He said: "O Lord, I have killed a man of theirs, and fear they would kill me.
He submitted, “My Lord! I killed a soul among them and I fear they will kill me.”
Said he, 'My Lord, I have indeed slain a living soul among them, and I fear that they will slay me.
Said [Moses] “O my Sustainer! I have slain one of them, and so I fear that they will slay me.
He said: My Lord! verily I have slain a man among them and I fear they shall slay me.
He said: "My Lord! I have killed a man among them, and I fear that they will kill me.
He said, “My Lord, I have killed one of them, and I fear they will kill me.
Moses said: "My Lord, I have killed one person from among them, and I fear that they will kill me.
He said: "My Lord! I have killed a man among them, and I fear that they will kill me."
He said: My Lord! Lo! I killed a man among them and I fear that they will kill me.
He said, ‘My Lord! Indeed, I have killed one of their men, so I fear they will kill me.
'My Lord' (said Moses), 'I have killed a living soul among them, and fear that they will slay me.
He said, "My Lord, indeed, I killed from among them someone, and I fear they will kill me.
(Moses) said, "Lord, I have killed a man from their people and I am afraid that they will kill me.
He said: My Lord! surely I killed one of them, so I fear lest they should slay me;
Q<u>a</u>la rabbi innee qataltu minhum nafsan faakh<u>a</u>fu an yaqtuloon<b>i</b>
Moses said, "My Lord, I have killed one of their people and fear that they may kill me.
He said: "O my Lord! I have slain a man among them, and I fear lest they slay me.
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْسًا فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ
Moses said, pleading to his Lord, “Indeed, I have killed a man from amongst them: the Copt that a man from my tribe sought my help against, and so I fear that if I was to go to convey to them the message I have been sent with, they will kill me in return.”
Moses said, pleading to his Lord, “Indeed, I have killed a man from amongst them: the Copt that a man from my tribe sought my help against, and so I fear that if I was to go to convey to them the message I have been sent with, they will kill me in return.”
<h2 class="title">How Musa asked for the Support of His Brother and was granted that by Allah</h2><p>When Allah commanded him to go to Fir`awn, the one who he had run away from and whose vengeance he feared,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْساً</div><p>( Musa said: My Lord! I have killed a man among them,) meaning, that Coptic,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ</div><p>(and I fear that they will kill me.) i.e., `when they see me.'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَخِى هَـرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَاناً</div><p>(And my brother Harun -- he is more eloquent in speech than me,) Musa, peace be upon him, had a speech defect, because when he had been given the choice between a date and a pearl, he mistakenly picked up a coal and placed it on his tongue, so he found it difficult to speak clearly. Musa said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى - يَفْقَهُواْ قَوْلِي - وَاجْعَل لِّى وَزِيراً مِّنْ أَهْلِى - هَـرُونَ أَخِى - اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِى - وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِى أَمْرِى </div><p>("And loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue. That they understand my speech. And appoint for me a helper from my family, Harun, my brother. Increase my strength with him, And let him share my task.") (20:27-32) meaning, `give me someone to keep me company in this immense task of prophethood and conveying the Message to this arrogant, tyrannical and stubborn king. ' Hence Musa said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَخِى هَـرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَاناً فَأَرْسِلْهِ مَعِىَ رِدْءاً</div><p>(And my brother Harun -- he is more eloquent in speech than me: so send him with me as a helper) meaning, as a support to give strength to my cause and confirm what I say and convey from Allah, because the word of two carries more weight in people's minds than the word of one. So he said:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنِّى أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ</div><p>(Verily, I fear that they will deny me.) Muhammad bin Ishaq said: c</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">رِدْءاً يُصَدِّقُنِى</div><p>(as a helper to confirm me.) means, `to explain to them what I say, for he can understand me where they may not.' When Musa asked for this, Allah said to him:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ</div><p>(We will strengthen your arm through your brother,) meaning, `We will add strength to your cause and give you help through your brother, who you have asked to be made a Prophet alongside you.' This is like the Ayat;</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يمُوسَى</div><p>(You are granted your request, O Musa!) (20:36)</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَـرُونَ نَبِيّاً </div><p>(And We granted him his brother Harun, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy) (19:53). One of the Salaf said, "There is no one who has ever done a greater favor to his brother than Musa did for Harun, may peace be upon them both, for he interceded for him until Allah made him a Prophet and Messenger with him to Fir`awn and his chiefs. Allah said concerning Musa:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَكَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهاً</div><p>(he was honorable before Allah) (33:69).</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَـناً</div><p>(and (We will) give you both power) means, overwhelming evidence.</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَلاَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا بِـْايَـتِنَآ</div><p>(so they shall not be able to harm you, with Our Ayat;) means, `they will have no way or means of harming you because you are conveying the signs of Allah.' This is like the Ayat:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">يَـأَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ</div><p>(O Messenger! