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Al-Anbiyaa 21:48

The Prophets · ayah 48 of 112

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ٱلْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءًۭ وَذِكْرًۭا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

Walaqad atayna moosawaharoona alfurqana wadiyaan wathikranlilmuttaqeen

"And We had already given Moses and Aaron the criterion and a light and a reminder for the righteous"

Saheeh International translation

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"We gave Moses and Aaron [the Scripture] that distinguishes right from wrong, a light and a reminder for those who are mindful of God,"

Pickthall (classic)+

"And We verily gave Moses and Aaron the Criterion (of right and wrong) and a light and a Reminder for those who keep from evil,"

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"In the past We granted to Moses and Aaron the criterion (for judgment), and a Light and a Message for those who would do right,-"

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

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The Revelation of the Tawrah and the Qur'an

We have already noted that Allah often mentions Musa and Muhammad together -- may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon them both -- and He often mentions their Books together as well. He says:

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى وَهَـرُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ

(And indeed We granted to Musa and Harun the criterion) Mujahid said, "This means the Scripture." Abu Salih said: "The Tawrah." Qatadah said: "The Tawrah, what it permits and it forbids, and how Allah differentiated between truth and falsehood." In conclusion, we may say that the heavenly Books included the distinction between truth and falsehood, guidance and misguidance, transgression and the right way, lawful and unlawful, and that which will fill the heart with light, guidance, fear of Allah and repentance. So Allah says:

الْفُرْقَانَ وَضِيَآءً وَذِكْراً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

(the criterion, and a shining light and a Reminder for those who have Taqwa.) meaning, a reminder and exhortation for them. Then He describes them as:

الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ

(Those who fear their Lord in the unseen.) This is like the Ayah:

مَّنْ خَشِىَ الرَّحْمَـنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَآءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُّنِيبٍ

(Who feared the Most Gracious in the unseen and came with a repenting heart. ) 50:33

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌ

(Verily, those who fear their Lord unseen, theirs will be forgiveness and a great reward.) 67:12 t

وَهُمْ مِّنَ السَّاعَةِ مُشْفِقُونَ

(and they are afraid of the Hour.) means, they fear it. Then Allah says:

وَهَـذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَـهُ

(And this is a blessed Reminder which We have sent down;) means, the Magnificent Qur'an, which falsehood cannot approach, from before it or behind it, revealed by the All-Wise, Worthy of all praise.

أَفَأَنْتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ

(will you then deny it) means, will you deny it when it is the utmost in clarity and truth

Tafsir Saʿdi

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English translation, public domain

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Очень часто Всевышний Аллах одновременно упоминает о двух Священных Писаниях - Торе и Коране. Свет не видывал более славных, более назидательных, более благодатных и более ясных Писаний. Всевышний поведал о том, что Тора была дарована Мусе и Харуну. Безусловно, пророческая миссия первого была основной, а второго - второстепенной. Тора была мерилом, благодаря которому люди отличали истину ото лжи, а прямой путь - от заблуждения. Она также была светом, благодаря которому праведники ступали по светлому прямому пути и отличали дозволенное от запрещенного. Этот свет рассекал мглу невежества, беззакония и заблуждения. А наряду с этим Тора была назиданием, благодаря которому люди узнавали, что должно принести им пользу, а что может причинить им вред. Это назидание раскрывало глаза на добро и зло, однако полезные уроки из этого извлекали только богобоязненные праведники, которые изучали откровение и руководствовались его заповедями. Далее Всевышний Аллах перечислил некоторые качества этих богобоязненных праведников:

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

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Commentary

الْفُرْ‌قَانَ وَضِيَاءً وَذِكْرً‌ا لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ (Criterion and light and an advice for the God-fearing - 21:48) The three attributes which belong to Torah are فُرْ‌قَانَ (criterion) which differentiates between right and wrong second is 4 ' (light) which provides light and manifestation of truth to hearts, and the third is ذِکر (advice) which is a source of guidance for the people. Some explain فُرْ‌قَانَ as help from God which was available to Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) all times. It was manifest when he was raised in the Pharaoh's house, then at the time of his contest with the Egyptian magicians which resulted in the Pharaoh's discomfiture, and again when he was pursued by the Pharaoh and his army and Allah saved him by causing dry passageways to appear in the river and, after the Bani Isra'il had crossed over to the other side, by drowning the Pharaoh and his army. Even after this incident Allah's help was available to him at all times. Qurtubi has pointed out that whereas (ضِيَاءً light) and ذِکر (advice) are the attributes of Torah, o4 (criterion) is something else and not an attribute of Torah, because of the use of the conjunctive letter Wa.'o (و) after the word فُرْ‌قَانَ (Allah knows best).

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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