Hud — Verse 96

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وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا وَسُلۡطَـٰنࣲ مُّبِینٍ ۝٩٦
walaqad arsalnā mūsā biāyātinā wasul'ṭānin mubīni
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We also sent Moses, with Our signs and clear authority
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
The Story of Musa and Fir`awn In these verses Allah informs of His sending Musa with His signs and clear proofs to Fir'awn, the king of the Coptic people, and his chiefs. فَاتَّبَعُواْ أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ (but they followed the command of Fir`awn.) This means that they followed his path, way and methodology in transgression. وَمَآ أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ (and the command of Fir`awn was no right guide.) This means there was no right guidance in it. It was only ignorance, misguidance, disbelief and stubbornness. Just as they followed him in this life and he was their leader and chief, likewise he will lead them to the Hellfire on the Day of Resurrection. He will lead them directly to it and they will drink from springs of destruction. Fir`awn will have a great share in that awful punishment. This is as Allah, the Exalted, said, فَعَصَى فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَـهُ أَخْذاً وَبِيلاً (But Fir`awn disobeyed the Messenger; so We seized him with a severe punishment.)73:16 Allah also said, فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَى - ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَى - فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَى - فَقَالَ أَنَاْ رَبُّكُمُ الاٌّعْلَى - فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الاٌّخِرَةِ وَالاٍّوْلَى - إِنَّ فِى ذَلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَى (But Fir`awn belied and disobeyed. Then he turned his back, striving (against Allah). Then he gathered (his people) and cried aloud, Saying: "I am your lord, most high." So Allah, seized him with exemplary punishment for his last and first transgression. Verily, in this is an instructive admonition for whosoever fears Allah.)79:21-26 Allah also said, يَقْدُمُ قَوْمَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَأَوْرَدَهُمُ النَّارَ وَبِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ (He will go ahead of his people on the Day of Resurrection, and will lead them into the Fire, and evil indeed is the place to which they are led.) This will be the condition of those who were followed. They will have a great share of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. This is as Allah says, لِكُلٍّ ضِعْفٌ وَلَـكِن لاَّ تَعْلَمُونَ (For each one there is double (torment), but you know not.) 7:38 Allah also says that the disbelievers will say while they are in the Hellfire, رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا السَّبِيلاْرَبَّنَآ ءَاتِهِمْ ضِعْفَيْنِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ ("Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us from the (right) way. Our Lord! Give them double torment.") 33:67-68 Concerning the statement, وَأُتْبِعُواْ فِى هَـذِهِ لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ (They were pursued by a curse in this (deceiving life of this world) and (so they will be pursued by a curse) on the Day of Resurrection. ) meaning, `We have made them to be followed by something more than the punishment of the Fire and that is their being cursed in this life.' وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَـمَةِ بِئْسَ الرِّفْدُ الْمَرْفُودُ (and on the Day of Resurrection, evil is the gift granted.) Mujahid said, "Another curse will be added to them on the Day of Resurrection, so these are two curses." `Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas said, بِئْسَ الرِّفْدُ الْمَرْفُودُ (evil indeed is the gift granted.) "The curse of this life and the Hereafter." Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah both said the same thing. This is similar to Allah's statement, وَجَعَلْنَـهُمْ أَئِمَّةً يَدْعُونَ إِلَى النَّارِ وَيَوْمَ الْقِيـمَةِ لاَ يُنصَرُونَ - وَأَتْبَعْنَـهُم فِى هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا لَعْنَةً وَيَوْمَ القِيَـمَةِ هُمْ مِّنَ الْمَقْبُوحِينَ (And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire: and on the Day of Resurrection, they will not be helped. And We made a curse to follow them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will be among the despised.)28:41-42 Allah also says, النَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوّاً وَعَشِيّاً وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُواْ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ (The Fire, they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon. And on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): "Cause Fir`awn's people to enter the severest torment!")40:46
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
And verily We sent Moses with Our signs and a clear warrant a manifest and evident proof
Tafsir Muyassar
ولقد أرسلنا موسى بأدلتنا على توحيدنا وحجة تبين لمن عاينها وتأملها -بقلب صحيح- أنها تدل على وحدانية الله، وكَذِبِ كلِّ من ادَّعى الربوبية دونه سبحانه وتعالى.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
يقول تعالى مخبرا عن إرسال موسى بآياته ودلالاته الباهرة.