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord.) until His saying:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ</div><p>(Allah will protect you from mankind) (5:67).</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">الَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَالـتِ اللَّهِ</div><p>(Those who convey the Message of Allah) until His saying:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ حَسِيباً</div><p>(And sufficient is Allah as a Reckoner) (33:39). And sufficient is Allah as a Helper and Supporter. And Allah told them the consequences in this world and the next, for them and for those who followed them,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">أَنتُمَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكُمَا الْغَـلِبُونَ</div><p>(you two as well as those who follow you will be the victors.) This is like the Ayat:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لاّغْلِبَنَّ أَنَاْ وَرُسُلِى إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ </div><p>(Allah has decreed: "Verily, it is I and My Messengers who shall be the victorious." Verily, Allah is All-Powerful, All-Mighty.) (58:21)</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا</div><p>(Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in this world's life) (40:51) to the end of the Ayah.</p>
How Musa asked for the Support of His Brother and was granted that by AllahWhen Allah commanded him to go to Fir`awn, the one who he had run away from and whose vengeance he feared,قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّى قَتَلْتُ مِنْهُمْ نَفْساً( Musa said: My Lord! I have killed a man among them,) meaning, that Coptic,فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ(and I fear that they will kill me.) i.e., `when they see me.'وَأَخِى هَـرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَاناً(And my brother Harun -- he is more eloquent in speech than me,) Musa, peace be upon him, had a speech defect, because when he had been given the choice between a date and a pearl, he mistakenly picked up a coal and placed it on his tongue, so he found it difficult to speak clearly. Musa said:وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى - يَفْقَهُواْ قَوْلِي - وَاجْعَل لِّى وَزِيراً مِّنْ أَهْلِى - هَـرُونَ أَخِى - اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِى - وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِى أَمْرِى ("And loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue. That they understand my speech. And appoint for me a helper from my family, Harun, my brother. Increase my strength with him, And let him share my task.") (20:27-32) meaning, `give me someone to keep me company in this immense task of prophethood and conveying the Message to this arrogant, tyrannical and stubborn king. ' Hence Musa said:وَأَخِى هَـرُونُ هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّى لِسَاناً فَأَرْسِلْهِ مَعِىَ رِدْءاً(And my brother Harun -- he is more eloquent in speech than me: so send him with me as a helper) meaning, as a support to give strength to my cause and confirm what I say and convey from Allah, because the word of two carries more weight in people's minds than the word of one. So he said:إِنِّى أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ(Verily, I fear that they will deny me.) Muhammad bin Ishaq said: cرِدْءاً يُصَدِّقُنِى(as a helper to confirm me.) means, `to explain to them what I say, for he can understand me where they may not.' When Musa asked for this, Allah said to him:سَنَشُدُّ عَضُدَكَ بِأَخِيكَ(We will strengthen your arm through your brother,) meaning, `We will add strength to your cause and give you help through your brother, who you have asked to be made a Prophet alongside you.' This is like the Ayat;قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يمُوسَى(You are granted your request, O Musa!) (20:36)وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُ مِن رَّحْمَتِنَآ أَخَاهُ هَـرُونَ نَبِيّاً (And We granted him his brother Harun, (also) a Prophet, out of Our mercy) (19:53). One of the Salaf said, "There is no one who has ever done a greater favor to his brother than Musa did for Harun, may peace be upon them both, for he interceded for him until Allah made him a Prophet and Messenger with him to Fir`awn and his chiefs. Allah said concerning Musa:وَكَانَ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَجِيهاً(he was honorable before Allah) (33:69).وَنَجْعَلُ لَكُمَا سُلْطَـناً(and (We will) give you both power) means, overwhelming evidence.فَلاَ يَصِلُونَ إِلَيْكُمَا بِـْايَـتِنَآ(so they shall not be able to harm you, with Our Ayat;) means, `they will have no way or means of harming you because you are conveying the signs of Allah.' This is like the Ayat:يَـأَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ(O Messenger! Proclaim (the Message) which has been sent down to you from your Lord.) until His saying:وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ(Allah will protect you from mankind) (5:67).الَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَالـتِ اللَّهِ(Those who convey the Message of Allah) until His saying:وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ حَسِيباً(And sufficient is Allah as a Reckoner) (33:39). And sufficient is Allah as a Helper and Supporter. And Allah told them the consequences in this world and the next, for them and for those who followed them,أَنتُمَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَكُمَا الْغَـلِبُونَ(you two as well as those who follow you will be the victors.) This is like the Ayat:كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لاّغْلِبَنَّ أَنَاْ وَرُسُلِى إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ (Allah has decreed: "Verily, it is I and My Messengers who shall be the victorious." Verily, Allah is All-Powerful, All-Mighty.) (58:21)إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا(Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in this world's life) (40:51) to the end of the Ayah.