As (there was) in Moses when We sent him to the Pharaoh with clear authority.
And in Moosa, when We sent him with a clear proof towards Firaun.
And also in Moses, when We sent him unto Pharaoh, with a clear authority,
AND IN [the story of Pharaoh and] Moses, too, [We left the same message: for] when We sent him unto Pharaoh with [Our] manifest authority,
And in Musa also was a lesson, when We sent him Unto Fir'awn with authority manifest.
And in Musa (Moses) (too, there is a sign). When We sent him to Fir'aun (Pharaoh) with a manifest authority.
And in Moses. We sent him to Pharaoh with a clear authority.
There is also a Sign for you in the story of Moses when We sent him with a clear authority to Pharaoh.
And in Musa, when We sent him to Fir`awn with a manifest authority.
And in Moses (too, there is a portent) when We sent him unto Pharaoh with clear warrant,
And in Moses [too there is a sign] when We sent him to Pharaoh with a manifest authority.
In Moses, too, (there were signs). We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority,
And in Moses [was a sign], when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
There is also evidence (of the Truth) in the story of Moses when We sent him to the Pharaoh with clear authority.
And in Musa: When We sent him to Firon with clear authority.
Wafee moos<u>a</u> i<u>th</u> arsa<b>l</b>n<u>a</u>hu il<u>a</u> firAAawna bisul<u>ta</u>nin mubeen<b>in</b>
There is another sign in Moses: We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.
And in Moses (was another Sign): Behold, We sent him to Pharaoh, with authority manifest.
وَفِى مُوسَىٰٓ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَٰهُ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَٰنٍ مُّبِينٍ
And in Moses, when I sent him to Pharaoh with clear miracles and proof, is a sign for the one who fears the painful punishment.
And in Moses, when I sent him to Pharaoh with clear miracles and proof, is a sign for the one who fears the painful punishment.
<p>After the mention of the people of Lut (علیہ السلام) ، the people of Musa (علیہ السلام) ، Fir'aun and others are taken up briefly. When Musa (علیہ السلام) delivered the message of truth to Fir'aun, the latter reacted thus: فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُ‌كْنِهِ (So he turned away along with his chiefs,...51:39) The original word used for 'his chiefs' is rukn which means power. Here it is used to refer to his army and chiefs of his government. In the story of Lut (علیہ السلام) he has been mentioned saying, أَوْ آوِي إِلَىٰ رُ‌كْنٍ شَدِيدٍ (or that I had the backing of a strong group' The word rukn is used there in the same sense. (See Ma’ ariful Qur’ an, Vol. 4/p. 658, 661: '...or that I had the backing of some strong group...' )</p><p>After this, the stories of the people of ` Ad, Thamud and Nuh (علیہم السلام) are told. These stories were narrated many times before.</p>
After the mention of the people of Lut (علیہ السلام) ، the people of Musa (علیہ السلام) ، Fir'aun and others are taken up briefly. When Musa (علیہ السلام) delivered the message of truth to Fir'aun, the latter reacted thus: فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُ‌كْنِهِ (So he turned away along with his chiefs,...51:39) The original word used for 'his chiefs' is rukn which means power. Here it is used to refer to his army and chiefs of his government. In the story of Lut (علیہ السلام) he has been mentioned saying, أَوْ آوِي إِلَىٰ رُ‌كْنٍ شَدِيدٍ (or that I had the backing of a strong group' The word rukn is used there in the same sense. (See Ma’ ariful Qur’ an, Vol. 4/p. 658, 661: '...or that I had the backing of some strong group...' )After this, the stories of the people of ` Ad, Thamud and Nuh (علیہم السلام) are told. These stories were narrated many times before.
