What does « To chase / To expel » mean in the Quran?

Discover the meaning of the word To chase / To expel (طرد) in the Quran, with 4 verses in which it appears, and a detailed explanation from Al-Raghib al-Asfahani's Mufradat fi gharib al-Qur'an.

طرد

To chase / To expel

Root: ط - ر - د

Quranic language 4 verses

Updated on 29 May 2026 at 7:00 AM

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Definition of To chase / To expel

At-tard: it is expulsion and distancing with contempt.

One says: I drove him away.

The Almighty says: 'And do not drive away those who call upon their Lord' (Al-An'am 52). 'We do not drive away the believers' (Ash-Shu'ara 114).

Driving away the weak is forbidden.

To chase / To expel in the Quran (4)

Meccan: 4 Medinan: 0

Distribution of verses by surah

Hud 2

Al-An'am 1

Ash-Shu'ara 1

Surah Al-An'am : 52 Meccan

﴿وَلَا تَطْرُدِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَدَوٰةِ وَٱلْعَشِىِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُۥ مَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ حِسَابِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ وَمَا مِنْ حِسَابِكَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ فَتَطْرُدَهُمْ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ﴾

And do not send away those who call upon their Lord morning and afternoon, seeking His countenance. Not upon you is anything of their account and not upon them is anything of your account. So were you to send them away, you would [then] be of the wrongdoers.

Surah Hud : 29 Meccan

﴿وَيَٰقَوْمِ لَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مَالًا إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِنَّهُم مُّلَٰقُوا۟ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَٰكِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰكُمْ قَوْمًا تَجْهَلُونَ﴾

And O my people, I ask not of you for it any wealth. My reward is not but from Allah. And I am not one to drive away those who have believed. Indeed, they will meet their Lord, but I see that you are a people behaving ignorantly.

Surah Hud : 30 Meccan

﴿وَيَٰقَوْمِ مَن يَنصُرُنِى مِنَ ٱللَّهِ إِن طَرَدتُّهُمْ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ﴾

And O my people, who would protect me from Allah if I drove them away? Then will you not be reminded?

Surah Ash-Shu'ara : 114 Meccan

﴿وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِطَارِدِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾

And I am not one to drive away the believers.