Introduction to
Surah
28. Al-Qasas
In the Name of Allâh, the Most
Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
1. TâSînMîm
[These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur'ân,
and none but Allâh (Alone) knows their meanings]
2. These are Verses
of the manifest Book (that makes clear truth from falsehood, good
from evil, etc.).
3. We recite to you
some of the news of Mûsa (Moses) and Fir'aun (Pharaoh) in
truth, for a people who believe (those who believe in this Qur'ân,
and in the Oneness of Allâh).
4. Verily, Fir'aun
(Pharaoh) exalted himself in the land and made its people sects,
weakening (oppressing) a group (i.e. Children of Israel) among
them, killing their sons, and letting their females live. Verily,
he was of the Mufsidûn (i.e. those who commit great
sins and crimes, oppressors, tyrants, etc.).
5. And We wished
to do a favour to those who were weak (and oppressed) in the land,
and to make them rulers and to make them the inheritors,
6. And to establish
them in the land, and We let Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Hâmân
and their hosts receive from them that which they feared.
7. And We inspired
the mother of Mûsa (Moses), (saying): "Suckle him [Mûsa
(Moses)], but when you fear for him, then cast him into the river
and fear not, nor grieve. Verily! We shall bring him back to you,
and shall make him one of (Our) Messengers."
8. Then the household
of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) picked him up, that he might become for them
an enemy and a (cause of) grief. Verily! Fir'aun (Pharaoh), Hâmân
and their hosts were sinners.
9. And the wife of
Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "A comfort of the eye for me and
for you. Kill him not, perhaps he may be of benefit to us, or
we may adopt him as a son." And they perceive not (the result
of that).
10. And the heart
of the mother of Mûsa (Moses) became empty [from every thought,
except the thought of Mûsa (Moses)]. She was very near to
disclose his (case, i.e. the child is her son), had We not strengthened
her heart (with Faith), so that she might remain as one of the
believers.
11. And she said
to his [Musa's (Moses)] sister: "Follow him." So she
(his sister) watched him from a far place secretly, while they
perceived not.
12. And We had already
forbidden (other) foster suckling mothers for him, until she (his
sister came up and) said: "Shall I direct you to a household
who will rear him for you, and sincerely they will look after
him in a good manner?"
13. So did We restore
him to his mother, that she might be delighted, and that she might
not grieve, and that she might know that the Promise of Allâh
is true. But most of them know not.
14. And when he attained
his full strength, and was perfect (in manhood), We bestowed on
him Hukman (Prophethood, right judgement of the affairs)
and religious knowledge [of the religion of his forefathers i.e.
Islâmic Monotheism]. And thus do We reward the Muhsinûn
(i.e. good doers - see the footnote of V.9:120).
15. And he entered
the city at a time of unawareness of its people, and he found
there two men fighting, - one of his party (his religion - from
the Children of Israel), and the other of his foes. The man of
his (own) party asked him for help against his foe, so Mûsa
(Moses) struck him with his fist and killed him. He said: "This
is of Shaitân's (Satan) doing, verily, he is a plain
misleading enemy."
16. He said: "My
Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, so forgive me." Then
He forgave him. Verily, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
17. He said: "My
Lord! For that with which You have favoured me, I will never more
be a helper for the Mujrimûn (criminals, disobedient
to Allâh, polytheists, sinners, etc.)!"
18. So he became
afraid, looking about in the city (waiting as to what will be
the result of his crime of killing), when behold, the man who
had sought his help the day before, called for his help (again).
Mûsa (Moses) said to him: "Verily, you are a plain
misleader!"
19. Then when he
decided to seize the man who was an enemy to both of them, the
man said: "O Mûsa (Moses)! Is it your intention to
kill me as you killed a man yesterday? Your aim is nothing but
to become a tyrant in the land, and not to be one of those who
do right."
20. And there came
a man running, from the farthest end of the city. He said: "O
Mûsa (Moses)! Verily, the chiefs are taking counsel together
about you, to kill you, so escape.Truly, I am to you of those
who give sincere advice."
21. So he escaped
from there, looking about in a state of fear. He said: "My
Lord! Save me from the people who are Zâlimûn
(polytheists and wrong-doers)!"
22. And when he went
towards (the land of) Madyan (Midian) he said: "It may be
that my Lord guides me to the Right Way."
23. And when he arrived
at the water of Madyan (Midian) he found there a group of men
watering (their flocks), and besides them he found two women who
were keeping back (their flocks). He said: "What is the matter
with you?" They said: "We cannot water (our flocks)
until the shepherds take (their flocks). And our father is a very
old man."
24. So he watered
(their flocks) for them, then he turned back to shade, and said:
"My Lord! Truly, I am in need of whatever good that You bestow
on me!"
