Surah 7. Al-A'raf, Ayah 126
| وَمَا تَنْقِمُ مِنَّا إِلَّا أَنْ آمَنَّا بِآيَاتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَاءَتْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- maa tanqim min -naa 'illaa 'an 'aamannaa bi- 'aayaat rabb -naa lammaa jaa'at -naa rabb -naa afrigh calay -naa s.abr(an) wa- tawaffa -naa muslimen |
| Pickthall | : | Thou takest vengeance on us only forasmuch as we believed the tokens of our Lord when they came unto us. Our Lord! Vouchsafe unto us steadfastness and make us die as men who have surrendered (unto Thee). |
| Asad | : | for thou takest vengeance on us only because we have come to believe in our Sustainer's messages as soon as they came to us. O our Sustainer! Shower us with patience in adversity, and make us die as men who have surrendered themselves unto Thee!" |
| Malik | : | Look at your verdict, you want to take revenge simply because we believed in the signs of our Rabb when they came before us! O Rabb! Give us patience and cause us die as Muslims." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "But thou dost wreak thy vengeance on us simply because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they reached us! Our Lord! pour out on us patience and constancy and take our souls unto thee as Muslims (who bow to thy will)"! 1083 |
Note - 1083These Egyptians, by their patience and constancy, show
that their repentance was true. Thus in their case the
mission of Moses was fulfilled directly, and their number
must have amounted to a considerable figure. They were
martyrs to their faith, and their martyrdom affected
their nation in two ways. In the first place, as they
were the pick of those who practised magic in Egypt,
their conversion and disappearance dealt a staggering
blow to the whole system. Secondly, the indirect effect
of their martyrdom on the commonalty of Egypt must have
been far greater than can be measured by numbers. The
banner of Allah was planted, and the silent spiritual
fight must have gone on ever since, though history, in
recording outward events, is silent on the slow and
gradual processes of transformation undergone by Egyptian
religion. From a chaotic pantheon of animals and animal
gods, the worship of the sun and the heavenly bodies, and
the worship of the Pharaoh as the embodiment of power,
they gradually came to realise the oneness and mercy of
the true God. After many glimpses of Monotheism on
Egyptian soil itself, the (gospel of Jesus reached them,
and eventually Islam.)
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These Egyptians, by their patience and constancy, show that their repentance was true. Thus in their case the mission of Moses was fulfilled directly, and their number must have amounted to a considerable figure. They were martyrs to their faith, and their martyrdom affected their nation in two ways. In the first place, as they were the pick of those who practised magic in Egypt, their conversion and disappearance dealt a staggering blow to the whole system. Secondly, the indirect effect of their martyrdom on the commonalty of Egypt must have been far greater than can be measured by numbers. The banner of Allah was planted, and the silent spiritual fight must have gone on ever since, though history, in recording outward events, is silent on the slow and gradual processes of transformation undergone by Egyptian religion. From a chaotic pantheon of animals and animal gods, the worship of the sun and the heavenly bodies, and the worship of the Pharaoh as the embodiment of power, they gradually came to realise the oneness and mercy of the true God. After many glimpses of Monotheism on Egyptian soil itself, the (gospel of Jesus reached them, and eventually Islam.) |
