۞ قَالَ
ٱلۡمَلَأُ
ٱلَّذِينَ
ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ
مِن
قَوۡمِهِۦ
لَنُخۡرِجَنَّكَ
يَٰشُعَيۡبُ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُواْ
مَعَكَ
مِن
قَرۡيَتِنَآ
أَوۡ
لَتَعُودُنَّ
فِي
مِلَّتِنَاۚ
قَالَ
أَوَلَوۡ
كُنَّا
كَٰرِهِينَ
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The haughty elders of his people said: 'O Shu'ayb! We shall certainly banish you and your companions-in-faith from our town, or else you shall return to our faith.' Shu'ayb said: 'What! Even though we abhor [your faith]?
— A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)
Said the eminent ones who were arrogant among his people, "We will surely evict you, O Shuʿayb, and those who have believed with you from our city, or you must return to our religion." He said, "Even if we were unwilling?
— Saheeh International
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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 t
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