25. Then there came
to him one of the two women, walking shyly. She said: "Verily,
my father calls you that he may reward you for having watered
(our flocks) for us." So when he came to him and narrated
the story, he said: "Fear you not. You have escaped from
the people who are Zâlimûn (polytheists, disbelievers,
and wrong-doers)."
26. And said one
of them (the two women): "O my father! Hire him! Verily,
the best of men for you to hire is the strong, the trustworthy."
27. He said: "I
intend to wed one of these two daughters of mine to you, on condition
that you serve me for eight years, but if you complete ten years,
it will be (a favour) from you. But I intend not to place you
under a difficulty. If Allâh will, you will find me one
of the righteous."
28. He [Mûsa
(Moses)] said: "That (is settled) between me and you whichever
of the two terms I fulfill, there will be no injustice to me,
and Allâh is Surety over what we say."
29. Then, when Mûsa
(Moses) had fulfilled the term, and was travelling with his family,
he saw a fire in the direction of Tûr (Mount). He said to
his family: "Wait, I have seen a fire; perhaps I may bring
to you from there some information, or a burning fire-brand that
you may warm yourselves."
30. So when he reached
it (the fire), he was called from the right side of the valley,
in the blessed place from the tree: "O Mûsa (Moses)!
Verily! I am Allâh, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind,
jinns and all that exists)!
31. "And throw
your stick!" But when he saw it moving as if it were a snake,
he turned in flight, and looked not back. (It was said): "O
Mûsa (Moses)! Draw near, and fear not. Verily, you are of
those who are secure.
32. "Put your
hand in your bosom, it will come forth white without a disease,
and draw your hand close to your side to be free from fear (that
which you suffered from the snake, and also by that your hand
will return to its original state). these are two Burhân
(signs, miracles, evidences, proofs) from your Lord to Fir'aun
(Pharaoh) and his chiefs. Verily, they are the people who are
Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh).
33. He said: "My
Lord! I have killed a man among them, and I fear that they will
kill me.
34. "And my
brother Hârûn (Aaron) he is more eloquent in speech
than me so send him with me as a helper to confirm me. Verily!
I fear that they will belie me."
35. Allâh said:
"We will strengthen your arm through your brother, and give
you both power, so they shall not be able to harm you, with Our
Ayât (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.), you two as well as those who follow you will
be the victors."
36. Then when Mûsa
(Moses) came to them with Our Clear Ayât (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), they said:
"This is nothing but invented magic. Never did we hear of
this among our fathers of old."
37. Mûsa (Moses)
said: "My Lord knows best him who came with guidance from
Him, and whose will be the happy end in the Hereafter. Verily,
the Zâlimûn (wrong-doers, polytheists and disbelievers
in the Oneness of Allâh) will not be successful."
38. Fir'aun (Pharaoh)
said: "O chiefs! I know not that you have an ilâh
(a god) other than me, so kindle for me (a fire), O Hâmân,
to bake (bricks out of) clay, and set up for me a Sarhan
(a lofty tower, or palace, etc.) in order that I may look at (or
look for) the Ilâh (God) of Mûsa (Moses); and
verily, I think that he [Mûsa (Moses)] is one of the liars."
39. And he and his
hosts were arrogant in the land, without right, and they thought
that they would never return to Us.
40. So We seized
him and his hosts, and We threw them all into the sea (and drowned
them). So behold (O Muhammad SAW)
what was the end of the Zâlimûn [wrong-doers,
polytheists and those who disbelieved in the Oneness of their
Lord (Allâh), or rejected the advice of His Messenger Mûsa
(Moses) <><>].
41. And We made them
leaders inviting to the Fire, and on the Day of Resurrection,
they will not be helped.
42. And We made a
curse to follow them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection,
they will be among Al-Maqbuhûn (those who are prevented
to receive Allâh's Mercy or any good, despised or destroyed,
etc.).
43. And indeed We
gave Mûsa (Moses), after We had destroyed the generations
of old, the Scripture [the Taurât (Torah)] as an enlightenment
for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might remember
(or receive admonition).
44. And you (O Muhammad
SAW) were not on the western side
(of the Mount), when We made clear to Mûsa (Moses) the commandment,
and you were not among those present.
45. But We created
generations [after generations i.e. after Mûsa (Moses) <><>], and long were
the ages that passed over them. And you (O Muhammad SAW) were not a dweller among the
people of Madyan (Midian), reciting Our Verses to them. But it
is We Who kept sending (Messengers).
46. And you (O Muhammad
SAW) were not at the side of the Tûr
(Mount) when We did call, [it is said that Allâh called
the followers of Muhammad SAW
, and they answered His Call, or that Allâh called Mûsa
(Moses)]. But (you are sent) as a mercy from your Lord, to give
warning to a people to whom no warner had come before you, in
order that they may remember or receive admonition. [Tafsir
At-Tabarî, Vol. 20, Page 81].
