taking the commodities of this lower life and saying, "It will be forgiven for us." And if an offer like it comes to them, they will [again] take it. Was not the covenant of the Scripture [i.e., the Torah] taken from them that they would not say about Allāh except the truth, and they studied what was in it? And the home of the Hereafter is better for those who fear Allāh, so will you not use reason?