Meccan · Surah 28 of 114

Al-Qasas 28:36

The Stories · ayah 36 of 88

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّفْتَرًۭى وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

Falamma jaahum moosabi-ayatina bayyinatin qaloo mahatha illa sihrun muftaran wamasamiAAna bihatha fee aba-inaal-awwaleen

"But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers.""

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"But when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said, ‘These are mere conjuring tricks; we never heard this from our forefathers.’"

Pickthall (classic)+

"But when Moses came unto them with Our clear tokens, they said: This is naught but invented magic. We never heard of this among our fathers of old."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"When Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said: "This is nothing but sorcery faked up: never did we hear the like among our fathers of old!""

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Musa before Fir`awn and His People

Allah tells us how Musa and his brother Harun came before Fir`awn and his chiefs, and showed them the clear miracles and overwhelming proof that Allah had given them to confirm the truth of what they were saying about Allah being One and that His commandments were to be followed. Fir`awn and his chiefs saw that with their own eyes and realized that it was certainly from Allah, but because of their disbelief and sin they resorted to stubbornness and false arguments. This was because they were too evil and arrogant to follow the truth. They said:

مَا هَـذَآ إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُّفْتَرًى

(This is nothing but invented magic.) meaning, fabricated and made up. They wanted to oppose him by means of their own tricks and their position and power, but this did not work.

وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَـذَا فِى ءَابَآئِنَا الاٌّوَّلِينَ

(Never did we hear of this among our fathers of old.) They were referring worshipping Allah Alone, with no partner or associate. They said: "We have never seen anyone among our forefathers following this religion; we have only ever seen people associating other gods in worship with Allah. Musa said in response to them:

رَبِّى أَعْلَمُ بِمَن جَآءَ بِالْهُدَى مِنْ عِندِهِ

(My Lord knows best him who came with guidance from Him,) meaning, `of me and you, and He will decide between me and you.' So he said:

وَمَن تَكُونُ لَهُ عَـقِبَةُ الدَّارِ

(and whose will be the happy end in the Hereafter. ) meaning, who will be supported and will prevail.

إِنَّهُ لاَ يُفْلِحُ الظَّـلِمُونَ

(Verily, the wrongdoers will not be successful.) refers to the idolators who associate others in worship with Allah.

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

Осознав свое предназначение, Муса двинулся в путь, чтобы донести истину до Фараона и египетской знати. Он явил им ясные знамения, каждое из которых было ярчайшим доказательством его правдивости. Они не имели недостатков и изъянов. Но, несмотря на это, вельможи нарекли его поступки вымышленным колдовством. Их слова были похожи на слова, которые Фараон произнес, когда воочию убедился в том, как истина сокрушает ложь. Даже чародеи, прекрасно разбиравшиеся в колдовстве, уверовали в миссию Мусы, но Фараон сказал: «Воистину, он - старший из вас, который научил вас колдовству!» (26:49). Он был умен, но не искренен. Его душу переполняли хитрость, коварство и обман. Всевышний поведал о том, что Фараону сразу стало ясно, что явленные ему знамения были ниспосланы Господом небес и земли, однако в его душе преобладали зло и бесчестие. Такими же лживыми и нечестивыми были окружавшие его вельможи. Они лживо утверждали, что не слышали об учении Мусы от своих праотцев, хотя задолго до его пришествия к ним был отправлен пророк Йусуф. Именно поэтому уверовавший мужчина из рода Фараона сказал своим соплеменникам: «Прежде к вам явился с ясными знамениями Йусуф (Иосиф), но вы до сих пор сомневаетесь в том, что он вам принес. Когда же он умер, вы сказали: “Аллах не отправит посланника после него”. Так Аллах вводит в заблуждение того, кто излишествует и сомневается» (40:34).

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

A sermon should have high degree of eloquence

هُوَ أَفْصَحُ مِنِّي لِسَانًا (He is more fluent in his tongue - 28:34). This verse points out that a high degree of oratory and eloquence is desirable for sermons and preaching, and there is no harm if one takes training in that.

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