Tafsir Al Wasit
ثم ختمت السورة الكريمة حديثها عن قصص الأنبياء مع أقوامهم ، بالإِشارة إلى قصة موسى - عليه السلام - مع فرعون وملته ، فقال - تعالى - :( وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا موسى بِآيَاتِنَا . . . )موسى - عليه السلام - هو ابن عمران ، من نسل " لاوى " بن يعقوب .ويرى بعض المؤرخين أو ولادة موسى كانت فى حوالى القرن الثالث عشر قبل الميلاد ، وأن بعثته كانت فى عهد منفتاح بن رمسيس الثانى .والمراد بالآيات : الآيات التسع المشار إليه فى قوله - تعالى - " ولقد آتينا موسى تسع آيات بينات . . . "وهى : العصا ، واليد والبيضاء ، والسنون ، والعجاف ، ونقص الثمرات ، والطوفان ، والجراد ، والقمل ، والضفادع ، والدم .والسلطان المبين : الحجة الواضحة ، والبرهان الظاهر على صدقه ، وسمى ذلك سلطانا لأن صاحب الحجة والبرهان على ما يدعى ، يقهر ويغلب من لا حجة ولا برهان معه ، كما يقهر السلطان غيره .والمعنى : ولقد أرسلنا نبينا موسى - عليه السلام - بمعجزاتنا الدالة على صدقه ، وبحجته القوية الواضحة ، الشاهدة على أنه رسول من عندنا ، إلى فرعون وملئه الذين هم خاصته ، وسادات قومه وكبراؤهم . . .
Tafsir al-Tabari
القول في تأويل قوله تعالى : وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآيَاتِنَا وَسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ (96)قال أبو جعفر: يقول تعالى ذكره: ولقد أرسلنا موسى بأدلتنا على توحيدنا، وحجةً تُبين لمن عاينها وتأملها بقلب صحيحٍ. (24) أنها تدل على توحيد الله ، وكذب كل من ادّعى الربوبية دونه، وبُطُول قول من أشرك معه في الألوهية غيره .
Tafseer Al-Baghawi
قوله عز وجل : ( ولقد أرسلنا موسى بآياتنا وسلطان مبين ( حجة بينة .
Tafseer Tanwir al-Miqbas
عطف قصة على قصة . وعقّبت قصة مدين بذكر بعثة موسى عليه السّلام لقرب ما بين زمنيهما ، ولشدة الصلة بين النبيئين فإن موسى بعث في حياة شعيب عليهما السّلام وقد تزوّج ابنة شعيب .وتأكيد الخبر ب ( قد ) مثل تأكيد خبر نوح عليه السّلام في قوله تعالى : { ولقد أرسلنا نوحاً إلى قومه } [ هود : 25 ].والباء في { بآياتنا } للمصاحبة فإن ظهور الآيات كان مصاحباً لزمن الإرسال إلى فرعون وهو مدّة دعوة موسى عليه السّلام فرعون وملأه .والسلطان : البرهان المبين ، أي المُظهر صدق الجائِي به وهو الحجّة العقليّة أو التأييد الإلهي . وقد تقدّم ذكر فرعون ومَلإه في سورة الأعراف .
Tafseer Al Saddi
{ وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى ْ} بن عمران { بِآيَاتِنَا ْ} الدالة على صدق ما جاء به، كالعصا، واليد ونحوهما، من الآيات التي أجراها الله على يدي موسى عليه السلام. { وَسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ ْ} أي: حجة ظاهرة بينة، ظهرت ظهور الشمس.
Tafseer Al Qurtubi
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآيَاتِنَابين أنه أتبع النبي النبي لإقامة الحجة , وإزاحة كل علة " بآياتنا " أي بالتوراة .وقيل : بالمعجزات .وَسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍأي حجة بينة ; يعني العصا .وقد مضى في " آل عمران " معنى السلطان واشتقاقه فلا معنى للإعادة .