47. And if (We had)
not (sent you to the people of Makkah) in case a calamity should
seize them for (the deeds) that their hands have sent forth, they
should have said: "Our Lord! Why did You not send us a Messenger?
We should then have followed Your Ayât (Verses of
the Qur'ân) and should have been among the believers."
48. But when the
truth (i.e. Muhammad SAW
with his Message) has come to them from Us, they say: "Why
is he not given the like of what was given to Mûsa (Moses)?
Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Mûsa
(Moses) of old? They say: "Two kinds of magic [the Taurât
(Torah) and the Qur'ân] each helping the other!" And
they say: "Verily! In both we are disbelievers."
49. Say (to them,
O Muhammad SAW):
"Then bring a Book from Allâh, which is a better guide
than these two [the Taurât (Torah) and the Qur'ân],
that I may follow it, if you are truthful."
50. But if they answer
you not (i.e. do not believe in your doctrine of Islâmic
Monotheism, nor follow you), then know that they only follow their
own lusts. And who is more astray than one who follows his own
lusts, without guidance from Allâh? Verily! Allâh
guides not the people who are Zâlimûn (wrong-doers,
disobedient to Allâh, and polytheists).
51. And indeed now
We have conveyed the Word (this Qur'ân in which is the news
of everything to them), in order that they may remember (or receive
admonition).
52. Those to whom
We gave the Scripture [i.e. the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel
(Gospel), etc.] before it, - they believe in it (the Qur'ân).
53. And when it is
recited to them, they say: "We believe in it. Verily, it
is the truth from our Lord. Indeed even before it we have been
from those who submit themselves to Allâh in Islâm
as Muslims (like 'Abdullâh bin Salâm and Salmân
Al-Farisî, etc.).[]
54. These will be
given their reward twice over[],
because they are patient, and repel evil with good, and spend
(in charity) out of what We have provided them.
55. And when they
hear AlLaghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk), they
withdraw from it and say: "To us our deeds, and to you your
deeds. Peace be to you. We seek not the ignorant."
56. Verily! You (O
Muhammad SAW)
guide not whom you like, but Allâh guides whom He wills.
And He knows best those who are the guided[].
57. And they say:
"If we follow the guidance with you, we would be snatched
away from our land." Have We not established for them a secure
sanctuary (Makkah), to which are brought fruits of all kinds,
a provision from Ourselves, but most of them know not[].
58. And how many
a town (population) have We destroyed, which were thankless for
its means of livelihood (disobeyed Allâh, and His Messengers,
by doing evil deeds and crimes) ! And those are their dwellings,
which have not been inhabited after them except a little. And
verily! We have been the inheritors.
59. And never will
your Lord destroy the towns (populations) until He sends to their
mother town a Messenger reciting to them Our Verses. And never
would We destroy the towns unless the people thereof are Zâlimûn
(polytheists, wrong-doers, disbelievers in the Oneness of Allâh,
oppressors and tyrants).
60. And whatever
you have been given is an enjoyment of the life of (this) world
and its adornment, and that (Hereafter) which is with Allâh
is better and will remain forever. Have you then no sense?
61. Is he whom We
have promised an excellent promise (Paradise), which he will find
true, like him whom We have made to enjoy the luxuries of the
life of (this) world, then on the Day of Resurrection, he will
be among those brought up (to be punished in the Hell-fire)?
62. And (remember)
the Day when He will call to them, and say: "Where are My
(so-called) partners whom you used to assert?"
63. Those about whom
the Word will have come true (to be punished) will say: "Our
Lord! These are they whom we led astray. We led them astray, as
we were astray ourselves. We declare our innocence (from them)
before You. It was not us they worshipped."
64. And it will be
said (to them): "Call upon your (so-called) partners (of
Allâh), and they will call upon them, but they will give
no answer to them, and they will see the torment. (They will then
wish) if only they had been guided!
65. And (remember)
the Day (Allâh) will call to them, and say: "What answer
gave you to the Messengers?"
66. Then the news
of a good answer will be obscured to them on that day, and they
will not be able to ask one another.
67. But as for him
who repented (from polytheism and sins, etc.), believed (in the
Oneness of Allâh, and in His Messenger Muhammad SAW), and did righteous deeds (in
the life of this world), then he will be among those who are successful.
68. And your Lord
creates whatsoever He wills and chooses, no choice have they (in
any matter). Glorified be Allâh, and exalted above all that
they associate as partners (with Him).
69. And your Lord
knows what their breasts conceal, and what they reveal.