<h2 class="title">Lessons from the Destruction of Fir`awn, `Ad, Thamud, and the People of Nuh</h2><p>Allah the Exalted said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَفِى مُوسَى إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـهُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ </div><p>(And in Musa, when We sent him to Fir`awn with a manifest authority.) meaning, with clear proof and plain evidence,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَتَوَلَّى بِرُكْنِهِ</div><p>(But he turned away along with his hosts,) meaning, in rebellion and arrogance, Fir`awn turned away from the plain truth that Musa was sent with,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">ثَانِىَ عِطْفِهِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ</div><p>(Bending his neck in pride, and leading (others) too (far) astray from the path of Allah.)(22:9 ), meaning turning away from truth in arrogance,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَقَالَ سَـحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ</div><p>(and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman.") meaning Fir`awn said to Musa, "With regards to the message that you brought me, you are either a magician or a madman." Allah the Exalted replied,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَأَخَذْنَـهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَـهُمْ</div><p>(So We took him and his armies, and dumped them), meaning `We threw them,'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فِى الْيَمِّ</div><p>(into the Yamm), into the sea,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ</div><p>(for he was blameworthy.) meaning, Fir`awn was a denying sinner and a stubborn disbeliever worthy of blame. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ </div><p>(And in `Ad when We sent against them the barren wind) that destroys everything and produces nothing. This was said by Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and others. Allah's statement,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ</div><p>(It spared nothing that it reached,) meaning, everything that the wind could destroy,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِلاَّ جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ</div><p>(but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.) meaning, made it just like a rotten and destroyed. Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib and others commented on:</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ</div><p>(when We sent against them the barren wind),"Southerly winds." However, there is a Hadith in the Sahih from Shu`bah bin Al-Hakam, from Mujahid, from Ibn `Abbas, who said that the Messenger of Allah said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">«نُصِرْتُ بِالصَّبَا وَأُهْلِكَتْ عَادٌ بِالدَّبُور»</div><p>(I have been made victorious with the Saba (easterly wind), and the people of `Ad were destroyed with the Dabur (westerly wind).) Allah saying,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّى حِينٍ </div><p>(And in Thamud, when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!") is just as He said in another Ayah,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَـهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّواْ الْعَمَى عَلَى الْهُدَى فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَـعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ</div><p>(And as for Thamud, We guided them to the path of truth, but they preferred blindness to guidance; so the Sa`iqah of disgracing torment seized them.) (41:17) Allah said here,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّى حِينٍ - فَعَتَوْاْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ </div><p>(And in Thamud, when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!" But they insolently defied the command of their Lord, so the Sa`iqah overtook them while they were looking.) Thamud were given a respite for three days, during which they await the torment. In the early morning of the fourth day, the torment overtook them,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">فَمَا اسْتَطَـعُواْ مِن قِيَامٍ</div><p>(Then they were unable to rise up,) they were unable to escape and run away from it,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ</div><p>(nor could they help themselves.) nor could they save themselves from the torment that befell them. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ</div><p>((So were) the people of Nuh before them.) meaning, `We destroyed the people of Nuh before these people (Fir`awn, `Ad and Thamud).'</p><div class="text_uthmani arabic">إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ قَوْماً فَـسِقِينَ</div><p>(Verily, they were a people who were revellious.) We mentioned these stories in details before in the Tafsir of several other Surahs.</p>
Lessons from the Destruction of Fir`awn, `Ad, Thamud, and the People of NuhAllah the Exalted said,وَفِى مُوسَى إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـهُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ (And in Musa, when We sent him to Fir`awn with a manifest authority.) meaning, with clear proof and plain evidence,فَتَوَلَّى بِرُكْنِهِ(But he turned away along with his hosts,) meaning, in rebellion and arrogance, Fir`awn turned away from the plain truth that Musa was sent with,ثَانِىَ عِطْفِهِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ(Bending his neck in pride, and leading (others) too (far) astray from the path of Allah.)(22:9 ), meaning turning away from truth in arrogance,وَقَالَ سَـحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ(and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman.") meaning Fir`awn said to Musa, "With regards to the message that you brought me, you are either a magician or a madman." Allah the Exalted replied,فَأَخَذْنَـهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَـهُمْ(So We took him and his armies, and dumped them), meaning `We threw them,'فِى الْيَمِّ(into the Yamm), into the sea,وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ(for he was blameworthy.) meaning, Fir`awn was a denying sinner and a stubborn disbeliever worthy of blame. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ (And in `Ad when We sent against them the barren wind) that destroys everything and produces nothing. This was said by Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and others. Allah's statement,مَا تَذَرُ مِن شَىْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ(It spared nothing that it reached,) meaning, everything that the wind could destroy,إِلاَّ جَعَلَتْهُ كَالرَّمِيمِ(but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.) meaning, made it just like a rotten and destroyed. Sa`id bin Al-Musayyib and others commented on:إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ(when We sent against them the barren wind),"Southerly winds." However, there is a Hadith in the Sahih from Shu`bah bin Al-Hakam, from Mujahid, from Ibn `Abbas, who said that the Messenger of Allah said,«نُصِرْتُ بِالصَّبَا وَأُهْلِكَتْ عَادٌ بِالدَّبُور»(I have been made victorious with the Saba (easterly wind), and the people of `Ad were destroyed with the Dabur (westerly wind).) Allah saying,وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّى حِينٍ (And in Thamud, when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!") is just as He said in another Ayah,وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَـهُمْ فَاسْتَحَبُّواْ الْعَمَى عَلَى الْهُدَى فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَـعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ(And as for Thamud, We guided them to the path of truth, but they preferred blindness to guidance; so the Sa`iqah of disgracing torment seized them.) (41:17) Allah said here,وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُواْ حَتَّى حِينٍ - فَعَتَوْاْ عَنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّهِمْ فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ وَهُمْ يَنظُرُونَ (And in Thamud, when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!" But they insolently defied the command of their Lord, so the Sa`iqah overtook them while they were looking.) Thamud were given a respite for three days, during which they await the torment. In the early morning of the fourth day, the torment overtook them,فَمَا اسْتَطَـعُواْ مِن قِيَامٍ(Then they were unable to rise up,) they were unable to escape and run away from it,وَمَا كَانُواْ مُنتَصِرِينَ(nor could they help themselves.) nor could they save themselves from the torment that befell them. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ((So were) the people of Nuh before them.) meaning, `We destroyed the people of Nuh before these people (Fir`awn, `Ad and Thamud).'إِنَّهُمْ كَانُواْ قَوْماً فَـسِقِينَ(Verily, they were a people who were revellious.) We mentioned these stories in details before in the Tafsir of several other Surahs.