Tazkirul Quran
Moses presented his call to the Truth in the best possible manner and to the greatest possible extent. He not only struck Pharaoh and his companions dumb, but also showed them a clear outward proof of his veracity in the shape of the miracle of the staff. Even so, the community of Pharaoh still sided with him and were not ready to support Moses. The reason for this was that, in their eyes, power and worldly goods were all-important; and they did not find Moses in possession of any of these things. They were no doubt amazed at what he had to say but, when they compared Moses with Pharaoh, they found in the former a lack of resources and material belongings, while in the latter they saw pomp and glory. This comparison became decisive for them; and in spite of Moses’ arguments and miracles, they were not ready to leave Pharaoh and go along with Moses. Those who, in this world preferred to be with one who possessed things of material greatness, will be placed alongside that individual, even in the Hereafter, but unlike the position in this world, this will be bad company, because in the Hereafter he will have been shorn of all his assets. Now his existence will be a symbol of dishonour and destruction. He will take his adherents to the same fire to which he was destined by God as result of his leading others astray.
Ma'arif-ul-Quran
After having given this good counsel to them, he warned them of the punishment of Allah Ta` ala. He said: وَيَا قَوْمِ لَا يَجْرِ‌مَنَّكُمْ شِقَاقِي أَن يُصِيبَكُم مِّثْلُ مَا أَصَابَ قَوْمَ نُوحٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ هُودٍ أَوْ قَوْمَ صَالِحٍ ۚ وَمَا قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِّنكُم بِبَعِيدٍ And 0 my people, let not your hostility towards me cause you to suffer what was suffered by the people of Nuh, or the people of Hud, or the people of Salih. And the people of Lut are not far from you. The sense of the last sentence is that the overturned habitations of the people of Sayyidna Lut (علیہ السلام) were close to Madyan where they were. Then, in terms of time, the punishment that came upon them was very close. From this they could learn their lesson and leave their obstinacy. Hearing this, his people were enraged. They said that had it not been for the support he had from his clan, they would have stoned him to death. Despite this threat, Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) true to his mettle as a prophet, did not hesitate to tell them that they feared his clan all right, but would have no fear of Allah who holds everything in His power. Finally, when his people did not listen to anything said to them, Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) told them that they could now wait for the punishment. After that, Allah Ta ala took out Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) and those who had believed in him, as is the Divine practice, from that habitation and the rest of them were destroyed instantly at the harsh Cry of Sayyidna Jibra'il (علیہ السلام) . Injunctions and Rulings: Rules about Lessening of Weights and Measures One of the reasons why punishment fell on the people of Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) was their practice of weighing and measuring less than due - called tatfif. The Holy Qur'an has described the severe punishment for those who do that in Surah al-Mutaffifin which opens with the verse: وَيْلٌ لِّلْمُطَفِّفِينَ (Woe to those who give less - 83:1). There is a consensus of the entire Muslim Ummah that doing so is strictly Haram (unlawful). Quoting a saying of Sayyidna ` Umar ؓ ، Imam Malik has said in Mu'atta' that weighing and measuring less essentially means that someone does not fulfill the right of another person due on him, fully and duly. In fact, makes it less, whether it happens to be something given by weight, or measure, or something of another kind. If an employee falls short in performing his or her assigned duty, or an office worker, or a laborer cuts his working hours short, or fails to fulfill his job assignment as due, then, they all will be counted in this cat-egory. Anyone who does not perform his or her Salah with due consideration of everything obligatory and mash En in it has also committed the crime of this ` tatfif.' May Allah keep all of us protected from it! Ruling It appears in Tafsir al-Qurtubi that the people of Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) would save gold and silver by trimming the edges of gold and silver coins, like dinar and dirham, circulating in the country as official currency, and which they would channel back into circulation at par value. Sayyidna Shu'aib (علیہ السلام) prohibited them from doing so. In Hadith as well, the Holy Prophet ﷺ has declared the chipping of the coins of an Islamic state to be Haram (unlawful). Tafsir authority, Zayd ibn Aslam has said exactly this while explaining the verse of the Qur'an: تِسْعَةُ رَ‌هْطٍ يُفْسِدُونَ فِي الْأَرْ‌ضِ وَلَا يُصْلِحُونَ ; (nine family heads spreading corruption in the land and not correcting [ their ways ] - 27:48). He says that these people of the city mentioned in the verse used to chip off gold and silver from dinar and dirham coins and ran a profitable business of their own through this source - something the Qur'an calls a great corruption. During the Khilafah of Sayyidna ` Umar ibn ` Abd al-` Aziz (رح) ، someone was arrested while he was cutting a dirham coin. He was awarded a punishment of lashes and was paraded around head shaved. (Tafsir al Qurtubi)
Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas
(And verily We sent Moses with Our revelations) with nine signs (and a clear warrant) and a clear proof, the signs being themselves clear proof.
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