70. And He is Allâh;
Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be
worshipped but He). His is all praise, in the first (i.e. in this
world) and in the last (i.e.in the Hereafter). And for Him is
the Decision, and to Him shall you (all) be returned.
71. Say (O Muhammad
SAW): "Tell me! If Allâh
made night continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who
is an ilâh (a god) besides Allâh who could
bring you light? Will you not then hear?"
72. Say (O Muhammad
SAW): "Tell me! If Allâh
made day continuous for you till the Day of Resurrection, who
is an ilâh (a god) besides Allâh who could
bring you night wherein you rest? Will you not then see?"
73. It is out of
His Mercy that He has put for you night and day, that you may
rest therein (i.e. during the night) and that you may seek of
His Bounty (i.e. during the day), and in order that you may be
grateful.
74. And (remember)
the Day when He (your Lord Allâh) will call them (those
who worshipped others along with Allâh), and will say: "Where
are My (so-called) partners, whom you used to assert?"
75. And We shall
take out from every nation a witness, and We shall say: "Bring
your proof." Then they shall know that the truth is with
Allâh (Alone), and the lies (false gods) which they invented
will disappear from them.
76. Verily, Qârûn
(Korah) was of Mûsa's (Moses) people, but he behaved arrogantly
towards them. And We gave him of the treasures, that of which
the keys would have been a burden to a body of strong men. When
his people said to him: "Do not be glad (with ungratefulness
to Allâh's Favours). Verily! Allâh likes not those
who are glad (with ungratefulness to Allâh's Favours).
77. But seek, with
that (wealth) which Allâh has bestowed on you, the home
of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion of legal enjoyment
in this world, and do good as Allâh has been good to you,
and seek not mischief in the land. Verily, Allâh likes not
the Mufsidûn (those who commit great crimes and sins,
oppressors, tyrants, mischief-makers, corrupts).
78. He said: "This
has been given to me only because of knowledge I possess."
Did he not know that Allâh had destroyed before him generations,
men who were stronger than him in might and greater in the amount
(of riches) they had collected. But the Mujrimûn (criminals,
disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) will not be questioned
of their sins (because Allâh knows them well, so they will
be punished without account).
79. So he went forth
before his people in his pomp. Those who were desirous of the
life of the world, said: "Ah, would that we had the like
of what Qârûn (Korah) has been given? Verily! He is
the owner of a great fortune."
80. But those who
had been given (religious) knowledge said: "Woe to you! The
Reward of Allâh (in the Hereafter) is better for those who
believe and do righteous good deeds, and this none shall attain
except those who are patient (in following the truth)."
81. So We caused
the earth to swallow him[]
and his dwelling place. Then he had no group or party to help
him against Allâh, nor was he one of those who could save
themselves.
82. And those who
had desired (for a position like) his position the day before,
began to say: "Know you not that it is Allâh Who enlarges
the provision or restricts it to whomsoever He pleases of His
slaves. Had it not been that Allâh was Gracious to us, He
could have caused the earth to swallow us up (also)! Know you
not that the disbelievers will never be successful.
83. That home of
the Hereafter (i.e. Paradise), We shall assign to those who rebel
not against the truth with pride[] and oppression
in the land nor do mischief by committing crimes. And the good
end is for the Muttaqûn (pious - see V.2:2).
84. Whosoever brings
good (Islâmic Monotheism along with righteous deeds), he
shall have the better thereof, and whosoever brings evil (polytheism
along with evil deeds) then, those who do evil deeds will only
be requited for what they used to do.
85. Verily, He Who
has given you (O Muhammad SAW)
the Qur'an (i.e. ordered you to act on its laws and to preach
it to others) will surely bring you back to the Ma'âd
(place of return, either to Makkah or to Paradise after your death,
etc.). Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"My Lord is Aware of him who brings guidance, and he who
is in manifest error."
86. And you were
not expecting that the Book (this Qur'ân) would be sent
down to you, but it is a mercy from your Lord. So never be a supporter
of the disbelievers.
87. And let them
not turn you (O Muhammad SAW)
away from (preaching) the Ayât (revelations and verses)
of Allâh after they have been sent down to you, and invite
(men) to (believe in) your Lord [i.e: in the Oneness (Tauhîd[])
of Allâh (1) Oneness of the Lordship of Allâh; (2)
Oneness of the worship of Allâh; (3) Oneness of the Names
and Qualities of Allâh], and be not of Al-Mushrikûn
(those who associate partners with Allâh, e.g. polytheists,
pagans, idolaters, those who disbelieve in the Oneness of Allâh
and deny the Prophethood of Messenger Muhammad SAW).
88. And invoke not
any other ilâh (god) along with Allâh, Lâ
ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped
but He). Everything will perish save His Face. His is the Decision,
and to Him you (all) shall be returned.
