هُوَ
ٱلَّذِيٓ
أَخۡرَجَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ
مِنۡ
أَهۡلِ
ٱلۡكِتَٰبِ
مِن
دِيَٰرِهِمۡ
لِأَوَّلِ
ٱلۡحَشۡرِۚ
مَا
ظَنَنتُمۡ
أَن
يَخۡرُجُواْۖ
وَظَنُّوٓاْ
أَنَّهُم
مَّانِعَتُهُمۡ
حُصُونُهُم
مِّنَ
ٱللَّهِ
فَأَتَىٰهُمُ
ٱللَّهُ
مِنۡ
حَيۡثُ
لَمۡ
يَحۡتَسِبُواْۖ
وَقَذَفَ
فِي
قُلُوبِهِمُ
ٱلرُّعۡبَۚ
يُخۡرِبُونَ
بُيُوتَهُم
بِأَيۡدِيهِمۡ
وَأَيۡدِي
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ
فَٱعۡتَبِرُواْ
يَٰٓأُوْلِي
ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرِ
٢
He it is Who hath caused those of the People of the Scripture who disbelieved to go forth from their homes unto the first exile. Ye deemed not that they would go forth, while they deemed that their strongholds would protect them from Allah. But Allah reached them from a place whereof they recked not, and cast terror in their hearts so that they ruined their houses with their own hands and the hands of the believers. So learn a lesson, O ye who have eyes!
— M. Pickthall
It is He who expelled the ones who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture1 from their homes at the first gathering.2 You did not think they would leave, and they thought that their fortresses would protect them from Allāh; but [the decree of] Allāh came upon them from where they had not expected, and He cast terror into their hearts [so] they destroyed their houses by their [own] hands and the hands of the believers. So take warning, O people of vision.
— Saheeh International
It is He Who got out the Unbelievers among the People of the Book from their homes at the first gathering (of the forces). Little did ye think that they would get out: And they thought that their fortresses would defend them from Allah! But the (Wrath of) Allah came to them from quarters from which they little expected (it), and cast terror into their hearts, so that they destroyed their dwellings by their own hands and the hands of the Believers, take warning, then, O ye with eyes (to see)!
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Which was revealed in Al-Madinah
Ibn `Abbas used to call this chapter, 'Surah Bani An-Nadir.' Sa`id bin Mansur recorded that Sa`id bin Jubayr said, "I asked Ibn `Abbas about Surat Al-Hashr and he said, 'It was revealed about Bani An-Nadir.' Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded it using another chain of na
…Which was revealed in Al-Madinah
Ibn `Abbas used to call this chapter, 'Surah Bani An-Nadir.' Sa`id bin Mansur recorded that Sa`id bin Jubayr said, "I
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