Al-Muminoon 23:49
The Believers · ayah 49 of 118
Walaqad atayna moosaalkitaba laAAallahum yahtadoon
Saheeh International translation
Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"We gave Moses the Scripture, so that they might be rightly guided."
Pickthall (classic)+
"And We verily gave Moses the Scripture, that haply they might go aright."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"And We gave Moses the Book, in order that they might receive guidance."
Tafsīr · classical commentary
Ibn Kathir
Abridged English, public domain
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Ibn Kathir
Abridged English, public domain
The Story of Musa, Peace be upon Him; and Fir`awn
Allah tells us that He sent Musa, peace be upon him, and his brother Harun to Fir`awn and his chiefs with decisive evidence and definitive proof, but Fir`awn and his people were too arrogant to follow them and obey their commands because they were human beings, just as previous nations had denied the Message of the human Messengers. They were of a similar mentality, so Allah destroyed Fir`awn and his chiefs, drowning them all in one day. He revealed the Book to Musa, i.e., the Tawrah, in which were rulings, commands and prohibitions, after He had destroyed Fir`awn and the Egyptians and seized them with a punishment of the All-Mighty, All-Capable to carry out what He wills. After Allah revealed the Tawrah, Allah did not destroy any nation with an overwhelming calamity; instead, He commanded the believers to fight the disbelievers, as He says:
(And indeed We gave Musa -- after We had destroyed the generations of old -- the Scripture as an enlightenment for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might remember.) 28:43
Tafsir Saʿdi
English translation, public domain
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Tafsir Saʿdi
English translation, public domain