Transliteration:( Wa ka ayyim min qaryatin hiya ashaddu quwwatam min qaryatikal lateee akhrajatka ahlaknaahum falaa naasira lahum )
32. Reason for its revelation:
This Hijrah. verse was revealed during the On the day of Hijrah, when the Holy Prophet reached the outskirts of Makkah, he looked back at the city of his birth and said: "Oh Makkah, I love you dearly.the infidels not forced me to migrate from you, I would not have left you".
On that occasion, this verse was revealed. Thus, this verse is Makkan, which is described in the Madinite Surah. Or, it could be said that the verse, which was revealed on the way to Madina,during the course of Hijrah, will also be regarded as Madinite It should be remembered that before the Hjrah, the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه واله وسلم was extremely fond of Makkah.
It is reported by the author of "Naseem ur Riaad" that before Hijrah, Makka was superior to all the cities, but after Hijrah, this superiority shifted to Madina.
The tafsir of Surah Muhammad verse 13 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muhammad ayat 10 which provides the complete commentary from verse 10 through 13.
(47:13) (O Prophet), how many are the cities that had greater power than your city that drove you out? We destroyed them and there was none to protect them.[18]
18. The Prophet (peace be upon him) was sorely distressed on leaving Makkah. When he was compelled to emigrate, he had stood facing the city outside it and said: O Makkah, you are the most beloved city in the sight of Allah, and I have the greatest love for you out of all the cities of Allah. If the polytheists had not driven me out, I would never have left you. About this it has been said: After driving you out of the city the people of Makkah think that they have achieved a great success, whereas, in fact, they have hastened only their own ruin by this evil act. The style of the verse clearly indicates that it must have been revealed soon after the Hijrah.
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